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Madagascar: 15 killed in stadium stampede
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], June 27 (ANI): At least 15 people were killed and 75 suffered injuries in a stampede at the Mahamasina stadium in the Malagasy capital of Antananarivo during the Independence Day celebration on Wednesday, reported Sputnik.
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US to announce new sanctions on Iran
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 06 (ANI): The United States is planning to announce a set of new sanctions on Iran in the coming week to further target the Iranian economy, reported Sputnik.
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Libya: Haftar's air force destroys GNA's headquaters
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 06 (ANI): Khalifa Haftar-led forces destroyed the headquarters' of the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, reported Sputnik.
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Range of BrahMos missiles may be increased from 400 km to 500 km
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Apr 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The range of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, produced jointly by Russia and India, is planned to be increased to 500 kilometres (311 miles) from 400 kilometres, Alexander Maksichev, the managing co-director of the BrahMos Aerospace company, told S
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UK Chancellor says ousting Prime Minister May no solution to Brexit crisis
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 24 (Sputnik/ANI): UK Chancellor Philip Hammond on Sunday said that ousting United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May would not solve the Brexit problem at hand.
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3 Colombian consular employees leave Venezuela by foot
Updated : 7 years ago IST
San Antonio (Venezuela), Feb 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Three consular employees of the Colombian diplomatic mission along with their families left Venezuela on Sunday, crossing the border by foot, a Sputnik correspondent has reported.
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Daesh kidnaps 8 civilians from Iraq's Anbar provinces
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Feb 16 (ANI): Eight civilians from Iraq's western Anbar provinces have been kidnapped by Daesh terrorist group, reports Sputnik.
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Canada cuts diplomatic staff in Havana by half after 14th person falls ill
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian government has reduced the number of its diplomatic staff in Havana by half after yet another person mysteriously fell ill since the last confirmed case in November, Global Affairs Canada said in a press release.
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Senate, House lawmakers to reintroduce resolution to end US role in Yemen
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties will make another legislative attempt on Wednesday to halt the United States' involvement in the war in Yemen.
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5 migrants dead, over 130 missing after 2 boats capsize off Djibouti coast
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 30 (ANI/Sputnik): At least five migrants were killed and 130 are missing after two boats overturned off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Caracas engaged in full-fledged dialogue with Washington: Venezuelan FM
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Monday said that Caracas was engaged in a full-fledged dialogue with the United States, demonstrating diplomatic letters.
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Russian Constitution lacks balance between power branches, says Speaker Vo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian constitution does not consists of a necessary balance between its power branches, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Monday.
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