African Development Bank Allocates $30 Billion to Boost Food Production in Continent
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/african-development-bank-allocates-30-billion-to-boost-food-production-in-continent-1106784616.html
January 28, 2023, 11:34 AM
Last week, high-profile representatives from around 40 African nations, including at least 20 heads of state, gathered in the Senegalese capital to take part in the second Dakar Summit on Feeding Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience.
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Italy, France May Send to Ukraine Air Defense System Worth $870Mln, Reports Say
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/italy-france-may-send-to-ukraine-air-defense-system-worth-870mln-reports-say-1106785820.html
January 28, 2023, 11:12 AM
ROME (Sputnik) - Italy and France have agreed to jointly provide Kiev with an advanced Samp/T air defense system with about 700 Aster-30 anti-aircraft missiles at a total cost of 800 million euros ($870 million), Italian newspaper reported Saturday.
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Bad Case of Frenchness? AP Deletes 'The French' Tweet After Being Mocked by Netizens
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/bad-case-of-frenchness-ap-deletes-the-french-tweet-after-being-mocked-by-netizens-1106783053.html
January 28, 2023, 11:04 AM
One of the largest international news and information agencies, the Associated Press, has apologized after its tweet caused controversy on the site.
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Kanye West 'Named Suspect in Battery Investigation' After Allegedly Tossing Woman's Phone Away
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/kanye-west-named-suspect-in-battery-investigation-after-allegedly-tossing-womans-phone-away-1106784523.html
January 28, 2023, 10:08 AM
The alleged incident took place while the rapper was on his way to his daughter North and son Saint's basketball game in LA.
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Brazilian Police Raid Home of Ex-President Bolsonaro's Nephew Over Riots, Reports Say
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/brazilian-police-raid-home-of-ex-president-bolsonaros-nephew-over-uprising-reports-say-1106784389.html
January 28, 2023, 9:41 AM
MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - The Brazilian federal police searched houses belonging to former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's nephew, Leonardo Rodrigues de Jesus, also known as Leo Indio, in connection with the January 8 riots, media reported.
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Kenya Sentences Tanzanian National Convicted of Child Trafficking to 30 Years in Jail
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/kenya-sentences-tanzanian-national-convicted-of-child-trafficking-to-30-years-in-jail-1106781511.html
January 28, 2023, 9:11 AM
In April 2022, Kenya police arrested a Tanzanian national named James Sengo Nestroy and charged him with two counts of trafficking in persons and harboring a vulnerable child for economic exploitation - in the wake of a report that exposed the man for smuggling physically disabled children.
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Two Injured in Jerusalem Shooting, Less Than 24 Hours After Deadly Terror Attack Near Synagogue
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/two-injured-in-jerusalem-shooting-day-after-deadly-terror-attack-in-city-1106783196.html
January 28, 2023, 9:04 AM
The shooting occurred less than 24 hours after a terror attack at a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood in Jerusalem left seven people dead.
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WHO Urges Countries to Stockpile Medicines in Case of Nuclear Emergency
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/who-urges-countries-to-stockpile-in-case-of-nuclear-emergency-1106781059.html
January 28, 2023, 7:16 AM
These days, people's great fear as global tensions worsen is of nuclear armageddon. As the situation deteriorates, people turn their attention to the emotional crisis surrounding them.
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New York Police Arrest 3 People During Protest After Tyre Nichols' Death
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/new-york-police-arrest-3-people-during-protest-after-tyre-nichols-death-1106781782.html
January 28, 2023, 7:10 AM
NEW YORK (Sputnik) - Police arrested three people at a demonstration in New York on Friday, following the release of bodycam footage showing five Black Memphis police officers beating Tyre Nichols, a 29-year old Black man, during a traffic stop, according to a statement.
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UK May Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine 'When Russia Withdraws Troops', Reports Claim
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/uk-may-send-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-when-russia-withdraws-troops-reports-say-1106781326.html
January 28, 2023, 6:03 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom may supply Ukraine with fighter jets for air policing missions after Russia pulls out its troops from the country, UK media reported, citing an unnamed senior UK military official.
