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US extends travel mask mandate until May 3: CDC
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Wednesday that it is extending its COVID-19 mask mandate for public transportation and airplanes until May 3.
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UK refuses to stop oil, gas production despite climate protests: Energy Se
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will not stop oil and gas production in the country despite ongoing large-scale protests by environmental activists, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng said on Wednesday.
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Borrell says EU not fomenting conflict in Ukraine, attempting to curtail i
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell told Spanish media on Wednesday that the European Union was not encouraging or instigating conflict in Ukraine but is rather trying to contain it.
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Bank of Canada says hikes rates by half pct point, the most in 20 Years
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate for the most in 20 years, saying that it has added half a percentage point to bring rates to 1 per cent in a bid to rein in inflation.
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White House says truck inspections on US-Mexico border in Texas disrupt su
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The White House considers inspections of trucks crossing the US border with Mexico in the state of Texas to be unnecessary and are causing significant disruptions to supply chains across the country, spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Wednesday.
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Ex-French Prime Minister Philippe says Le Pen capable of winning president
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Edouard Philippe, the former French prime minister and sitting Le Havre mayor, said on Wednesday that Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally party, should not be underestimated in her chance of winning the second round of the preside
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Macron says would not use term 'genocide' to describe Russia's actions in
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that Russians and Ukrainians were "fraternal peoples" and refused to call Russia's actions in Ukraine "genocide," stressing the need to be "discreet with terms."
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Russia's inflation may reach 17-20 pc in 2022: Accounts Chamber Chairman
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Inflation in Russia at the end of the current year may reach as high as 20 per cent, Accounts Chamber Chairman Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday.
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US, Japan conducting exercises with nuclear aircraft carrier in Sea of J
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is conducting joint exercises with the Japan self-defense forces in the Sea of Japan with a view to contain North Korea, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Wednesday.
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French President intends to hold talks with Zelenskyy, Putin in coming day
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron intends to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and possibly with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days.
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Child injured in California mall shooting
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
California [US], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): A man opened gunfire inside a shopping mall in the town of Victorville in the US State of California, injuring a 9-year-old girl, local broadcaster KTLA reported on Wednesday, citing sheriff's office.
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South Korea to supply Ukraine with additional non-lethal aid
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea intends to send additional non-lethal military aid worth 2 billion won ($1.6 million) to Ukraine in April amid Russia's special military operation therein, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing an informed source.
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