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Never Forget the Soviet Heroes Who Liberated Auschwitz
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/never-forget-the-soviet-heroes-who-liberated-auschwitz-1106755245.html
January 27, 2023, 11:24 AM
The SS guards abandoned the guard posts surrounding Auschwitz during the night of 20-21 January 1945.
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Lavrov Confirms Russia's Commitment to Food Export Obligations to African Countries
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/lavrov-confirms-russias-commitment-to-food-export-obligations-to-african-countries-1106755572.html
January 27, 2023, 11:23 AM
MASSAWA, Eritrea (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed during his visit to Eritrea Russia's commitment to its obligations relative to food exports to African countries in need, including those stemming from the deals brokered with the participation of the United Nations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp Commemorates 78th Anniversary of Liberation
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/auschwitz-concentration-camp-commemorates-78th-anniversary-of-liberation-1106748314.html
January 27, 2023, 11:01 AM
The German concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, also known as Oswiecim, was the largest Nazi concentration camp; at least 1.1 million people were exterminated there.
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Archaeologists Find Record-Long 'Book of the Dead' Papyrus for First Time in a Century, Reports Say
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/archaeologists-find-record-long-book-of-the-dead-papyrus-for-first-time-in-a-century-reports-say-1106750090.html
January 27, 2023, 10:43 AM
The Book of the Dead is connected with the ancient Egyptian traditions that accompanied burial and reflected perceptions of the afterlife. Recently scientists have found a scroll with those texts, so soon we might learn more about the funeral rituals of the land of the pyramids.
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South Africa to Send Cheetahs to India in Bid to Rebuild Animal Population
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/south-africa-to-send-cheetahs-to-india-in-bid-to-rebuild-animal-population-1106749866.html
January 27, 2023, 9:27 AM
India declared cheetahs extinct in the country in 1952 due to the use of the big cats for coursing, sport hunting, overhunting and habitat loss. The efforts of Indian authorities to re-establish the cheetah population led to the signing of a pact with Namibia, which gifted India its first eight cheetahs.
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Russian Diplomats Banned From Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony in Amsterdam, Embassy Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/russian-diplomats-banned-from-holocaust-remembrance-ceremony-in-amsterdam-embassy-says-1106753056.html
January 27, 2023, 9:23 AM
PARIS (Sputnik) - The Dutch authorities refused to allow Russian diplomats to participate in a ceremony in memory of the victims of the Holocaust in Amsterdam, this decision is highly politicized, the Russian Embassy in The Hague said on Friday.
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Putin: Ukrainian Neo-Nazis Terrorize People, Commit Ethnic Cleansing as They Forget WWII Lessons
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/putin-ukranian-neo-nazis-terrorize-people-commit-ethnic-cleansing-as-they-forget-wwii-lessons-1106752997.html
January 27, 2023, 9:17 AM
Putin warned that attempts to revise Russia’s role in the WWII victory paves the ground for the revival of Nazism’s “deadly ideology.”
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Intel Shares Drop Almost 10% After Release of 2022 Financial Report
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/intel-shares-drop-almost-10-after-release-of-2022-financial-report-1106749947.html
January 27, 2023, 8:28 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The world's largest computer components manufacturer, Intel, had its shares drop by almost 10% in price in after-trading hours amid the publication of the company's financial report, trading data showed on Friday.
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Deliverance From Evil: 78 Years Ago Soviet Troops Liberated Auschwitz
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/deliverance-from-evil-78-years-since-soviet-troops-liberated-auschwitz-1106748579.html
January 27, 2023, 7:48 AM
On January 27, 1945, four Red Army infantry divisions under the command of Marshal Ivan Konev put an end to the largest concentration camp of the Third Reich.
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Hungary Will Not Allow EU Sanctions to Target Russian Nuclear Power, Orban Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/hungary-will-not-allow-eu-sanctions-to-target-russian-nuclear-power-orban-says-1106749538.html
January 27, 2023, 7:46 AM
BUDAPES (Sputnik) - Hungary will not allow the extension of EU sanctions against Moscow to Russia's nuclear power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.
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Lavrov Says US, EU Countries Seeking to Restore Africa's Colonial Dependence
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/lavrov-says-us-eu-countries-seeking-to-restore-africas-colonial-dependence-1106748711.html
January 27, 2023, 7:17 AM
MASSAWA, Eritrea (Sputnik) - The United States and European countries, requiring African states to stop cooperation with Russia, are seeking to restore the continent's colonial dependence, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.
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Hard Line Party Head Paludan Pledges to Burn Qurans 'Every Friday' Until Sweden Is Admitted to NATO
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/paludan-pledges-to-burn-qurans-every-friday-until-sweden-gets-admitted-to-nato-1106747243.html
January 27, 2023, 6:16 AM
Apart from putting Sweden’s NATO bid on ice amid harsh rhetoric from Turkey, the inflammatory action involving Islam's most revered text has sparked a strong backlash from the Muslim world at large, leading to calls to boycott Swedish goods.
