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Hong Kong Chief says only Beijing able to resolve legislative limbo of del
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 1 (Sputnik/ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam believes it is reasonable to extend the term of the current Legislative Assembly for a year as the legislative elections were postponed by over a year but said the ultimate ruling is up to the highest ordinance in China,
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UAE launches operation of Arab world's first nuclear power plant: Prime Mi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], August 1 (Sputnik/ANI): Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced on Saturday the successful launch of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab world.
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Russia's Covid count reaches 8,45,443 with over 5,000 new cases
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 1 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia has registered 5,462 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 845,443, the country's coronavirus response centre said on Saturday.
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Kazakhstan reports 1,289 new Covid cases
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Nur Sultan [Kazakhstan], August 1 (Sputnik/ANI): Kazakhstan has reported 1,289 new COVID-19 cases over the past day, bringing the overall count to 90,367, the country's interdepartmental commission on the coronavirus said on Saturday.
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Germany coronavirus caseload reaches 2,09,653, death toll at 9,148
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 01 (ANI): Germany has confirmed 955 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total caseload of the country to 2,09,653, Sputnik reported citing Robert Koch Institute.
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Mexico's Covid toll rises to 46,688, overtakes UK
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], August 1 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Mexico, has risen by 688 to 46,688 within the past 24 hours, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said.
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Seven dead after collision of two planes in Alaska
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 1 (ANI): Seven people died after two small planes collided in Alaska, Sputnik reported citing regional Department of Public Safety.
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Brazil reports over 52,000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Aug 1 (ANI): Brazil reported 52,383 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours taking the nationwide tally to 2,662,485, Sputnik reported citing the national Ministry of Health.
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US Supreme Court declines to halt construction of border wall with Pentago
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 1 (Sputnik/ANI): The US Supreme Court has declined to stop construction of the wall on the southern border that is being funded with $2.5 billion diverted from the Defense Department, a court filing revealed.
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US teen charged in Twitter hack that hit prominent accounts
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 1 (Sputnik/ANI): A US teenager in the state of Florida has been charged for being the mastermind behind a massive hack on Twitter that targeted high-profile accounts, the Hillsborough State Attorney's office said in a press release on Friday.
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Germany's Robert Koch Institute designates 3 Spanish regions as COVID-19 h
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): The Robert Koch Institute, Germany's agency for the pandemic monitoring and control, included on Friday the Spanish regions of Catalonia, Aragon and Navarre on its list of international high-risk travel destinations with the unfavourable epidemiologic
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15 civilians killed in Pakistani rocket attack in southern Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): As many as 15 civilians were killed and 70 others wounded in a rocket attack by Pakistani forces in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, an unnamed source told Sputnik on Friday.
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