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Estonian IT bars its employees from downloading TikTok over data security
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tallinn [Estonia], Aug 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) has barred its employees from downloading Chinese video-sharing app TikTok on their business phones out of security considerations, RIA executive director for cybersecurity Tonu Tammer said on Friday.
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Trump vows to 'permanently' end America's reliance on Chinese manufacturin
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 22 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he will fully end the country's reliance on China if elected president again.
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Navalny's blood, urine tests show no traces of poison: Doctor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Doctors have so far not found any traces of poison in the blood and urine of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, deputy chief physician of the Omsk Emergency Hospital No. 1, Anatoly Kalinichenko, said on Friday, adding that various tests are st
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Israel reports 3rd rocket attack from Gaza, conducts another strike on Ham
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel has repelled the third night attack from Gaza and responded with strikes on Hamas' underground military infrastructure, the military said early on Friday.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Argentina rises by record 8,225 to 320,884
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentina has confirmed 8,225 new cases of the coronavirus across the country within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, with the total number of people infected with COVID-19 having reached
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Biden set to accept DNC nomination, wants voters to hold Trump accountable
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Former Vice President Joe Biden ahead of his Democratic presidential nomination acceptance speech called on voters to hold President Donald Trump accountable for failing to adequately respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
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US to seek death penalty again for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for Boston Marathon b
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): US Attorney General William Barr will again seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the Boston Marathon bombing, the Associated Press reported.
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Global COVID-19 tally rises by over 263,000 in past day to over 22.2 milli
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases globally has grown by more than 263,000 in the past 24 hours, while over 6,500 patients have died in the same period of time, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) data revealed on late Thursday.
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Detained Malian President may be deported to Senegal: Military source
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The new Malian authorities, who came to power after the recent coup, are discussing with Senegal the possible deportation of detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to Senegal, a Malian military source told Sputnik.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 45,323 to over 3.5 million
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 45,323 to 3,501,975 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.
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US committed to addressing Taiwan self-defense capabilities: State Departm
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United State is going to keep its commitment in helping Taiwan to meet self-defence capabilities, Assistant Secretary of State Clarke Cooper told reporters on Thursday.
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US would withdraw snapback sanctions if it could reach deal with Iran: Pom
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Thursday that the United States would withdraw initiating snapback sanctions against Iran if it could reach an agreement with the Islamic Republic, however, that is unlikely to happen within the next 31 days.
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