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Lockheed Ready to Boost F-16 Production 'to Backfill' Any EU State Looking to Send Its Jets to Kiev
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/lockheed-ready-to-boost-f-16-production-to-backfill-any-eu-state-looking-to-send-its-jets-to-kiev-1106747556.html
January 27, 2023, 6:07 AM
Thus far, Washington has kept mum about providing Kiev with the F-16 fighters, or allowing other countries to re-export these US-made warplanes to Ukraine.
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Japan to Cull 53,000 Chickens in Gunma Prefecture Amid Bird Flu Crisis
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/japan-to-cull-53000-chickens-in-gunma-prefecture-amid-bird-flu-crisis-1106747441.html
January 27, 2023, 5:33 AM
TOKYO (Sputnik) - Some 53,000 chickens will be culled in Japan's Gunma Prefecture due to the detection of a new outbreak of bird flu, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on Friday.
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Trumpian Pulpit
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/trumpian-pulpit-1106746628.html
January 27, 2023, 3:57 AM
Former President Donald Trump, apparently the new voice of reason in American politics, has called for an end to the conflict in Ukraine. The former reality TV star claimed that “first come the tanks, then come the nukes,” warning against the continued escalation between the world’s two largest nuclear powers.
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Raids, Drone Strikes & Rockets: The IDF's Jenin Operation and Its Aftermath
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/raids-drone-strikes--rockets-the-jenin-raid-and-its-aftermath-1106746054.html
January 27, 2023, 3:47 AM
Ten Palestinians were killed on Thursday during raids on a refugee camp in the city of Jenin, including a 61-year-old woman. It was the deadliest attack on the West Bank in two decades, according to Palestinian officials. Nine were killed in the morning hours of Thursday and the tenth during a subsequent raid on Thursday night.
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Protesting Police Officers Besiege Haiti's Prime Minister at Airport
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/protesting-police-officers-besiege-haitis-prime-minister-at-airport---reports-1106746429.html
January 27, 2023, 3:26 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Police officers, protesting in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, have attacked the city's airport and besieged Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the Radio Tele Metronome broadcaster reported on Thursday.
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Russian Embassy in Washington: Recent US Sanctions Prove 'Inefficiency' of Retaliatory Measure
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/russian-embassy-in-washington-recent-us-sanctions-prove-inefficiency-of-retaliatory-measure-1106745776.html
January 27, 2023, 3:24 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Russian Embassy in Washington said on Thursday that the recent sanctions, imposed on Russia by the United States, showed the "inefficiency and absurdity" of this approach more clearly.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov Says Western Media 'Twisted, Distorted' His Africa Tour
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/russias-lavrov-says-western-media-twisted-distorted-his-africa-tour-1106745652.html
January 27, 2023, 3:08 AM
MASSAWA (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday, responding to Sputnik's question, that Western media have been distorting facts while covering his tour across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Israeli, Palestinian Forces Exchange Barrage of Fire Amid Latest Spike in Tension
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/sirens-sound-in-southern-israel-after-israeli-forces-carry-out-counterstrikes-in-gaza-strip-1106744848.html
January 27, 2023, 1:43 AM
Hours earlier, the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system was triggered after two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. The latest spike in tension comes after 10 Palestinians were reportedly killed by Israeli troops during a raid in Jenin, a city in the West Bank.
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Murder in the US: Everything to Know About Tyre Nichols Case Before Release of Body Cam Footage
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/murder-in-the-us-everything-to-know-about-tyre-nichols-case-before-release-of-body-cam-footage-1106744264.html
January 27, 2023, 1:16 AM
On Thursday, five former Memphis police officers were charged with murder and other crimes related to the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. On Friday, body cam footage of the beating and Nichols’ arrest will be released to the public.
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Zaporozhye Authorities Slam IAEA Reports About Powerful Explosions at NPP as Provocation
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/zaporozhye-authorities-slam-iaea-reports-about-powerful-explosions-at-npp-as-provocation-1106744560.html
January 27, 2023, 12:52 AM
SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) - The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) report about powerful explosions in the vicinity of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is not true and is a provocation, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Zaporozhye regional administration's main council, told Sputnik on Thursday.
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Biden Vows to 'Veto Everything' That Republicans Propose on US Tax Hikes
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/biden-vows-to-veto-everything-that-republicans-propose-on-us-tax-hikes-1106743279.html
January 26, 2023, 11:47 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - President Joe Biden said he would fight his Republican rivals’ plans to tax all goods and services in the United States instead of income, saying such moves would destroy the US economy and the best jobs market in 50 years.
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Blinken Convinced Biden to Give Ukraine Tanks to Conceal NATO Rift Over Military Aid, Reports Say
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/blinken-convinced-biden-to-give-ukraine-tanks-to-conceal-nato-rift-over-military-aid-reports-say-1106742490.html
January 26, 2023, 10:42 PM
The US and its European allies have pledged a variety of armored vehicles to Kiev in recent weeks, as the far-right government begins to lose ground to Russian forces once more amid a new offensive in the Donbass.
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Air Raid Sirens Sound in Southern Israel, IDF Confirms Two Rockets Intercepted Over Ashkelon
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/air-raid-sirens-sound-off-in-southern-israel-rocket-interceptions-reported-1106742766.html
January 26, 2023, 10:14 PM
Ten Palestinians, including several children, were reportedly killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday. The violence comes amid a deadly month in which 29 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces.