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REC Holds First Selection of Companies to Exhibit Goods Abroad
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/rec-held-first-selection-of-companies-to-exhibit-their-goods-abroad-1106780837.html
January 28, 2023, 5:12 AM
The Russian Export Center (REC, part of the VEB.RF) has held the first selection of companies to promote their goods in foreign pavilions this year, a statement from the organization has said.
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Russia Calls on All Parties to Prevent Nuclear Confrontation in Northeast Asia - Ryabkov
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/russia-calls-on-all-parties-to-prevent-nuclear-confrontation-in-northeast-asia---ryabkov-1106780620.html
January 28, 2023, 4:11 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is calling on all parties involved in the situation around the Korean Peninsula to focus on avoiding a nuclear confrontation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik, adding that Moscow is committed to the NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons).
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Two Sheriff's Deputies Placed on Leave After Release of Graphic Nichols Footage
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/two-sheriffs-deputies-placed-on-leave-after-release-of-graphic-nichols-footage-1106780378.html
January 28, 2023, 4:01 AM
Moments earlier, the Memphis Police Department released four videos that documented the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers. All five cops have since been hit with murder charges among other offenses.
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Videos: Protests Erupt Across US in Response to Tyre Nichols Video
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/videos-protests-erupt-across-us-in-response-to-tyre-nichols-video-1106780134.html
January 28, 2023, 3:39 AM
Body camera footage showed police savagely beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who died three days later. All five officers involved in the fatal incident have been fired from the Memphis Police Department and hit with murder charges. Additionally, two local deputies have been put on leave pending an investigation.
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Report: US Reaches Deal With Netherlands to Restrict China's Access to Microchips Tech
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/report-us-reaches-deal-with-netherlands-to-restrict-chinas-access-to-microchips-tech-1106779845.html
January 28, 2023, 3:11 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States has reached a deal with Japan and the Netherlands to restrict China's access to their advanced semiconductor chip-making technology, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Elon Musk Reportedly Being Investigated by US Regulators Over Tesla Self-Driving Car Claims
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/elon-musk-reportedly-being-investigated-by-us-regulators-over-tesla-self-driving-car-claims-1106779688.html
January 28, 2023, 2:23 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US regulators from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are investigating possibly misleading claims Tesla founder and owner Elon Musk may have made about the company's revolutionary new Autopilot driving system, US media reports said on Friday.
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Russia’s Latest Pantsir Air Defense Systems to Be Used in Special Operation Zone - Source
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/russias-latest-pantsir-air-defense-systems-to-be-used-in-special-operation-zone---source-1106779556.html
January 28, 2023, 2:04 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia’s air defense system in the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine will soon be reinforced with the latest Pantsir-SM systems, an informed source told Sputnik.
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Memphis Police Release Graphic Video of Cops' Fatal Beating of Tyre Nichols
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/memphis-police-release-graphic-video-of-cops-fatal-beating-of-tyre-nichols-1106777761.html
January 28, 2023, 12:19 AM
Prior to the video’s release, it was described as bad or worse than the Rodney King video, which sparked massive riots in Los Angeles in 1992. Sixty-two people died during the riots, including nine shot by the police and one shot by the National Guard.
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Astronomers Confirm Detection of Oldest Galaxy Ever Observed
https://sputniknews.com/20230128/astronomers-confirm-detection-of-oldest-galaxy-ever-observed-1106777055.html
January 28, 2023, 12:01 AM
It has been estimated through observations and computer simulations that the universe likely contains something close to two trillion galaxies.
