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UK, EU to continue Brexit talks next week despite pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 16 (Sputnik/ANI): The UK's and EU's top negotiators agreed on Wednesday on a schedule for the next three rounds of talks on Brexit, which will be held online due to the coronavirus pandemic, to reach a "tangible" progress on the matter by June.
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Egyptian security forces kill 7 militants planning attack during Easter ce
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], April 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Egyptian security forces have killed seven terrorists who were planning an attack on the country's Coptic Orthodox Christian population during their upcoming Easter celebrations, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
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Global coronavirus cases surpass 1.8 mn: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people infected with the new coronavirus worldwide has surpassed 1.8 million with 71,779 cases verified over the past 24 hours, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 cases in France exceed 1 lakh mark
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus cases reported in France has passed 100,000, top French health official said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus death toll surpasses 24,000 in US
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The coronavirus outbreak has killed more than 24,000 people in the United States, the highest number of fatalities in any country, data from the Johns Hopkins University showed on Tuesday.
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Macron extends lockdown in France until May 11
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 14 (Sputnik/ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron has extended the coronavirus lockdown in the country for a further four weeks until May 11.
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Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden's bid for presidency
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (Sputnik/ANI): US Senator Bernie Sanders announced on Monday that he supports Joe Biden's bid for the presidency and urged everyone to rally behind the former vice president.
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UN working with Yemeni warring parties to prepare fragile health syste
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Sana'a, April 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Nations system is working closely with warring sides in Yemen to prepare its hugely fractured health system and existing polio and cholera surveillance mechanisms for the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the embattled nation aft
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We welcome any news that brings stability to global oil markets: Canada's
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 13 (Sputnik/ANI): Canada's Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan says Canada welcomes the new OPEC+ oil production cut deal and hopes that it will stabilize the markets.
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Coronavirus cases in Israel surge past 11,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Israel has grown to 11,145, including 103 fatalities, the country's Health Ministry said on Sunday evening.
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Somalia's Hirshabelle state minister dies from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somali], April 12 (Sputnik/ANI): Khalif Mumin Tohow, justice minister of Hirshabelle state of Somalia, has died from the COVID-19, local media reported on Sunday.
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3 Taliban militants killed, 5 injured in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (Sputnik/ANI): Three Taliban terrorists have been killed, and five more have suffered injuries in a preemptive strike by the Afghan armed forces in Helmand province, the country's military said in a statement on Sunday.
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