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Asteroid Flies 2,200 Miles Over Tip of South America But Spares Planet Earth - NASA
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/asteroid-flies-2200-miles-over-tip-of-south-america-but-spares-planet-earth---nasa-1106742637.html
January 26, 2023, 10:05 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - An asteroid the size of a truck is about to pass 2,200 miles above the surface of the Earth over the southern tip of South America without posing a threat to the planet, NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced.
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US Kills Key Daesh Operative in Somalia Raid - Senior Official
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/us-kills-key-daesh-operative-in-somalia-raid---senior-official-1106742355.html
January 26, 2023, 9:56 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States killed a key Daesh* operative during a nighttime assault in northern Somalia, a senior administration official said.
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National Archives Asks Ex-Presidents, VPs to Fork Over Any Classified Docs in Their Personal Records
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/national-archives-asks-ex-presidents-vps-to-fork-over-any-classified-docs-in-their-personal-records-1106741882.html
January 26, 2023, 9:41 PM
The Department of Justice is investigating how former President Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden handled classified documents after reports recently revealed Biden also failed to follow security protocols on protected records.
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Ghost Campaign: Biden Hosting Big-Donor Fundraisers Without Announcing 2024 Candidacy Yet
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/ghost-campaign-biden-hosting-big-donor-fundraisers-without-announcing-2024-candidacy-yet-1106741368.html
January 26, 2023, 8:53 PM
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is hosting several big-donor fundraisers in the coming weeks to raise money for 2024 campaigns, with US President Joe Biden as their star guest. However, the 80-year-old leader has yet to announce his own bid to stay in office.
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Republicans Back DeSantis by Landslide Numbers Over Trump for 2024 Nomination - Poll
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/republicans-back-desantis-by-landslide-numbers-over-trump-for-2024-nomination---poll-1106741118.html
January 26, 2023, 7:48 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Republicans prefer Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over former President Donald Trump as their 2024 presidential candidate to run against incumbent President Joe Biden by a whopping 28% margin, a new Marquette University Law School national survey revealed on Thursday.
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AI May Produce Systems Capable of Wiping Out All Human Live, Scholars Warn
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/ai-may-produce-systems-capable-of-wiping-out-all-human-live-scholars-warn-1106739310.html
January 26, 2023, 6:54 PM
There is a veritable "arms race" going on in the field of AI development, researchers claim, arguing that this field is in need of regulation.
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Boeing Reportedly Pleads Not Guilty in US Court to Criminal Liability for 737 MAX Crashes
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/boeing-reportedly-pleads-not-guilty-in-us-court-to-criminal-liability-for-737-max-crashes-1106740458.html
January 26, 2023, 6:44 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Aerospace company Boeing pleaded not guilty in a US federal court to criminal responsibility for two 737 MAX crashes that killed hundreds of people in Indonesia and Ethiopia, US media reported on Thursday.
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DOJ Was Reportedly Ready to Use Search Warrant to Get Classified Files From Biden's Delaware Home
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/doj-was-reportedly-ready-to-use-search-warrant-to-get-classified-files-from-bidens-delaware-home-1106739598.html
January 26, 2023, 6:35 PM
If US President Joe Biden didn’t agree to cooperate voluntarily with a search of his Delaware home for classified files, the US Department of Justice was prepared to obtain a search warrant in order to do so, according to reports in US media on Thursday.
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Russia-West Agreement on Coexistence Needed for Arms Control Dialogue: Deputy FM
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/russia-west-agreement-on-coexistence-needed-for-arms-control-dialogue-deputy-fm-1106738934.html
January 26, 2023, 6:32 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - It is strange for the United States to demand from Russia the resumption of inspections under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) after Kiev tried to strike Russian long-range aviation facilities, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said.
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Why Sending Leopard 2 & M1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine is NATO's Grave Mistake
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/why-sending-leopard-2--m1-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine-is-natos-grave-mistake-1106737387.html
January 26, 2023, 5:34 PM
Berlin has green-lighted the delivery of Germany's main battle tank (MBT) Leopard 2s to Kiev both from its own stockpiles and those of its allies. For its part, Washington has signaled its own readiness to provide the Ukrainian military with its M1 Abrams equivalent.
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Ukrainian Armored Vehicle Blown Up by Anti-Tank Mine Placed by Friendly Troops: Video
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/ukrainian-armored-vehicle-blown-up-by-anti-tank-mine-placed-by-friendly-troops-video-1106735801.html
January 26, 2023, 5:17 PM
While Ukrainian forces sustain serious losses in military personnel and hardware, at least some of these are caused by the apparent incompetence of Kiev's soldiers, with the following video showcasing one such instance.
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Is Boeing to Confront Fraud Charges or Will Washington Intervene at the Eleventh Hour?
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/is-boeing-to-confront-fraud-charges-or-will-washington-intervene-at-the-eleventh-hour-1106737012.html
January 26, 2023, 5:12 PM
Boeing is being charged with conspiracy to commit fraud related to the crashes of two 737 Max commercial planes in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, which claimed the lives of 346 people.
