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UN chief urges warring parties in Libya to accept 5+5 draft ceasefire deal
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the rival Libyan administrations to lay down arms and accept the temporary draft ceasefire agreement negotiated by the Libyan Joint Military Commission (5+5) in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, a
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North Korea tests new tactical guided missiles : KCNA
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The recent launches from North Korea were tests of new tactical guided missiles which are expected to make an "epochal" change to the country's defense strategy, the North Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
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Over 1,800 new COVID-19 cases registered in France over past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease in France rose by 1,847 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total count of cases to 14,459, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
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Italy's COVID-19 death toll surges by 793 to 4,825 in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Rome (Italy) Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): Italy's COVID-19 death toll has surged by 793 over the past 24 hours, which is a new record high increase, and has reached 4,825, the head of the country's Civil Protection Department, Angelo Borrelli said on Saturday.
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Nearly 5,000 new COVID-19 cases in Spain in a day
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Mar 21 (Sputnik/ANI) - Nearly 5,000 people have contracted the coronavirus in Spain over the past 24 hours, which brings the total toll of those infected to 24,926, the country Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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Number of COVID-19 Cases in The Netherlands Exceeds 3,600
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Amsterdam [The Netherlands], Mar 21 (Sputnik/ANI) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands has totaled to 3,631 after 637 new cases were detected over the past 24 hours, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said on Saturday, adding that the nu
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5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Greece
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Mar 21 (Sputnik/ANI): A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the northwestern part of Greece on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said.
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China reports 41 imported cases, 7 deaths due to coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 21 (Sputnik/ANI): China has registered 41 imported cases of COVID-19 and no cases of internal transmission in the last past 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
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North Korea fires 2 missiles toward Sea of Japan: Report
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Mar 21 (Sputnik/ANI): North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the North Pyongan Province toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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As cases of coronavirus surge, PM Johnson announces 'lockdown' measures
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 21 (Sputnik/ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday instructed all public institutions and places of gathering to shut their doors due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country, which has already afflicted more than 3,200 people and killed over 160.
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COVID-19 outbreak: BRICS New Development Bank approves nearly USD 1 bn loa
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Mar 20 (Sputnik/ANI): China is set to receive a loan worth RMB 7 billion (USD 989 million) from the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) in order to combat the epidemiological threat and economic disruption caused by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Over 13000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in US, fatalities 200
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 20 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of cases of COVID-19 in the United States has reached 13,680 and 200 people have died so far, said John Hopkins University on Friday.
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