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House Oversight Panel Chair: DHS Obstructing Officials From Testifying to Lawmakers
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/house-oversight-panel-chair-dhs-obstructing-officials-from-testifying-to-lawmakers-1106776752.html
January 27, 2023, 11:22 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is obstructing four Border Patrol sector chiefs from testifying to the House Oversight Committee, panel chair James Comer said in a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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Dems Reject GOP ‘Ransom Note’ as Treasury Warns Debt Limit Hike Only Solution to Avoid US Default
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/dems-reject-gop-ransom-note-as-treasury-warns-debt-limit-hike-only-solution-to-avoid-us-default-1106776425.html
January 27, 2023, 10:21 PM
In August 2011, the US came within hours of defaulting on its debt before lawmakers agreed to a temporary deal to raise the debt ceiling. Despite the 11th-hour solution, S&P still downgraded the US’ credit rating - and despite the problems it created, Republicans have continued to use the perennial situation as a bludgeon against their rivals.
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Ancient 'Life-Size' Hercules Statue Found in Rome Amid Sewer Repair
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/ancient-life-size-hercules-statue-found-in-rome-amid-sewer-repair-1106775841.html
January 27, 2023, 9:19 PM
Hercules is equivalent to the Greek mythological figure Heracles and was the son of Jupiter (Zeus in Greek mythology) and the human Alcmena.
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Trump Claims He Would Develop US Domestic ‘Missile Shield’ if Reelected in 2024
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/trump-claims-he-would-develop-us-domestic-missile-shield-if-reelected-in-2024-1106775543.html
January 27, 2023, 8:47 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Former US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will develop a new missile defense shield for the United States if reelected president in 2024 in order to address the increasing threat posed by hypersonic missiles.
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Watch: San Francisco Police Release Body Cam Showing Hammer Attack on Paul Pelosi
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/watch-san-francisco-police-release-body-cam-showing-hammer-attack-on-paul-pelosi-1106775227.html
January 27, 2023, 7:56 PM
Amid court proceedings in San Francisco, California, on Friday, the San Francisco County Superior Court published footage from officers’ body-worn cameras of the attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
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Company Develops Ultra-Thin Brain Implant Devoid of Skull Drilling
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/company-develops-ultra-thin-brain-implant-devoid-of-skull-drilling-1106773999.html
January 27, 2023, 6:59 PM
The brain–computer interface technology developed by Precision Neuroscience is supposed to be inserted inside a person's skull but not into the brain itself, with the procedure being minimally invasive. It could revolutionize treatment for neurological degenerative diseases.
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At Least Five People Killed in Suspected Terror Attack in Jerusalem
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/at-least-five-people-killed-in-suspected-terror-attack-in-jerusalem-1106774139.html
January 27, 2023, 6:47 PM
According to preliminary reports, the suspected terror attack occurred in or near a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood in Jerusalem.
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All Five Ex-Memphis Police Officers Indicted in Tyre Nichols' Death Released on Bond
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/all-five-ex-memphis-police-officers-indicted-in-tyre-nichols-death-released-on-bond-1106773475.html
January 27, 2023, 6:17 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - All five former Memphis police officers indicted following the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols were released on bond late Thursday night and into Friday morning, according to Shelby County Jail records.
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Haitian PM Reportedly Stays in Country After Barely Escaping From Protesting Police Officers
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/haitian-pm-reportedly-stays-in-country-after-barely-escaping-from-protesting-police-officers-1106773355.html
January 27, 2023, 6:14 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry stayed in the country and moved to a safe place in the capital city of Port-au-Prince after escaping from protesting police officers, media reported on Friday.
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Four Reasons Leopard 2s & M1 Abrams Will Bite the Dust in Ukraine
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/four-reasons-leopard-2s--m1-abrams-will-bite-the-dust-in-ukraine-1106772754.html
January 27, 2023, 6:00 PM
The deployment of the recently-donated main battle tanks (MBT) to the Ukrainian conflict zone is unlikely to change the status quo on the ground, military experts claim. And here is why.
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Ex-Pentagon Analyst: In Ukraine, F-16s Useful as 'Propaganda' But Not as Weapons
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/ex-pentagon-analyst-in-ukraine-f-16s-useful-as-propaganda-but-not-as-weapons-1106772377.html
January 27, 2023, 5:54 PM
The latest round of Western pledges of support for Ukraine includes a variety of armored vehicles and tanks, but also increased talk of sending Lockheed Martin F-16 Falcon multirole fighter aircraft to be used by Kiev.