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Sturgeon U-Turns on Sending Transgender Double Rapist to Women's Jail After Outcry
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/sturgeon-u-turns-on-sending-transgender-double-rapist-to-womens-jail-after-outcry-1106732075.html
January 26, 2023, 4:40 PM
Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon claimed it was not "possible" for a rapist to be locked in an all-female jail — overlooking the case of transsexual child molester Katie Dolatowski, who was transferred from a men's to a women's prison last year.
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Scientists Develop Metallic Robots That Can Turn Liquid to Pass Through Obstacles
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/scientists-develop-metallic-robots-that-can-turn-liquid-to-pass-through-obstacles-1106733913.html
January 26, 2023, 4:19 PM
The new robots demonstrated, among other things, an ability to pass through a grid by switching to a liquid form before returning to their solid state on the other side.
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'First Come the Tanks, Then Come the Nukes': Trump Calls on Biden to End 'Crazy' Ukraine Conflict
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/first-come-the-tanks-then-come-the-nukes-trump-calls-on-biden-to-end-crazy-ukraine-conflict-1106735642.html
January 26, 2023, 4:18 PM
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday that NATO states sending weapons to Ukraine was “perceived as direct involvement in the conflict” by Moscow, rather than being separate from it.
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Poland Initiates Resolution on Germany's WWII Reparations in Council of Europe
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/poland-initiates-resolution-on-germanys-wwii-reparations-in-council-of-europe-1106735190.html
January 26, 2023, 3:58 PM
WARSAW (Sputnik) - Poland initiated in the Council of Europe the adoption of a resolution on Germany's payment of reparations to Polish citizens affected by World War II, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk said on Thursday.
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Pope Francis Denounces ‘Colonialist Mentality’ Toward Africa Ahead of Planned Trip
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/pope-francis-denounces-colonialist-mentality-toward-africa-ahead-of-planned-trip-1106732933.html
January 26, 2023, 3:19 PM
Pope Francis is set to embark on a one-week trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan later in January. The visit, which will be Francis's fourth to the African continent since becoming Pope in 2013, was originally scheduled for July 2022 but was postponed for health reasons.
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Total of 63% of Germans Oppose Arming Ukraine With Fighter Jets, Poll Shows
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/total-of-63-of-germans-oppose-arming-ukraine-with-fighter-jets-poll-shows-1106734558.html
January 26, 2023, 3:10 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A total of 63% of Germans oppose supplying Kiev with fighter jets, even though a majority back sending Leopard 2 tanks to the eastern European country, a poll showed on Thursday.
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Spain Church Attack: Suspect Reportedly Shouted 'Allah is Great' & 'Death to Christians'
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/spain-church-attack-suspect-reportedly-shouted-allah-is-great--death-to-christians-1106732779.html
January 26, 2023, 2:59 PM
One person was killed and four more were injured in the January 25 church attack in the southern Spanish city of Algeciras.
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'Nazi Crimes Should Never be Forgotten': Putin on Eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/putin-on-eve-of-holocaust-remembrance-day-nazi-crimes-should-never-be-forgotten-1106732170.html
January 26, 2023, 2:47 PM
Speaking on the eve of the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, Putin said that Moscow seeks to guarantee that such a tragedy never happens again.
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King Charles Reportedly Evicts Brother Prince Andrew From Buckingham Palace Suite
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/king-charles-reportedly-evicts-brother-prince-andrew-from-buckingham-palace-suite-1106727821.html
January 26, 2023, 2:03 PM
Prince Andrew has been snubbed at royal occasions in recent years since US woman Virginia Roberts Giuffre claimed he slept with her in London in 2001 when she was 17. The Duke of York later settled out of court with Roberts Giuffre in a New York civil case.
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Berlin's Decision to Send Leopard 2s to Ukraine 'Historically Wrong', German MP Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/berlins-decision-to-send-leopard-2s-to-ukraine-historically-wrong-german-mp-says-1106729958.html
January 26, 2023, 2:00 PM
On Wednesday, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made it clear that Ukraine will get the Leopard 2 tanks not earlier than in three-four months.
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Scientists Want to Use Ultrasonic Vortex to Break Blood Clots
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/scientists-want-to-use-ultrasonic-vortex-to-break-blood-clots-1106725557.html
January 26, 2023, 1:55 PM
Every year, ruptured blood thrombuses cause a large number of deaths. Existing treatment methods can cause vascular damage and are time-consuming. However, scientists have proposed a new technology that, if successful, could greatly simplify the recovery process.
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NATO Membership Talks With Finland & Sweden 'Pointless', Turkish Foreign Minister Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/turkeys-foreign-minister-says-talks-on-nato-membership-with-finland-sweden-pointless-1106731593.html
January 26, 2023, 1:49 PM
ANKARA (Sputnik) - The tripartite mechanism among Turkey, Sweden and Finland on NATO membership has been postponed as Ankara sees no point in it at the moment, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
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Zimbabwe to Start Exporting Wheat
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/zimbabwe-to-start-exporting-wheat-1106728516.html
January 26, 2023, 1:32 PM
Leaders of more than 20 African countries arrived in Dakar to take part in the second Dakar Summit on Feeding Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience, taking place between January 25 to 27.
