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Afghan Presidential Palace guard shot dead in Kabul
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 12 (Sputnik/ANI): An unknown gunman has killed a guard of the Afghan presidential palace in the capital city of Kabul, the second such murder in a week, Sputnik has learned from the Afghan Ministry of Interior.
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Afghan authorities say 26 police officers poisoned in Laghman province
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): As many as 26 police officers were positioned in the eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, provincial governor's spokesman Asadullah Dawlatzai told Sputnik on Saturday.
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Italy registers 1,996 new COVID-19 cases, 619 deaths in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Italy has registered 1,996 new coronavirus cases and 619 deaths over the past day, Angelo Borrelli, the head of the National Civil Protection Department, said on Saturday, adding that the total number of active cases exceeds 100,000.
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NATO commander meets Taliban leaders in Qatar to discuss implementation of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI) NATO commander in Afghanistan Gen Austin Miller met the Taliban leadership in the Qatari capital of Doha to discuss the implementation of a peace deal signed by both parties, a Taliban spokesman said on Saturday.
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Iran coronavirus cases exceed 70,00
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus case in Iran has crossed the mark of 70,000 with the confirmation of over 1,800 new cases in 24 hours
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COVID-19 claims 19 lives of UK NHS workers so far
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): A total of 19 National Health Service (NHS) workers in the United Kingdom has died after contracting COVID-19, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Saturday, adding that none of the deaths was linked to the shortages of personal protective equipment (
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UK COVID-19 toll in hospitals rises by 917 to 9,875
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of people who have died in the UK hospitals after contracting COVID-19 has risen by 917 to 9,875 since the start of the outbreak, the UK Department of Health and Social Care said on Saturday.
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20 employees at Presidential Palace in Kabul test positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Twenty employees of the Presidential Palace in Kabul have contracted the coronavirus, the Afghan TOLOnews broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing the documents it has seen.
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G20 nations undertake commitment to take immediate measures to ensure stab
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Energy Ministers of G20 nations have undertaken a commitment to take immediate measures aimed at ensuring the stability of the energy market amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a joint communique said on Saturday.
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Italy extends nationwide COVID-19 quarantine until May 3
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): Italy is extending the nationwide COVID-19 quarantine until May 3, but will reopen bookstores and children's shops starting April 14, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Friday.
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Coronavirus related deaths in UK rise to 8,958
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus related deaths in the United Kingdom rose by 980 over a day to 8,958, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Friday.
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Coronavirus toll in US rises to 16,672
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Apr 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from coronavirus in the United States has risen by 1,904 to 16,672 within the past 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University said.
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