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24 Taliban terrorists killed in clashes in three Afghan provinces
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (Sputnik/ANI): As many as 24 Taliban terrorists have been killed in clashes with Afghan security forces in the east and south of the country, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
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Pelosi calls for legislation limiting US President's powers after stone se
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 11 (Sputnik/ANI): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday has called for new legislation that would limit the powers of the United States president after Donald Trump commuted the jail sentence of his former adviser Roger Stone.
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Up to 70 pc of Afghan lawmakers test positive for COVID-19: Reports
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Between 60 and 70 percent of lawmakers in Afghanistan have tested positive for the coronavirus disease since the start of the outbreak, the country's 1News broadcaster reports on Saturday, citing a member of parliament.
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US sees record single-day spike of 66,600 COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins Un
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has seen another record spike in daily coronavirus cases with more than 66,600 infections reported in the past 24 hours, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows.
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Russia registers 6,611 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, count reaches 720,547:
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia has registered 6,611 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 720,547, the coronavirus response center said on Saturday.
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Russian Orthodox believers grieve over Turkey's decision to convert Hagia
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (Sputnik/ ANI): Russian Orthodox believers grieve over Turkey's decision to turn Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque, the Rector of St. Seraphim church in the US city of Sea Cliff, New York, protopriest Seraphim Gan told Sputnik.
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Trump says does not want US to withdraw from NATO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 11 (Sputnik/ ANI): US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Washington Post daily that he did not want the United States to leave NATO, however, the allies had to pay their contributions.
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US court finds Russian citizen Nikulin guilty of committing cybercrimes
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 11 (Sputnik/ANI): A US court found Russian citizen Yevgeniy Nikulin guilty of committing cybercrimes, the verdict read by a judge says.
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President of Bolivian Senate tests positive for coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], July 11 (ANI): President of the Bolivian Senate Monica Eva Copa said she had been diagnosed with the coronavirus disease, reported Sputnik.
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US Judge halts first federal execution in 17 years over COVID-19 concerns
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 11 (Sputnik/ANI): A US federal judge in the state of Indiana has halted the first federal execution in 17 years that was scheduled to take place next week, court documents revealed.
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Moscow records 29 COVID-19 fatalities in 24 Hours
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The Russian capital has recorded 29 COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours, which brings the cumulative death toll to 4,116, Moscow's coronavirus response center said on Friday.
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Professor charged for illegally using US grants to aid Chinese research: J
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 10 (Sputnik/ANI): A professor at a US university has been charged for allegedly using US grant funds to develop China's expertise in the areas of rheumatology and immunology, the Justice Department said in a press release.
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