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Thousands of Australians Protesting Celebration of National Day, Media Reports
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/thousands-of-australians-protesting-celebration-of-national-day-media-reports-1106729072.html
January 26, 2023, 12:48 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Thousands of Australians participated on Thursday in the "Invasion Day" protest against Australia Day celebrating the raising of the British flag on the site of Sydney on January 26, 1788, which the country's indigenous communities regard as the date of the continent's colonization, media reported.
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More Than 4,000 UK Physiotherapists Go on First Time Strike Over Pay
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/more-than-4000-uk-physiotherapists-go-on-first-time-strike-over-pay-1106728321.html
January 26, 2023, 12:28 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK's Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) announced that over 4,000 of its members went on strike on Thursday for the first time to demand higher wages.
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Tesla Boasts Record Income in Last Year's Fourth Quarter
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/tesla-boasts-record-income-in-last-years-fourth-quarter-1106723638.html
January 26, 2023, 12:22 PM
Having reported bigger profits than expected, Tesla has also confirmed its intend to expand electric vehicle manufacturing operations in Nevada.
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'Hideaway Day': UK Cabinet Huddles Amid Tax Scandal
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/uk-cabinet-heads-to-chequers-for-hideaway-day-amid-zahawi-tax-row-1106721014.html
January 26, 2023, 12:04 PM
PM Rishi Sunak ordered a probe into Tory Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi earlier this week, after it emerged he had been fined for late payment of millions in tax on the transfer of shares in his polling firm YouGov to an offshore trust controlled by his parents.
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Death Toll in Vessel Incident Off Japan's Coast Rises to 8, Says Chinese Consulate-General
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/death-toll-in-vessel-incident-off-japans-coast-rises-to-8-says-chinese-consulate-general-1106727162.html
January 26, 2023, 11:59 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The number of crew members killed when a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship Jin Tian sank off the Japanese coast in the East China Sea, has increased to eight, with six Chinese nationals among them, Lyu Guijun, the Chinese consulate-general in Japan's city of Fukuoka, said on Thursday.
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Finland Sees 150-Year Record Low Fertility, Surge in Deaths in 2022
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/finland-sees-150-year-record-low-fertility-surge-in-deaths-in-2022--1106726828.html
January 26, 2023, 11:54 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The number of births in Finland in 2022 was the lowest in more than 150 years, while the death rate reached the highest figure since the 1940s, data by the Statistics Finland agency showed on Thursday
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Russia Rolls Out Combat Robot to 'Detect and Destroy' Leopard 2, Abrams Tanks Sent to Ukraine
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/russia-rolls-out-combat-robot-to-detect-and-destroy-leopard-2-abrams-tanks-sent-to-ukraine-1106724932.html
January 26, 2023, 11:32 AM
On Wednesday, Washington and Berlin announced they were ready to provide Kiev with M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks in the coming months. The decisions came as Russia continues its special military operation in Ukraine.
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Olympic Council of Asia Invites Russian Athletes to Take Part in 2023 Asian Games
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/olympic-council-of-asia-invites-russian-athletes-to-take-part-in-2023-asian-games-1106725980.html
January 26, 2023, 11:26 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Thursday invited Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in the 2023 Asian Games, scheduled for the fall.
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Paris Transport Workers to Participate in Strike Against Pension Reform on January 31
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/paris-transport-workers-to-participate-in-strike-against-pension-reform-on-january-31-1106725425.html
January 26, 2023, 11:09 AM
PARIS (Sputnik) - Trade unions of the Paris public transport operator RATP Group said on Thursday that they would take part in a nationwide strike and demonstration against raising the retirement age on January 31.
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Russia Not Going to Use US Dollar in Trade With Africa, Ambassador Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/russia-not-going-to-use-us-dollar-in-trade-with-africa-ambassador-says-1106721884.html
January 26, 2023, 11:07 AM
The proposed BRICS single currency may facilitate transactions between Russia and Africa in the quest for a multipolar world "in which countries are free to implement the economic model they consider appropriate without external pressure," the Russian ambassador said.
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Germany Accused of Stereotyping Africa While Taking Aim at Russia
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/germany-accused-of-stereotyping-africa-while-taking-aim-at-russia-1106720905.html
January 26, 2023, 10:44 AM
Russia's top diplomat Sergey Lavrov has been touring Africa for the past four days. So far, he has visited South Africa, the Kingdom of Eswatini and Angola, with one more destination yet to be announced.
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How to Make Spaceships Faster? Shoot Them With Micro Pellets, Scientist Suggests
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/scientist-proposes-fire-microscopic-pellets-at-spacecraft-for-more-speed-1106716942.html
January 26, 2023, 10:36 AM
For a long time, mankind has dreamed of manned missions to the stars, but technological constraints have kept people from exploring deep space. Nevertheless, researchers continue their quest to create better spaceships - and according to a new study, a solution may be closer than we think.