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China Reportedly Making Progress on New Model Navy Frigate
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/china-reportedly-making-progress-on-new-model-navy-frigate-1106769198.html
January 27, 2023, 5:42 PM
The Shanghai shipyard is close to completing the construction of a new model frigate. Experts believe that the new ship will be used to escort aircraft carriers of the Chinese Navy, local media reports.
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'Bear Face' Found on Mars by NASA Spacecraft
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/bear-face-found-on-mars-by-nasa-spacecraft-1106771000.html
January 27, 2023, 4:51 PM
The "bear face" seen in the picture is apparently comprised of a “V-shaped collapse structure (the nose), two craters (the eyes), and a circular fracture pattern (the head).”
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Central London Stop on UK's High Speed Rail Could be Scrapped as Costs Soar
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/central-london-stop-on-uks-high-speed-rail-could-be-scrapped-as-costs-soar-1106767069.html
January 27, 2023, 4:51 PM
The HS2 scheme, originally conceived in 2009 under the last Labour government of Gordon Brown, has been hailed as part of the government's 'levelling up' agenda for the Midlands and North. But a recent report said its cost would outweigh the economic benefits.
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Expert: Seizure of Russian Funds Could Make EU No-Go Investment Area for Rest of World
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/seizure-of-russian-funds-may-make-eu-no-go-investment-area-for-rest-of-world-expert-says-1106770172.html
January 27, 2023, 4:44 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Commission's plans to seize frozen Russian assets and use them to pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine will make the European Union a "no-go investment area" for other non-Western countries that will be scared away by these measures, geopolitical expert Charles Gave told Sputnik.
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US Lawmakers Demand Protocol Reforms Amid 'Epidemic' of Classified File Mishandling at White House
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/us-lawmakers-demand-protocol-reforms-amid-epidemic-of-classified-file-mishandling-at-white-house-1106771337.html
January 27, 2023, 4:40 PM
A dozen classified files have reportedly been found at Mike Pence's home, after a trove of top-secret documents were located at the Delaware home and former offices of US President Joe Biden.
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Russia Developing Swarm Attack Drones for Battlefield, Rostec CEO Reveals
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/russia-developing-swarm-attack-drones-for-battlefield-rostec-ceo-reveals-1106765908.html
January 27, 2023, 4:13 PM
Rostec State Corporation had a huge responsibility in 2022 from ensuring the fulfillment of government defense orders to increasing weapon and ammunition production to meet the goals of the Russian special military operation.
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EU Seeks Africa's Rare Earth Resources For Green Agenda, Borrell Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/eu-seeks-africas-rare-earth-resources-for-green-agenda-borrell-says-1106767436.html
January 27, 2023, 4:02 PM
The EU’s top diplomat arrived in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday to take part in the 15th meeting of the EU-South Africa ministerial dialogue. His trip came a few days after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov finished a visit to the African state during a six-day-long tour in Africa.
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Rosatom Hopes to Reach Agreement With Argentina on Safe Nuclear Waste Management
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/rosatom-hopes-reach-agreement-with-argentina-on-safe-nuclear-waste-management-says-companys-top-1106769675.html
January 27, 2023, 4:02 PM
BUENOS AIRES/MONTEVIDEO (Sputnik) - The Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom is in talks on safe nuclear waste management with Argentina and hopes to strike an agreement in 2023, the president of Rosatom Latin America, Ivan Dybov, told Sputnik.
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Russia Will Turn All Western Weapons Sent to Ukraine 'Into Scrap', Kim Jong-Un's Sister Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/russia-will-turn-all-western-weapons-sent-to-ukraine-into-scrap-kim-jong-uns-sister-says-1106767360.html
January 27, 2023, 4:00 PM
Praising the fighting spirit and might of the Russian military, Kim Yo-jong also criticized the West's support to the regime in Kiev.
