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Russia successfully test-fires Sarmat strategic missile
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia announced that it successfully test-launched a Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday at a time when Moscow-West tensions have sharply escalated over Ukraine.
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Nigerian air force plane crashes, 2 pilots killed
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A trainer aircraft of the Nigerian air force crashed on Tuesday in the northern Kaduna state, killing two pilots on board, an air force spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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Russia says NATO tries to prolong fighting in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries are doing everything to prolong the armed conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Wednesday.
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Uyghur human rights advocate calls upon companies to abandon products of f
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 20 (ANI): In a bid to address Chinese repression of Uyghurs, a Uyghur human rights advocate has called upon brands to remove materials that come from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) from every level of their supply chains, according to a media report.
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Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin discusses Ukraine war, bilateral defence relat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): US Defense Secretary and Pentagon Chief Lloyd J. Austin III on Wednesday (Local time) held talks with the Minister of National Defense of China, General Wei Fenghe and discussed bilateral defence relations, regional security issues and the ongoing war in Ukra
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China-Europe fault lines exposed at 23rd bilateral summit
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 20 (ANI): The 23rd EU-China Summit, which took place from March 31-April 1, exposed the existing fault lines between the two parties.
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Massive outage reported as snowstorm hits US
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Hundreds of thousands power outages were reported on Tuesday as a snowstorm lashed multiple states in northeastern United States.
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2 Australian states to end COVID-19 home quarantine rules
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's two most populated states, New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, are expected to end one of their last major COVID-19 regulations within the coming days.
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Malaysia reports 6,069 new COVID-19 infections, 12 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 6,069 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 4,402,234, according to the Health Ministry.
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South Korea reports 111,319 new COVID-19 cases
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Seoul [South Korea], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea recorded 111,319 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 16,583,220, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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UAE summons Israeli ambassador to protest against events at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of state for International Cooperation (MoFAIC), has summoned Amir Hayek, Israeli ambassador to the UAE, to "strongly protest and denounce the events taking place in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa
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Three killed, 19 injured in explosion in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): At least three people were killed and 19 others were injured when an explosion hit east Nigeria's Taraba state on Tuesday, local police said.
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