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Pakistan: Balochistan's PTI chief seeks truth commission on Reko Diq fiasc
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 30 (ANI): After the USD 6 billion penalties was announced for not giving a mining lease to the Tethyan Copper Company and the subsequent embarrassment suffered internationally, provincial Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief in Balochistan, Sardar Yar Mohamma
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UAE nixes deal with US to buy F-35 fighter planes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): The US faced a major blow as UAE suspended talks to buy the 50 Lockheed F-35 US fighter jets worth USD 23 billion. This is a major setback for the US both economically and diplomatically. China seems to be an emerging winner in the ongoing tussle between U
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Boycott of Beijing Olympics doomed to fail, as boycott of Sochi games: Chi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 30 (ANI): A diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics by the US is doomed to fail, as the boycott of the Games in Sochi, said Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui while adding that China and Russia are ready to resist the politicization of sports.
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Reports of Saddam Hussein hiding in hole 'fabricated': Iraqi Interpreter f
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Reports that US troops captured former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein while he was hiding in an underground hole were fabricated, an Iraqi interpreter who worked with the US military at the time told Sputnik.
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Afghanistan: Women hold protest in Kabul, demand release of Afghan Bank as
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 29 (ANI): Dozens of women came out on the streets of Kabul on Wednesday to protest the continued hold on Afghan bank assets by the US amid an economic crisis in Afghanistan, local media reported.
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US to invite Taiwan for world's largest naval exercise RIMPAC next year
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 29 (ANI): The US will be inviting Taiwan's participation in the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), the world's largest naval exercise, amid escalating tensions with China.
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US citizens Whelan, Reed arrested in Russia for serious crimes: Russian em
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy in Washington responded to the call of the US to release Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed from Russian prisons by reminding them that both Americans were arrested for committing serious crimes, unlike Russians, who are often detained
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USA, Ireland ODI series postponed over COVID-19 concerns
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Florida [US], December 29 (ANI): USA Cricket and Cricket Ireland have jointly agreed to the cancellation of the ODI series between the USA and Ireland over COVID-related concerns that have emerged lately.
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Lockheed Martin wins USD 492mln deal to provide more F-35 jet support serv
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has won a more than $492 million US Navy modification contract to provide logistics support for delivered F-35 jets for the Air Force, Marine Corps and the Navy, the US Defense Department said.
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Rapid antigen tests less sensitive for detecting Omicron variant infection
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): The Food and Drug Administration in the US has said that rapid antigen tests are less sensitive for detecting Omicron variant infections.
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US report reveals large-scale Chinese activities which aim to dominate Sou
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): A new Congressional Research Service report in the US has revealed a number of Chinese activities and said the recently imposed arbitrary law by Beijing is a matter of concern as it aims to dominate in East Asia particularly in the South China Sea and the
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Blinken condemns recent attack by Myanmar's military which killed 35 peopl
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): The US condemned the recent attack by the Myanmar military in the country's Kayah State, which killed at least 35, including women and children and two staff members of the international aid organization Save the Children.
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