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Moscow Gives Latvian Ambassador Two Weeks to Leave as Riga Downgrades Diplomatic Ties
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/moscow-gives-latvian-ambassador-two-weeks-to-leave-russia-1106769065.html
January 27, 2023, 3:47 PM
The move follows Latvian authorities demanding that the Russian ambassador leave Riga by February 24 on Tuesday. Moscow, for its part, stressed that it wasn't surprised by Riga's "unfriendly steps" and promised to react "harshly."
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Russian Embassy in Denmark Condemns Quran Burning in Front of Its Consular Department
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/russian-embassy-in-denmark-condemns-quran-burning-in-front-of-its-consular-department-1106768546.html
January 27, 2023, 3:39 PM
ZURICH (Sputnik) - The Russian Embassy in Denmark said on Friday that it condemns the burning of the Quran that took place in front of the embassy's consular department in Copenhagen.
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Japan's Nissan to Recall Over 500,000 Serena, X-Trail Models Over Technical Flaw
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/japans-nissan-to-recall-over-500000-serena-x-trail-models-over-technical-flaw-1106768212.html
January 27, 2023, 3:30 PM
TOKYO (Sputnik) - One of Japan's leading car manufacturers, Nissan Motor, announced on Friday it would recall more than half a million Serena and X-Trail models due to the malfunctions of the "idling stop" feature.
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Paludan Burns Quran in Copenhagen as Turkey Summons Danish Envoy
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/paludan-burns-quran-in-copenhagen-as-turkey-summons-danish-envoy-1106766218.html
January 27, 2023, 3:19 PM
Rasmus Paludan set a copy of the Muslim holy book on fire outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm last week, prompting criticism from Ankara and an array of Gulf nations.
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Russia’s Central Bank Assesses Reserve of Ruble, Foreign Currency Liquidity as Adequate
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/russias-central-bank-assesses-reserve-of-ruble-foreign-currency-liquidity-as-adequate-1106767206.html
January 27, 2023, 3:07 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Central Bank on Friday assessed the reserve of ruble and foreign currency liquidity in banks as adequate, with available sources of liquidity covering a significant part of customer funds.
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Protests Across Middle East and Asia Against Danish Quran Burning
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/protests-across-middle-east-and-asia-against-danish-quran-burning-1106762799.html
January 27, 2023, 2:58 PM
Days after the leader of the Netherlands' anti-Islam party Pegida tore pages from the Quran outside the Dutch parliament, his Danish counterpart Rasmus Paludan has vowed to burn a copy of the Islamic holy book at the Turkish embassy in Stockholm every Friday until Ankara allows Sweden to join NATO.
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Rosatom Interested in Wind Energy Projects in Nicaragua, Says Top Manager
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/rosatom-interested-in-wind-energy-projects-in-nicaragua-says-top-manager-1106765222.html
January 27, 2023, 2:21 PM
BUENOS AIRES/MONTEVIDEO (Sputnik) - Rosatom is interested in the implementation of wind energy projects in Nicaragua, a preliminary analysis of the market has already been carried out, Rosatom Latin America President Ivan Dybov said in an interview with Sputnik.
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Laughing Stock: UK Poised to Outlaw Laughing Gas to Curb 'Anti-Social Behavior'
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/laughing-stock-uk-poised-to-outlaw-laughing-gas-sale-possession-to-curb-anti-social-behavior-1106763443.html
January 27, 2023, 2:20 PM
The new legislation would allow the possession of laughing gas only by people who have a "legitimate reason."
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There Is Sudanese-Ethiopian Consensus on Issues of Renaissance Dam, Sudan’s Head Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/there-is-sudanese-ethiopian-consensus-on-issues-of-renaissance-dam-sudans-head-says-1106758168.html
January 27, 2023, 1:47 PM
The relationship between Khartoum and Addis Ababa witnessed tensions in recent years over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Sudan and Egypt have always called for the need to reach a binding legal pact regarding the filling and operation of the dam.
