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US spent almost $ 6 trillion on wars since 9/11
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Rhode Island (USA), Nov 18 (ANI/Sputnik): In the wake of September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York, the United States has spent over US $ 5.9 trillion on wars abroad that have resulted in the deaths of an estimated 500,000 people.
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3-day mourning in Argentina for deceased crew of San Juan
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Buenos Aires (Argentina), Nov 18 (ANI/Sputnik): President Mauricio Macri of Argentina declared three days of mourning over the deceased crew of the missing naval submarine that was recovered by Argentinian authorities exactly a year and a day after the mishap.
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US-China issues take center stage at APEC Summit 2018
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Nov 17(ANI/Sputnik): Heated discussion over globalisation and regional trade took the center stage on Saturday's meeting, at the ongoing summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Papua New Guinea.
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Female carries out suicide bombing in Russia's Grozny
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Grozny [Russia], Nov 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Acting head of the Chechen Interior Ministry Apti Alaudinov on Saturday said that a female suicide bomber blew herself near a police station checkpoint in Grozny, Russia.
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One dead, 47 injured after protests over fuel prices hit France
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris (France), Nov 17 (ANI/Sputnik): One person was killed in the southeastern French Isere department while 47 others were injured during protests against fuel price hikes in the country.
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Snowden criticizes indictment of Assange over unspecified documents
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington (USA), Nov 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden on Saturday voiced his concern over the indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on the basis of unspecified documents. He has been charged in the United States
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Fox News to support CNN in legal battle against Trump, White House
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (USA), Nov 14 (ANI/Sputnik): After the American broadcaster CNN on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the United States President Donald Trump and White House associates over revoking the press card of its chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta, another news channel Fox News toda
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Venezuela's Mariem Velazco wins Japan's Miss International Beauty pageant
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Nov 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuelan model Mariem Velazco, 22, has won Japan's Miss International Beauty pageant 2018 title, succeeding Kevin Lilliana, of Indonesia.
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Ordnance blast in South-East Turkey kills 4 soldiers, leaves 20 injured: E
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Hakkari [Turkey], Nov 10 (ANI/Sputnik): An ordnance blast at a military warehouse in the southeastern Turkish province of Hakkari has left four Turkish soldiers dead and around 20 others injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.
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Death toll from floods in Jordan rises to 11
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Amman [Jordan], Nov 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of fatalities from mudslides caused by floods in Jordan has climbed to 11, the Jordanian government spokeswoman, Jumana Ghunaimat, said in a statement on Saturday.
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Russian, South Korean scientists develop nanosprings with unique propertie
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Vladivostok [Russia], Nov 09 (Sputnik/ANI): Scientists from the Russian Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), in cooperation with their South Korean colleagues, have developed unique helical nanosprings made from cobalt and iron that could later be used to create nanorobots and for cancer t
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New US sanctions will not affect energy supplies to Crimea: Russian Energy
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 09 (Sputnik/ANI): The introduction of new US sanctions will not affect the energy supply of consumers on the Crimean peninsula or the work of the Crimea TPP company, the Russian Energy Ministry said Thursday.
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