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Deadly bomb blast rocks Kabul, Taliban denies involvement
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 28 (Sputnik/ANI): A bomb explosion killed a civilian and injured 10 others in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.
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Toll from coronavirus rises to 17 in Italy
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy]. Feb 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from coronavirus infection in Italy has risen to 17 with the addition of three more victims in the northwest of the country on Thursday, Angelo Borrelli, head of National Civil Protection Service, said.
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Shooting in Milwaukee claims 5 lives, says Trump
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [USA], Feb 27 (Sputnik/ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that five people were killed in a shooting in Milwaukee.
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US designates Iran-backed militia leader in Iraq as global terrorist
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has designated Kataib Hezbollah Secretary-General Ahmad Al-Hamidawi as a global terrorist, US Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Nathan Sales told reporters on Wednesday.
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39 people recover from coronavirus in Iran
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Feb 27 (Sputnik/ANI): A total of 39 people have recovered from the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran since the recent outbreak of the disease in the country, the national Fars news agency reported on Wednesday, citing doctors.
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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Indonesia's east
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Feb 26 (Sputnik/ANI): A magnitude 5.9 earthquake was registered on Wednesday in Indonesia's east, near the coast of Maluku province, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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China sentences bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 25 (Sputnik/ANI): A court in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo has sentenced Chinese-born Swedish citizen Gui Minhai to ten years in prison for allegedly leaking state secrets.
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Death toll of coronavirus in China reaches 2663
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from the novel coronavirus in mainland China has reached 2663, while the current number of patients is at 77,658, and more than 27,200 people have recovered, the country's National Health Commission said.
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Supporters of Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed injured during rally
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], Feb 24 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 29 demonstrators were injured in Ethiopia when they were headed for a rally in support of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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Israel Defence forces say they struck Islamic jihad targets in Syria
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Feb 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have attacked Islamic Jihad militant group targets in Syria and the Gaza Strip, IDF said in a statement on Monday.
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Ready to put my name on US-Taliban peace deal, says Donald Trump
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 24 (Sputnik/ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would put his name on the peace deal with the Taliban if a week went by without major violence in Afghanistan.
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Coronavirus cases in Italy pass 130 amid measures to contain epidemic
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Rome [Italy], Feb 23 (Sputnik/ANI): A total of 132 people in Italy have been infected with the new strain of coronavirus as of Sunday, with authorities in two worst-hit regions scrambling to contain the outbreak.
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