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9 killed in armed attack in western Colombia
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Narino [Colombia], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): At least nine people were killed as a result of an armed attack in the western Colombian province of Narino, the provincial governor, Jhon Rojas, said on Sunday.
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5 Taliban terrorists killed, 4 injured in clashes with Afghan forces in Ka
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Five terrorists of the Taliban group were killed and four others were injured in clashes with the Afghan forces in the Dangam district of the northeastern province of Kunar, the Afghan army's eastern division, known as the 201 Selab Corps, said o
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Tens of thousands gather in central Minsk in protest against Lukashenko
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Tens of thousands gathered in the centre of the Belarusian capital on Sunday to protest against President Alexander Lukashenko's reelection that the opposition says was rigged.
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Protesters rally in Brussels against mandatory mask use
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): People angry at the Brussels authorities for mandating the use of face coverings in all public places to fight the COVID-19 pandemic gathered in the Belgian capital on Sunday to protest the new rules.
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South Korea registers record number of COVID-19 cases since March
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 16 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea has registered a record number of 279 COVID-19 cases since March, bringing the overall number to 15,318, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday.
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US authorises use of saliva test for COVID-19: FDA
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new COVID-19 testing method based on analysing saliva samples.
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US condemns recent attack on Afghan Peace negotiator
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States condemned an attack on Fawzia Koofi, a member of the Afghan government's peace negotiation team, and called on all sides to begin intra-Afghan talks as soon as possible, said US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad.
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Moscow toll from COVID-19 rises by 11, reaches 4,656
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 11 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 4,656, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Saturday.
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State Dept on Putin's Iran online summit proposal: UNSC best place to disc
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States considers the UN Security Council the best place to discuss the arms embargo against Tehran, a State Department spokesperson told Sputnik on Saturday, commenting on the proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold an on
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COVID-19: China reports 22 new cases, 57 recoveries in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 15 (ANI/Sputnik): China registered 22 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and a total of 57 COVID-19 patients recovered in that period, the country's National Health Commission said on Saturday.
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Trump orders ByteDance to divest interests in US Tik Tok operations within
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order requiring China-based ByteDance to divest its interests in video-sharing app TikTok's operations in the US within 90 days, Sputnik reported.
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Brazil coronavirus cases rise to 3.27 mn
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 50,644 to 3,275,520 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
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