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German Vice Chancellor rejects US sanctions on Russia-Europe gas pipeline
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 21 (ANI/Sputnik): German Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected the new US sanctions penalising the contractors who are helping build the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the state media reported on Saturday.
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N Korea slams US official's remarks on human rights violations in country
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Dec 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The US' accusations of human rights violations in North Korea only "pour oil over burning fire" and will aggravate the situation in the peninsula, a spokesperson for the North Korean Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
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Afghanistan: 1 killed, 2 injured in Kabul bomb blast
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec 19 (Sputnik/ANI): One civilian was killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry told Sputnik.
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2 killed, 13 injured as parking roof collapse at Riyadh university
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Dec 18 (Sputnik/ANI): Atleast two people died, and 13 others were injured as a result of a parking roof that collapsed at the Almaarefa University in the Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh, the country's civil defense service said.
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5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Raoul Island near New Zealand
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Raoul [New Zealand], Dec 18 (Sputnik/ANI): A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday off the coast of New Zealand's Raoul Island, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Japan: Earthquake of 5.0 magnitude hits Kagoshima prefecture
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Dec 18 (Sputnik/ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale hit on Wednesday southern Japan's Kagoshima prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Putin, Macron discuss situation in Syria over phone call
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, discussed various pressing international issues during a phone call, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday.
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Toll from earthquake in southern Philippines rises to 8
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Davao del Sur [Philippines], Dec 17 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll due to an earthquake in the southern Philippines rose to eight, while another 149 were injured, the Manila Bulletin newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Car blast kills one man in Damascus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Dec 17 (Sputnik/ANI): At least one man was killed in a car explosion in the Syrian capital in the early hours of Tuesday, Syria TV reports.
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Russia-China submit resolution to UNSC calling for lifting sanctions on No
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia and China have submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council that calls for lifting sanctions on North Korea and promptly resuming the six-party talks, according to the text of the draft document.
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7 people killed in Southern Philippines' earthquake
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mindanao [Philippines], Dec 16 (Sputnik/ANI): At least seven people were killed as a result of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Philippines' southern Mindanao Island on Sunday, local media reported citing the Davao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
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Violent clashes between protesters, police continue in central Beirut
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Dec 16 (Sputnik/ANI): The unrest in central Beirut continues with a group of anti-government protesters throwing stones at police officers and servicemen, while law enforcers are responding with tear gas to disperse demonstrators, a participant of the rally told Sputnik.
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