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Bomb blast in southern Afghanistan kills two children - police
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 30 (Sputnik/ANI): Two children died after a bomb exploded on a motorcycle in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday, Jamal Nasir, the spokesman for the local police, told Sputnik, adding that the blast also injured five civilians.
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Al-Shabaab terrorists kidnap, kill 9 doctors in southern Somalia
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 29 (Sputnik/ANI): Terrorists from al-Shabaab group, which is affiliated with al-Qaeda, have kidnapped and killed nine doctors in southern Somalia, media reported.
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COVID-19 toll in Brazil rises by 1,156 to 26,754
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 29 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people, who died of COVID-19 in Brazil, increased by a record 1,156 to 26,754 within the past 24 hours, the national health ministry said on late Thursday.
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US job losses from COVID-19 reaches 41 million
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (Sputnik/ANI): Some 2.1 million more Americans filed for first-time unemployment claims last week, the Labour Department said on Thursday, bringing the total number of US job losses from the COVID-19 pandemic to around 41 million.
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US coronavirus toll surpasses 100,000 mark
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of US deaths caused by COVID-19 has surpassed 100,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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US sanctions 2 leaders of Iran nuclear enrichment programme
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 28 (Sputnik/ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said Wednesday (local time) that the United States has sanctioned two leaders of Iran's nuclear enrichment programme.
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France officially bans hydroxychloroquine as treatment against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 28 (Sputnik/ANI): France on Wednesday (local time) officially banned hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 after a series of medical studies revealed that the malaria drug could be harmful.
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Russia postpones SCO, BRICS summits; new dates to be announced later
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summits, expected to be held in Russia in July, will be postponed, and new dates will be determined to take into consideration the epidemiological situation development, the Kremlin said on Wednesday
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Global coronavirus count tops 5.4 million with over 343,000 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide has increased by nearly 100,000 over the past 24 hours to surpass 5.4 million, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
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US aims to reduce number of troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 in July
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States remains on track to reduce its military presence in Afghanistan to 8,600 personnel in July in line with its agreements with the Taliban, US Department of Defence spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said on Tuesday (local time).
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France's COVID-19 toll exceeds 28,500
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people who have died in France from coronavirus-related complications has reached 28,530, an increase of 315 since the latest previous reported figures last week, the French Public Health Agency (DGS) said.
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Increasing CSTO peacekeeping potential may enable participation in UN oper
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 26 (Sputnik/ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed on Tuesday the need to boost the peacekeeping potential of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), expressing the belief that this would enable the organization to take part in UN peacekeeping
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