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Brazil's COVID-19 tally rises to 3,359,570
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Aug 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil's number of COVID-19 cases has increased by more than 19,000 over the past 24 hours, down from some 23,000 the day before, with over 600 deaths, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
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Sounds of explosions heard in Kabul's diplomatic district
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Sounds of explosions were heard in the 17th and 8th districts of Kabul, where the diplomatic area is located, Sputnik reported on Tuesday.
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Canadian Finance Minister resigns amid charity scandal
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Aug 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau is stepping down from his cabinet role and as the parliamentarian for a Toronto riding after weeks of scrutiny for his role in a charity scandal that has plagued the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Aircraft with 26 Russian children taken out of Syria lands in Moscow regio
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 18 (ANI/Sputnik): For the first time since the introduction of coronavirus-related restrictions, a Russian Defense Ministry aircraft with 26 Russian children taken from the orphanages of Syria's Damascus landed at the Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow, the press service of
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Ex-CIA officer charged with spying for China: Justice Dept
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US prosecutors have charged a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer with spying for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said in a press release.
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Trump says will create tax incentives for companies bringing jobs back to
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said his administration will create tax incentives for companies to bring jobs back to the United States, including from China, and penalise those companies who take jobs out of the country.
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Fresh round of UK-EU negotiations on future relations to start today
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The seventh round of the negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom on their future relationship will begin in Brussels on Monday.
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China registers 22 new COVID-19 cases within 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 17 (ANI/Sputnik): China has diagnosed 22 new COVID-19 cases and 37 asymptomatic carriers within the last 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
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Toll from COVID-19 in US exceeds 170,000
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of coronavirus-related fatalities in the United States has surpassed 170,000, while the number of cases has exceeded 5.4 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University database.
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Brazil confirms over 23,000 new COVID-19 cases, 600 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 23,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, while the death toll increased by over 600 in that period, according to the latest data from the Health Ministry.
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Saudi-led coalition forces destroy missile fired by Houthis
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 17 (ANI): The Saudi-led coalition has intercepted and destroyed a missile launched by the Shia rebel Houthi from Yemen in the direction of Saudi Arabia, Sputnik reported citing the coalition's spokesman, Turki al-Maliki.
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Moscow death toll from COVID-19 rises to 4,666
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 10 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 4,666, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Sunday.
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