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Russian fighter Su-27 scrambled to intercept 3 NATO spy planes
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian fighter Su-27 was scrambled to intercept three targets over Baltic Sea, which turned out to be reconnaissance aircraft from the United States, Sweden and Denmark, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center said on Friday.
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US House panel to start work on resolution holding Pompeo in contempt
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US]. August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday that Chairman Eliot Engel will begin to work on a resolution to hold Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in contempt over his refusal to provide documents about the alleged polit
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Thousands to protest police brutality in US Capital on anniversary of MLK
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US] Aug 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Many thousands are expected in the streets of the US capital, Washington, DC, on Friday to protest against racially motivated police brutality, reinforcing the message ahead of the presidential election and positioning the Black Lives Matter movement as
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Malian rebels free ousted President Keita after detaining him over a week
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Aug 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The leaders of Malian military coup released President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Thursday after having kidnapped him and some other high-ranking government officials on August 18, African Jeune Afrique media outlet reported on Thursday.
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Mexico's COVID-19 death toll rises to 62,594
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Aug 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Mexico, has risen by 518 to 62,594 within the past 24 hours, Jose Luis Alomia, the director of epidemiology at the Health Ministry, said.
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Dem VP candidate Kamala Harris slams President Trump over response to COVI
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris in a speech on Thursday defended the ongoing nationwide protests against racial injustice and slammed President Donald Trump on his response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
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Trump says to visit US Gulf states of Texas, Louisiana this weekend after
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will travel to Louisiana and Texas after the two US Gulf states were pummeled by Hurricane Laura.
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Many countries interested to probe COVID-19 origins in China: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Many countries have expressed their interest in the opportunity to participate in the international mission to China aimed at investigating the origins of coronavirus, Michael Ryan, the executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) He
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COVID-19: WHO official says attempts to reach herd immunity naturally 'da
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Attempts to reach herd immunity naturally would be dangerous and fraught with scores of deaths, while vaccination is a safer and more effective path, Maria van Kerkhove, the COVID-19 technical lead at the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Th
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Over 120 dead, 150 injured due to floods in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 120 people died and 150 were injured in floods in 12 provinces across Afghanistan, Ghulam Bahauddin Jilani, the minister of state for disaster management, told Sputnik on Thursday.
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Europe may face spike in hospitalisations, mortality during winter due to
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Henri Kluge on Thursday warned of a possible uptick in hospitalisations and mortality rates in the region during the winter, given the situation with COVID-19 and other common circumstances during this time.
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Taliban attacks army base in Western Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Taliban terrorists have attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Afghanistan's western province of Farah, a Sputnik correspondent said on Thursday.
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