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Putin promised Biden to meet again during recent video talks
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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin promised his US counterpart, Joe Biden, to meet again during their recent online talks, according to video footage broadcast by Rossiya 1 on Sunday.The Russian president said that they would definitely meet again and...
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US never intended to send combat troops to Ukraine, says Biden
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Washington: US President Joe Biden says Washington never planned to send troops to Ukraine, but the US has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that there will be consequences in case of any aggression."They never were on the table," Biden...
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Brazil’s supreme court requires foreigners to enter with full vaccination
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Sao Paulo: Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) determined that all foreigners entering the country should present a certificate verifying that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.The decision was made at the request of the Brazilian political party Sustainability...
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UK court decision to extradite Assange to US ‘seriously damages’ journalism – CPJ
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Washington: A London court’s decision to allow the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seriously damages journalism, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Deputy Executive Director Robert Mahoney said.“On the same day the Nobel Peace Prize honors journalists, a UK...
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China to boast more than 5,000 aircraft by 2025
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Beijing: China's civil aviation transport industry will resume steady growth, adding a total of 7,646 new civil passenger aircraft over the next 20 years, according to industry reports.By 2025, China's total number of aircraft will likely reach 5,343, according...
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Blinken holds first meeting with new German Foreign Minister Annalena
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Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he met with new German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and is looking forward to working with her on solving various international problems."Met today with Germany’s new Foreign Minister @ABaerbock at the...
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2 dead, 5 injured after tornado hits
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Houston: At least two people died and five others were seriously injured after a tornado struck a nursing home on Friday in the central US state of Arkansas, authorities said.At least 20 people were trapped inside the nursing home...
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US sanctions on 6 former and current RAB officers
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Dhaka: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) banned 15 government officials from three countries, including Bangladesh for cracking down on innocent civilians, political opponents and peaceful protesters, and for serious human rights abuses, it...
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China, France to hold high-level economic dialogue
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Beijing: The eighth China-France High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue will be held on December 13 via video link, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Friday.Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua and French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire...
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Japan reports another 8 cases of Omicron variant infection
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Tokyo: Japanese authorities have confirmed another eight COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant, bringing the total number of infections by the new strain in the country to 12, local media reported Friday.All eight entered Japan from abroad from late...
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Manipur concludes 7-day entrepreneurship development program in Imphal
Imphal: The Closing Ceremony of the “7-Days Entrepreneurship Development Program” organized by the Planning Department, Government of Manipur, was...