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UK Royal Mail Reports $248Mln Loss Over 9 Months Due to Industrial Strikes
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/uk-royal-mail-reports-248mln-loss-over-9-months-due-to-industrial-strikes-1106721591.html
January 26, 2023, 10:30 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom's postal service, the Royal Mail, lost about $247.8mln within the nine months that ended in December 2022, due to industrial strikes driven primarily by record inflation in the country, its parent firm, International Distributions Services (IDS), said on Thursday.
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EU Lawmaker Calls for Switch to War Economy
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/member-of-eu-parliament-calls-for-switch-to-war-economy-1106721454.html
January 26, 2023, 10:25 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Manfred Weber, leader of the European People's Party, the largest in the European Parliament, on Thursday said that the European Union needs to switch to war economy against the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis.
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Classified Documents Found in Pence’s Home Contain Materials for Working Trips, Media Reports
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/classified-documents-found-in-pences-home-contain-materials-for-working-trips-media-reports-1106720718.html
January 26, 2023, 10:00 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - About 12 classified documents found at the Indiana home of former US Vice President Mike Pence contained materials prepared for his working trips abroad, US media reported on Thursday, citing sources.
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UK PM Sunak Urged to Probe 'Unlawful Scheme' for Housing Migrant Children in Hotels
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/uk-pm-sunak-urged-to-probe-unlawful-scheme-for-housing-migrant-children-in-hotels-1106719750.html
January 26, 2023, 9:56 AM
The British government is under pressure to reduce the number of asylum seekers staying in hotels. Last year saw more than 45,000 migrants cross the English Channel to get to the UK, a new record high.
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Poland to Receive First Abrams Tanks This Spring
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/poland-to-receive-first-abrams-tanks-this-spring-1106718810.html
January 26, 2023, 8:42 AM
WARSAW (Sputnik) - Poland will start receiving its first heavy US Abrams tanks this spring to replenish its depleted weapons stocks, with a total of 58 tanks contracted to arrive this year, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday.
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Not-So-Distant Relatives? Humans and Apes Share Common Body Language, Study Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/not-so-distant-relatives-humans-and-apes-share-common-body-language-study-says-1106716801.html
January 26, 2023, 8:14 AM
A recent discovery has indicated that the most recent common ancestor people shared with great apes used this gestures.
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Finland Grants New Permit to Export Defense Materiel to Turkey
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/finland-grants-new-permit-to-export-defense-materiel-to-turkey-1106713590.html
January 26, 2023, 7:38 AM
Earlier this week, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto speculated that his country may have to go ahead with its NATO application without its co-aspirant Sweden, whose bid has been delayed by discord with Turkey and a recent series of high-profile diplomatic spats.
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Under the Sea: Japanese Firm Unveils New Vending Machines for Whale Meat, Causing Public Outcry
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/under-the-sea-japanese-firm-unveils-new-vending-machines-for-whale-meat-causing-public-outcry-1106711764.html
January 26, 2023, 7:37 AM
Consumption of whale meat has declined drastically in Japan in recent decades, with about 1,000 tons eaten in 2021, a sea change from 1962, when 233,000 tons of the product was consumed.
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France Recalls Its Envoy From Burkina Faso ‘For Consultations’ Following Decision to Withdraw Troops
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/france-recalls-its-envoy-from-burkina-faso-for-consultations-following-decision-to-withdraw-troops-1106717081.html
January 26, 2023, 7:36 AM
Earlier in the week, amid deteriorating relations between France and Burkina Faso, the official Burkinabe news agency said Ouagadougou had formally suspended a 2018 military cooperation agreement with Paris that allowed France's military presence in the country, and demanded that French forces withdraw from the West African country within a month.
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Canada Finds New Potential Mass Burial at Ex-School for Indigenous Children, Media Reports
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/canada-finds-new-potential-mass-burial-at-ex-school-for-indigenous-children-media-reports-1106717483.html
January 26, 2023, 7:27 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least 66 more potential unmarked graves have been discovered at a site of a former boarding school for Indigenous children in the westernmost Canadian province of British Columbia, media reported on Thursday.
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Japan Detects New Bird Flu Outbreak, Will Cull Another 3,000 Ducks
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/japan-detects-new-bird-flu-outbreak-will-cull-another-3000-ducks-1106714859.html
January 26, 2023, 6:12 AM
TOKYO (Sputnik) - About 3,000 ducks will be culled in Japan after the detection of a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Saitama Prefecture, located north of Tokyo, the local administration said on Thursday.
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Ukraine No Longer ‘Sovereign and Independent Country,’ Opposition Leader Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/west-turned-ukraine-into-testing-ground-for-showdown-with-russia-opposition-leader-says-1106711940.html
January 26, 2023, 6:05 AM
Medvedchuk himself claims that Kiev lost its true sovereignity in the violent 2014 Euromaidan coup, when Ukraine fell completely under the control of Western politicians.
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Nord Stream Blasts May Have Affected Baltic Cod Stocks, Sweden Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/nord-stream-blasts-may-have-affected-baltic-cod-stocks-sweden-says-1106711281.html
January 26, 2023, 5:27 AM
The explosions, which were investigated as an act of international terrorism in Russia, halted deliveries of affordable gas to Germany ahead of the cold season, prompting a massive price hike and exacerbating Europe’s energy crunch.
