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Five staffers of Dutch Embassy injured in Beirut explosion, says Foreign M
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Five staffers of the Dutch Embassy in Lebanon were injured in the dramatic explosion in the port of Beirut, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said.
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Russia's Emergencies Ministry sends doctors, rescuers to Beirut after dead
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The Russian Ministry of Emergencies told Sputnik it would send on Wednesday five aircraft with a mobile hospital, doctors, rescue workers and public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor staffers to Lebanon, recently hit by a powerful explosion that resulted i
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Russia lifts restrictions on foreigners' visa-free entry for short busines
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree lifting restrictions on foreigners' visa-free Russia entry for short-term business trips.
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Brazil's COVID-19 tally up 51,603 in 24 hours to top 2.8 million: Health M
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Brazil has increased by 51,603 in the past 24 hours to 2,801,921, the country's Health Ministry said.
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Mexico's coronavirus tally nears 4.5-lakh mark
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik) The overall number of COVID-19 cases in Mexico has increased to 449,961 after 6,148 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Japanese Foreign Minister to visit UK to discuss post-Brexit trade deal
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is set to visit the United Kingdom for a three-day working trip starting from Wednesday to discuss a post-Brexit trade deal between London and Tokyo.
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Lebanon's security service began ammonium nitrate investigation five month
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The Lebanese National Security Service launched an investigation five months ago in connection with the discovery of a large amount of ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut, Lebanese television channel OTV reported, citing its own security sources.
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German Foreign Office says country will offer assistance to Lebanon follow
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The German Foreign Office said Germany would offer assistance to Lebanon following the explosion in Beirut.
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Qatar, Iraq to send field hospitals to help people injured in Beirut blast
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI) - Fully equipped field hospitals from Qatar and Iraq to assist victims of the Beirut port blast will arrive in Lebanon on Wednesday, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
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Death toll from Beirut blast rises to 78
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from a powerful explosion in the port of Beirut has increased to 78 people, more than 4,000 people were injured, the Al Jazeera television channel reported citing the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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2 Belgian embassy employees suffer injuries in Beirut explosion
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Two employees of the Belgian Embassy in Lebanon and members of their families have suffered injuries as a result of a massive explosion in Beirut earlier on Tuesday, the Belgian foreign minister Philippe Goffin said.
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Hong Kong Opposition fear voting option in mainland China to open fraud lo
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): Democracy activists in Hong Kong are alarmed with the government's proposal to expand the parliamentary elections' geography to mainland China, fearing potential loopholes for electoral fraud and considering the initiative "politically driven," according to
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