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Austin to testify to lawmakers over controversial secret hospitalisation

Washington, Feb 29 (UNI) US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will be in the US Capitol on Thursday to testify before lawmakers about his secret hospitalisation last month to be treated for prostate cancer, which caught everyone in the US government off guard, including the US president himself.

Austin will provide testimony to the House Armed Services Committee at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday (15:00 GMT) regarding the circumstances surrounding his failure to communicate his absence to the US president in a timely manner during his recent hospitalisation.
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Sri Lanka expresses hope to join BRICS+

29 Apr 2024 | 10:40 AM

Colombo, April 29 (UNI) Sri Lanka hopes to join BRICS+ in the near future, Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Russia Janitha Abeywickrema Liyanage said recently while addressing the media.

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Airlines oppose EU plans to monitor non-CO2 emissions - Reports

Airlines oppose EU plans to monitor non-CO2 emissions - Reports

29 Apr 2024 | 10:10 AM

Moscow, April 29 (UNI) International airlines have privately asked the European Union to ease plans to require the industry to monitor non-carbon dioxide emissions, the Financial Times newspaper reported, citing a letter from International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh.

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Russian strikes kill 14 foreign fighters in Mykolaiv - Source

29 Apr 2024 | 9:30 AM

Donetsk, April 29 (UNI) Strike launched by Russia on Sunday at hotels in Mykolaiv (Nikolaev), known for housing foreign fighters hired by Ukraine, left 14 mercenaries dead and another eight injured, a source on the ground told Sputnik.

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SpaceX’s Dragon Cargo Craft leaves space station

29 Apr 2024 | 9:28 AM

Moscow, April 29 (UNI) SpaceX’s Dragon undocked from the International Space Station on Sunday and is scheduled to splash down off the coast of Florida on April 30, Elon Musk’s space company said.

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Azerbaijan, Armenia begin border demarcation process - Aliyev

29 Apr 2024 | 9:25 AM

Baku, April 29 (UNI) Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said during a phone call with US Secretary of State Atony Blinken on Sunday that Azerbaijan and Armenia had moved on from border delimitation to demarcation.

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