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2 killed after single-engine plane crashes following takeoff in Los Angele
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Two people have died after a single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Van Nuys Airport in the Los Angeles area, the NBC Los Angeles broadcaster reports.
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5,488 COVID-19 cases registered in Russia in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 12 (ANI): A total of 5,488 COVID-19 cases were registered in Russia in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 1,057,362, Sputnik reported citing the country's coronavirus response center.
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Pompeo to hold separate meets with delegations of Afghan govt, Taliban in
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will hold on Saturday separate meetings with the delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban on the sidelines of intra-Afghan talks in Qatar's Doha, the US Department of State said.
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US, South Korea review pushes ahead with combined command move from Seoul:
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Senior US and South Korean officials pledged to push ahead with the relocation of their Combined Forces Command joint headquarters out of the Seoul area in an alliance teleconference between senior defence officials, a joint statement said.
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Two Arab accords with Israel open door for peace, prosperity in Middle Eas
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said he is confident the two recent Arab countries' peace agreements with Israel will pave the way for new accords with other states in the Middle East.
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UNGA adopts resolution recognising COVID-19 as one of greatest challenges
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN General Assembly said in a new resolution the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic represents one of the greatest challenges since the establishment of the United Nations.
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US should ban surveillance equipment exports to Saudi Arabia over Khashogg
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States should consider a moratorium on the export of surveillance equipment to Riyadh over the killing of former Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a UN human rights expert said in a congressional hearing on Friday.
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US will decide its Afghanistan policy based on peace talks results: State
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will decide on its policy and relations with Afghanistan based on the agreements reached during the upcoming peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban movement, US Department of State Special Representative
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Trump expected to announce Israel, Bahrain peace agreement
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a peace agreement between Israel and Bahrain later on Friday, Israeli media reported.
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Afghanistan: Blast in Kandahar kills 2 civilians
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): A roadside bomb blast in the Kandahar province in the south of Afghanistan killed two civilians, a security source told Sputnik on Friday.
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UNHCR shocked by series of fires at Greece's Moria Refugee Camp
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is shocked to learn of the series of devastating blazes at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, Shabia Mantoo, a representative for the agency, said at a press briefing in the Swiss city of Gen
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8 people killed in armed attack in Mali
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): At least eight people were killed and three others were injured in an attack by armed men in central Mali, local media reported on Friday, citing sources.
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