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Biden signs stopgap funding Bill to keep US government open - White House

Dec 03, 2021

Washington [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden has signed a stopgap funding bill to keep the US government open, the White House announced Friday, after Democratic lawmakers managed to win enough support from rival Republicans to vote on the highly-contested matter.

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A woman is not property: Taliban leader issues decree

Dec 03, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 4 : A special decree is issued by the leader of the Taliban Haibatullah Akhundzada stating that a woman is not a property but a free human being.
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US urges all partners to forgo transactions with Russia that risk CAATSA sanctions

Dec 03, 2021
A general view of the Chinese Embassy in London. (Image credit: Reuters)

China accuses MI6 chief of pushing 'fake news' after comments that it targets poor countries with debt trap

Dec 03, 2021

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Procurement of S-400 missile systems 'sovereign decision' based on threat perception: Defence Ministry

Dec 03, 2021

New Delhi [India], December 3 : The procurement of Russian S-400 missile defence systems was a "sovereign decision"...
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China's Shijiazhuang reports 4 new COVID-19 cases

Dec 03, 2021

Shijiazhuang [China], December 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Luquan District in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, reported four...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron

Macron allegedly calling Johnson 'clown' reflects difficult relations between two: Expert

Dec 03, 2021

Brussels [Belgium], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): If reports of French President Emmanuel Macron calling UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
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Pakistan cedes strategic pipeline contract to China to repay mountain of debt

Dec 03, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Special format of Putin-Modi relations allows discussing complex issues: Russian Presidential aide

Dec 03, 2021
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'Cowardly at best, complicit at worst': Rights group slams Pak govt over killing of man on 'flimsy blasphemy allegations'

Dec 03, 2021
A train is ready on the station during the handover ceremony of the high-speed rail project linking the Chinese southwestern city of Kunming with Vientiane, in Vientiane, Laos. (Image credit: Reuters)

Laos-China railway opens as experts raise concerns over mounting debt

Dec 03, 2021
Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of COVID-19 response at WHO's Emergency Diseases Unit. (File photo)

Omicron detected in 38 countries but Delta remains dominant COVID-19 variant, says WHO

Dec 03, 2021
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia

South-East Asia Region should strengthen COVID-19 response measures to curtail spread of variants amid Omicron scare: WHO

Dec 03, 2021
Swedish Ambassador to India Klas Molin. (Image credit: Twitter/Klas Molin)

Swedish Embassy celebrates 14th edition of Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Week

Dec 03, 2021
Union Minister of Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal

Third round of India-UAE economic partnership negotiations to begin on Monday

Dec 03, 2021
European Union's special envoy on Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson

India has potential to play significant role in supporting Afghan people, says EU special envoy

Dec 03, 2021
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Sri Lanka witnesses blackout due to disruption of power lines

Dec 03, 2021
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UN committee calls for global alert on bioterrorism in COVID times

Dec 03, 2021
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Scientists warn border bans too late to stop Omicron spread, hold back studies: Report

Dec 03, 2021