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Russia's 'Super Flanker': Which Countries Purchase Su-35 Aircraft?
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/russias-super-flanker-which-countries-purchase-su-35-aircraft-1106761697.html
January 27, 2023, 1:45 PM
Most of the Su-35’s electronics and weapons capabilities rival those of its Western equivalents like the F-15, Eurofighter Typhoon, and France's Dassault Rafale.
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Greek Parliament Rejects Vote of No Confidence in Government of Mitsotakis
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/greek-parliament-rejects-vote-of-no-confidence-in-government-of-mitsotakis-1106763571.html
January 27, 2023, 1:44 PM
ATHENS (Sputnik) - The Greek parliament rejected on Friday a vote of no confidence in the government led by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the wiretapping scandal.
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China's Trump Card? Why Beijing Holds Russia's Sukhoi Su-35 Fighters in High Regard
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/time--and-combat-tested-why-china-holds-russias-sukhoi-su-35-fighters-in-high-regard-1106760824.html
January 27, 2023, 1:16 PM
The Sukhoi Su-35 has come under the spotlight after reports about Tehran's willingness to acquire the Russia-made fighters. It's not only Iran that has demonstrated lively interest in Russia's aerial technology, but also the People's Republic of China that has bought 24 Su-35 combat aircraft so far. What's so special about the warplane?
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Scientists Identify Mystery of 17th Century Shipwreck, Reports Say
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/scientists-identify-mystery-of-17th-century-shipwreck-reports-say-1106758730.html
January 27, 2023, 1:12 PM
The seabed holds many secrets and debris from the past, but with the right persistence one can successfully solve its riddles. Though many in their childhood thought that they would sail the ocean in search of secrets, some manage to make their dreams come true and really discover something new.
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NATO Biggest Threat to Turkey's Independence and Sovereignty, Turkish Observers Say
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/nato-biggest-threat-to-turkeys-independence-and-sovereignty-turkish-observers-say-1106758265.html
January 27, 2023, 1:09 PM
Turkey celebrated the 70th anniversary of its NATO membership with much fanfare on February 18, 2022. Roughly a year later on January 19, Turkey’s Patriotic (Vatan) Party kicked off a nationwide campaign urging the national government to leave the bloc as soon as possible. What's behind the trend?
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Lavrov’s Journey Across Africa Highlights Moscow’s Current and Future Partnerships
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/lavrovs-journey-across-africa-highlights-moscows-current-and-future-partnerships-1106757353.html
January 27, 2023, 1:08 PM
As Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov concludes his six-day trip to South Africa, Eswatini, Angola and Eritrea, Moscow’s commitment to expand activities in the continent is becoming apparent.
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H&M's Net Profit in 2021-2022 Falls Threefold to Nearly $350Mln
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/hms-net-profit-in-2021-2022-falls-threefold-to-nearly-350mln-1106761518.html
January 27, 2023, 12:59 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The net profit of Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) dropped to 3.5 billion Swedish kronor ($346 million) for fiscal 2021-2022 from 11 billion Swedish kronor a year earlier following its withdrawal from Russian market, the company said in the yearly and quarterly financial report on Friday.
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US Cities on Alert for BLM Unrest After Atlanta Antifa Riots
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/us-cities-on-alert-for-blm-unrest-after-atlanta-antifa-riots-1106754195.html
January 27, 2023, 12:53 PM
Police in Memphis, Tennessee, are set to release bodycam video of the January 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols, a black man who died in hospital three days later from what one autopsy has described as a "severe beating."
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Biden Drops 'No Firecrackers' Joke While Celebrating Lunar New Year After Shootings in California
https://sputniknews.com/20230127/biden-drops-no-firecrackers-joke-while-celebrating-lunar-new-year-after-shootings-in-california-1106756004.html
January 27, 2023, 12:14 PM
The president claimed that he did consider visiting the sites of the recent gun attacks in California, but was advised to remain at the White House, where he held the celebration.
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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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