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Group Suspected of Operating Slave Labor Cannabis Farms Detained in London
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/group-suspected-of-operating-slave-labor-cannabis-farms-detained-in-london-1106711113.html
January 26, 2023, 4:45 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom has apprehended a criminal group in London suspected of using victims of modern slavery to operate cannabis farms, the agency's press office said on Wednesday.
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Japan Successfully Launches New Surveillance Satellite Into Orbit - MHI Launch Services
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/japan-successfully-launches-new-surveillance-satellite-into-orbit---mhi-launch-services-1106710969.html
January 26, 2023, 3:27 AM
TOKYO (Sputnik) - Japan's aerospace exploration agency JAXA on Thursday successfully launched an H-IIA Launch Vehicle to put the new IGS-Radar 7 reconnaissance satellite into orbit, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Launch Services said.
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Report: UK Not Mulling Supply of Military Aircraft to Ukraine Seeing It 'Too Escalatory'
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/report-uk-not-mulling-supply-of-military-aircraft-to-ukraine-seeing-it-too-escalatory-1106710737.html
January 26, 2023, 2:22 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom is not considering the deliveries of military aircraft to Ukraine as this would be "too escalatory," The Telegraph reported on Wednesday, citing Royal Air Force sources.
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Weapon Manufacturers Record Skyrocketing Profits From US Arm Sales in 2022
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/weapon-manufacturers-record-skyrocketing-profits-from-us-arm-sales-in-2022-1106710496.html
January 26, 2023, 2:06 AM
War has always been big business in the United States. According to the seminal anti-war essay "War is a Racket," gunpowder manufacturer Du Ponts saw their profits increase by more than 950% during The Great War.
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'Welcome Back to Russia': New US Ambassador Tracy Arrives in Moscow - Embassy
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/welcome-back-to-russia-new-us-ambassador-tracy-arrives-in-moscow---embassy-1106710374.html
January 26, 2023, 1:29 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - New US Ambassador Lynne Tracy has arrived in Moscow, the US Embassy said in a Twitter post.
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Man Suspected of Sending Letter Bombs to Ukrainian Embassy Detained in Spain
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/man-suspected-of-sending-letter-bombs-to-ukrainian-embassy-detained-in-spain-1106710217.html
January 26, 2023, 12:49 AM
MADRID (Sputnik) - A 74-year-old man was detained in Spain on Wednesday on suspicion of sending envelopes with explosive substances, including to the US and Ukrainian embassies in Madrid, media reported.
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US Tanks Will Be Threat to Russian Troops in Ukraine - Not to Russia Itself, White House Claims
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/us-tanks-will-be-threat-to-russian-troops-in-ukraine---not-to-russia-itself-white-house-claims-1106708272.html
January 26, 2023, 12:24 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Abrams M1 main battle tanks that the United States will provide to Ukraine will be a threat to the Russian troops operating in that country but not to Russia itself, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.
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MTG Reportedly Looking to Serve as Trump's Running Mate in 2024 Election Bid
https://sputniknews.com/20230126/mtg-reportedly-looking-to-serve-as-trumps-running-mate-in-2024-election-bid-1106709284.html
January 26, 2023, 12:14 AM
The firebrand representative has long been a darling of the far-right but has been making inroads with the establishment wing of the Republican Party recently.
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Biden Administration Reportedly Urged Israel to Transfer Hawk Missiles to Ukraine
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/biden-administration-reportedly-urged-israel-to-transfer-hawk-missiles-to-ukraine-1106708830.html
January 25, 2023, 11:15 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Biden administration requested the Hawk anti-aircraft missiles in Israel’s stockpile in order to transfer them to Ukraine, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing three Israeli and one US officials.
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Meta: Trump's Facebook, Instagram Accounts Will Be Reinstated in 'Coming Weeks' After Two-Year Ban
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/meta-trumps-facebook-instagram-accounts-will-be-reinstated-in-coming-weeks-after-two-year-ban-1106708542.html
January 25, 2023, 10:23 PM
Tech giant Meta* announced on Wednesday that following a review of the case, it would be reinstating the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former US President Donald Trump.
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‘A Clear Pattern of Lies, Fraud, Deceit’: Dems Call for Santos to Be Barred From Classified Files
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/a-clear-pattern-of-lies-fraud-deceit-dems-call-for-santos-to-be-barred-from-classified-files-1106708351.html
January 25, 2023, 10:11 PM
Newly elected US Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has faced a slew of accusations in recent months that large parts of his resume are partially or wholly fabricated. He has denied all accusations of deception, but admitted to making some embellishments.
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Hawley Introduces ‘PELOSI’ Act to Ban Congressional Stock Trading
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/hawley-introduces-pelosi-act-to-ban-congressional-stock-trading-1106707834.html
January 25, 2023, 9:50 PM
According to a report by the New York Times, from 2019 to 2021, 183 representatives and senators reported trades by themselves or an immediate family member. More than half included trades that the Times determined may have been a conflict of interest.
