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Italian Council of Ministers prolongs COVID-19 state of emergency until Ja
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rome [Italy] October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Italian Council of Ministers has decided to extend the country's coronavirus disease-related state of emergency until January 31, 2021, sources in the government told reporters on Wednesday.
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US strongly condemns deadly terrorist attack in Syria's Al Bab: State Depa
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is deeply concerned over the rising number of terrorist attacks in Syria and strongly condemns this week's deadly car bombing in the Syrian town of Al-Bab, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Wednesda
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France's Macron pledges nation's solidarity with victims of storm in south
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Paris [France], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday promised comprehensive assistance and solidarity of the entire nation to those who suffered severe consequences of massive storm Alex, which ravaged settlements in the country's South.
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Kuwaiti Emir offers to nominate Deputy Guard Chief as new Crown Prince: Mi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Kuwaiti Emir Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah has issued a decree that recommends nominating the candidacy of Deputy National Guard Commander Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the country's new Crown Prince, Minister of Royal Court Affairs Al
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South Korea to legalise abortions within 14 weeks without reasons
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea has decided to amend the anti-abortion law with the right granted to a woman to terminate the pregnancy in the period within 14 weeks at her request without any reasons, the South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday.
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Number of people injured in protests in Kyrgyzstan tops 900: Health Minist
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Bishkek [Kyrgyztan], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people injured in the protests in Kyrgyzstan has reached 911, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Russia registers over 11,000 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 07 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 11,115 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the cumulative case total to 1,248,619, the country's coronavirus response center said on Wednesday.
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4 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban car bomb attack in Helmand
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Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Four Afghan soldiers were killed and three others injured in a car bomb attack that the Taliban radical movement carried out against a security post of the National Army in the southern Helmand province, Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the provincial
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US 'deeply concerned' with reports about Turkey's possible S-400 system te
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Washington [US], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department said it was concerned about reports on possible tests by Turkey of Russian S-400 air defense missile systems.
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ISS to lower orbit before arrival of Soyuz spacecraft with crew
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Moscow [Russia], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) is to be reduced by 1.3 kilometres (0.8 miles) before the arrival of the superfast Soyuz spacecraft with a crew, a spokesman for Russia's Roscosmos state space corporation told Sputnik.
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UK to allocate $6.4 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
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London [UK], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK will allocate 5 million pounds sterling ($6.4 million) in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said in a statement.
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Russia in Navalny situation rejects conversation based on threats - Envoy
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Moscow [Russia], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow, in the situation with the investigation of the incident with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, does not accept a conversation based on ultimatums and threats, Alexander Shulgin, Russia's envoy to the Organization for the Prohibition o
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