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Ecuador court to hear appeals of Julian Assange on Wednesday
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], Dec 12 (ANI/Sputnik): An Ecuadorian court will consider on Wednesday the appeal submitted by the defense of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is living in the country's embassy in London, against the demand of the country's government to comply with a protocol containing
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French Interior Minister strengthens anti-terror measures after Strasbourg
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 12 (ANI/Sputnik): French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced on Wednesday strengthening of the anti-terrorism measures in the country after the shooting of Strasbourg.
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Mars Mission to shorten space traveller's lifespan by 2.5 years: Research
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A round trip to Mars will expose space travellers to dangerously high levels of solar radiation that is estimated to shorten their lifespan by two years and a half, a research has found.
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Russian delegation meets PM Modi over monitoring of 2019 parliamentary ele
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A Russian delegation led by the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to discuss monitoring of the 2019 general elections.
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Russian, Indian scientists worried about sharp rise in autism
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 07 (ANI/Sputnik): Today, the most objective estimate is that autistic people's account for one per cent of the world's population. If this assessment is correct, there are about 1.5 million autism cases in Russia and up to 13 million in India. Experiments with animals ha
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5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Lombok
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 6(ANI/Sputnik): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on Richter scale struck the Indonesian island of Lombok on Thursday.
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India to 'sort out' sanction waiver over S-400 purchase deal
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and Indian officials in the coming days will sort out all issues related to the United States possibly waiving sanctions against India for its purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said at the
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OPEC, non-OPEC members to discuss Qatari withdrawal influence on oil deal
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ministerial Monitoring Committee of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-cartel oil producers will be discussing on Wednesday the influence that Qatari withdrawal from OPEC may have on the oil output cut deal, Russian
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Russia, India, China share common views on key global issues
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky [Russia], Dec 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia, India and China (RIC) share common views on key world issues, which makes the three countries allies in solving them, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said here on Sunday.
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UN employee captured in Yemen port city
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], Dec 3(ANI/Sputnik): The Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels have captured an employee of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Sunday in the port city of Al Hudaydah, Yemeni Minister of Information Moammar Eryani has said.
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Over 130 People to Face Trial After Saturday Riots in Paris - Reports
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 139 people who were detained following the "yellow vest" protests in Paris on Saturday will face trial, local media reported Monday while citing the prosecutor's office.
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Moscow notes Riyadh's readiness to take part in Khashoggi murder investiga
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Moscow has noted Riyadh's readiness in participating in the investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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