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US Secret Service Finds 25% of Mass Shootings Driven by Conspiracy Theories, Hateful Ideologies
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/us-secret-service-finds-25-of-mass-shootings-driven-by-conspiracy-theories-hateful-ideologies-1106707372.html
January 25, 2023, 9:37 PM
In just the first three weeks of 2023, the United States has seen 39 mass shootings. In 2020, more than 45,000 Americans died from gun violence, including suicides - a pace that had steadily increased in the 21st century.
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Spain Launches Terror Probe After Deadly Church Attack Kills at Least 1 Person, Injures Several
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/spain-launches-terror-probe-after-deadly-church-attack-kills-at-least-1-person-injures-several-1106708042.html
January 25, 2023, 9:30 PM
A motive for the knife attack has yet to be determined; however, police have detained the suspect amid their ongoing investigation.
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What is the F-16 Falcon Fighter Jet NATO is Debating Shipping to Kiev?
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/what-is-the-f-16-falcon-fighter-jet-nato-is-debating-shipping-to-kiev-1106706119.html
January 25, 2023, 7:55 PM
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Wednesday that the European Union was preparing to supply Kiev with F-16 Falcon fighter jets made in the United States. The jets are just the latest advanced weapon NATO has given to Ukraine to use against Russian forces, including main battle tanks and other armored vehicles.
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Earth's Inner Core Rotation Seems to Slow, Study Claims
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/earths-inner-core-rotation-seems-to-slow-study-claims-1106706009.html
January 25, 2023, 7:01 PM
While the Earth's inner core apparently started rotating faster during the 1970s, its rotation eventually slowed down and came into sync with that of the Earth around 2009.
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'He's Not Picasso': US House Oversight Panel Looks Into Hunter Biden Artwork Sale... Again
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/hes-not-picasso-us-house-oversight-panel-looks-into-hunter-biden-artwork-sale-again-1106702895.html
January 25, 2023, 6:09 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US House Oversight Committee is again requesting information from the Georges Berges Gallery on the anonymous purchase of art made by Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, Chairman James Comer said on Wednesday.
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How US Big Tech is Swarmed With Ex-Spooks & Why This Rings Alarm Bells
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/how-us-big-tech-is-swarmed-with-ex-spooks--why-this-rings-alarm-bells-1106702182.html
January 25, 2023, 6:09 PM
Former US intelligence agents are increasingly occupying Big Tech jobs to regulate "free speech" in the US, American investigative journalists warn.
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UN Expects China's Economic Growth to Accelerate to 4.8% in 2023 From 3% in 2022
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/un-expects-chinas-economic-growth-to-accelerate-to-48-in-2023-from-3-in-2022-1106702640.html
January 25, 2023, 5:55 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - China's economy will grow by 4.8% in 2023 from 3% in 2022, according to a UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2023 report published on Wednesday.
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EU Saw 10% Rise in Asylum Bids in October: Statistics
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/eu-saw-10-rise-in-asylum-bids-in-october-statistics-1106702527.html
January 25, 2023, 5:53 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union saw first-time asylum requests spike 10% in October from the previous month and 66% from the year before, according to monthly asylum data published by Eurostat on Wednesday.
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US Aviation Agency Proposes Airworthiness Directive for Two-Decades-Old Boeing 757 Jets
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/us-aviation-agency-proposes-airworthiness-directive-for-two-decades-old-boeing-757-jets-1106702049.html
January 25, 2023, 5:47 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed on Wednesday an airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing 757 airplanes after safety concerns were raised regarding cracks in hidden areas of the aircraft, which has not been produced in the past two decades.
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Thousands of Healthcare Workers, Taxi Drivers, Teachers Striking in Barcelona, Spain
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/thousands-of-healthcare-workers-taxi-drivers-teachers-striking-in-barcelona-spain-1106701909.html
January 25, 2023, 5:45 PM
MADRID (Sputnik) - Several mass strikes are taking place in Barcelona on Wednesday, with thousands of taxi drivers blocking the city center and healthcare workers and teachers rallying to protest poor working conditions, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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Two Stabbed to Death in Train Knife Attack in Northern Germany
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/two-stabbed-to-death-in-train-knife-attack-in-northern-germany-1106701605.html
January 25, 2023, 5:37 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A man stabbed two passengers to death and wounded five others on a train in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein on Wednesday before police captured him, Sabine Sutterlin-Waack, the state interior minister, said.
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Joe Biden Speaks on US Military Assistance to Ukraine
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/joe-biden-speaks-on-us-military-assistance-to-ukraine-1106700135.html
January 25, 2023, 5:02 PM
On January 25, Biden proceeded to remark on the continued support the United States provides to Ukraine in the form of a steady stream of weapons and munitions, as well as funding to feed the Ukrainian war machine.
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Biden: US to Send 31 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine, Training to Start ASAP
https://sputniknews.com/20230125/white-house-confirms-sending-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine-1106700696.html
January 25, 2023, 5:00 PM
The United States' moves comes as Ukrainian forces supposedly prepare a counteroffensive against Russia amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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