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Iraqi Foreign Minister urges US to review decision on Embassy closure in B
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called on the United States on Wednesday to revise its recent decision to shut down the country's embassy in the capital of Baghdad over constant missile attacks.
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Iraqi PM confirms US may close embassy if shelling continues
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi officially announced the intention of a number of countries, primarily the United States, to close their embassies in Baghdad in case shelling of diplomatic missions continued.
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Uyghur camp survivor lands in US after a year in exile
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 30 (ANI): Tursunay Ziyawudun, one of the few Uyghur concentration camp survivors who managed to escape China has arrived in the United States, according to the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP).
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COVID-19: Disney to lay off 28,000 theme park employees in US
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], September 30 (ANI): Entertainment giant Disney on Tuesday announced that it will lay off 28,000 theme park jobs in the United States in the wake of the prolonged impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pompeo announces USD 20 mn for information to arrest three ex-Venezuela of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is offering rewards of up to USD 20 million in total for information that will lead to an arrest of three former Venezuelan public officials, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a statement on Tuesday.
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Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah passes away
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 29 (ANI): Kuwait's ruling Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has passed away on Tuesday in a hospital in the United States. He was 91.
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US imposes restrictions on Chinese computer chip manufacturer
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 29 (ANI): The United States has placed new sanctions on exports to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's maker of computer chips.
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Jaswant Singh will be remembered for lasting contribution to US-India part
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Extending condolences on the demise of former Union Minister Jaswant Singh, the United States' state department on Monday said that the former External Affairs Minister will be remembered for his service to the Indian Republic and his lasting contribut
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Police departments across US report 911 outage, some restored
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): A number of US police departments around the United States on Monday (local time) reported that their 911 lines are not operational. However, later some police departments also reported having restored the service.
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Nearly 280,000 children in US contracted coronavirus since March
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 280,000 children in the United States contracted the novel coronavirus since March, making up less than 5 per cent of the country's cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a study on Monday.
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US fears attack on Baghdad diplomatic mission, prepares to close embassy:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States stands ready to close its embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone, where rocket attacks occasionally occur, media report.
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Taliban negotiating team says Afghan govt unwilling to accept US peace dea
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Afghan government is unwilling to accept the terms of a peace deal signed between the Taliban and the United States, Khairullah Khairkhwa, a member of the terrorist group's negotiating team at the intra-Afghan peace talks, told the Afghan-
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