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European countries request UNSC meeting over clashes between Armenia, Azer
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany and several other European countries at the UN Security Council had sent an official request for a meeting to be convened on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a diplomatic s
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Israel reports 2,239 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health reported 2,239 new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing the tally to 233,265, the state's Ministry of Health said.
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Saudi security forces detain 10 terrorist suspects
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Saudi Arabian security forces have detained 10 people suspected of forming a terrorist cell, which received military aid from Iran, a spokesman for the kingdom's presidency of state security said on Monday.
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Switzerland ready to host high-level meetings between Armenia, Azerbaijan
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Bern [Switzerland], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) said on Monday that Switzerland supported the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' efforts aimed at resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through dialogue and expressed readiness to host high-l
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Over 60 countries back 2030 Biodiversity Protection Pledge ahead of UN Sum
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New York [US], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Political leaders from more than 60 countries including Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom came together to commit to protecting biodiversity in a pledge released on Monday.
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Major US hospital chain goes offline after cyberattack
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US hospital chain Universal Healthcare Services announced in a statement on Monday (local time) that it has gone offline after being a subject to a cyberattack, but its patient care operations have not been affected.
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Nearly 280,000 children in US contracted coronavirus since March
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Washington [US], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 280,000 children in the United States contracted the novel coronavirus since March, making up less than 5 per cent of the country's cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a study on Monday.
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Late Senator John McCain's wife to join Biden's Presidential transition te
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Cindy McCain, widow of the late Senator John McCain, will join Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's transition team, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Moscow's COVID-19 death toll reaches 5,203
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the coronavirus in the Russian capital city of Moscow has reached 5,203, with 23 new fatalities recorded over the past 24 hours, Russia's COVID-19 response center said in an update on Monday.
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WHO fears global COVID-19 toll underestimated
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Geneva, [Switzerland], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Michael Ryan, the executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Health emergencies program, said on Monday that the current death toll from the coronavirus disease was likely underestimated.
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UK govt to create 4-month stockpiles of protective equipment for health, s
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], September 28 (Sputnik): The United Kingdom will establish four-month stockpiles of personal protective equipment for use by health and social care workers from November as part of efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Monday.
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Russia records 8,135 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
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Moscow [Russia], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 8,135 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 7,867 yesterday, bringing the cumulative case total to 1,159,573, the coronavirus response center said on Monday.
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