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Twitter says investigating massive outage, tens of thousands of users report complaints

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Sputnik) Twitter is experiencing a massive outage that is being investigated, the company said in a statement on its API page.
"We are currently investigating this issue. More updates to come," the company said on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of users have complained of being able to use the platform. The Downdector.com monitoring site showed that over 50,000 complaints were made between around 5:15 p.m. EST (9:15 p.m. GMT) and 6:30 p.m. AFP reported that the Twitter outage is world wide.
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Germany reports 6638 new cases of coronavirus

15 Oct 2020 | 4:56 PM

Berlin, Oct 15 (UNI) Germany reported 6,638 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the overall tally to 3,41,223, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Thursday.

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Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov resigns

Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov resigns

15 Oct 2020 | 4:51 PM

Bishkek, Oct 15 (UNI) Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has decided to resign, his press service reported on Thursday.

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Bangladesh records 1600 more COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths

Bangladesh records 1600 more COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths

15 Oct 2020 | 4:31 PM

Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNI) Bangladesh on Thursday recorded 1600 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 3,84,559.

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Pakistan sees 'Unmistakable Signs' of COVID-19 resurgence

15 Oct 2020 | 4:25 PM

Islamabad, Oct 15 (UNI) Pakistan Planning Minister and head of COVID-19 response center Asad Umar on Thursday said that the death toll per day from the coronavirus had reached its highest point in over two months and the occurrence rate among the population was on the rise, pointing to the resurgence of the disease.

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B'desh is key partner in Indo-Pacific Strategy: US Deputy Secretary Beigun

B'desh is key partner in Indo-Pacific Strategy: US Deputy Secretary Beigun

15 Oct 2020 | 4:19 PM

Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNI) Visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Beigun said his country considers Bangladesh as an important partner in Indo-Pacific oceanic region.
We are eager to further expand the cooperation in establishing free and open Indo-Pacific. Bangladesh will remain in centre in their activities, he said.
The US official told this while exchanging views with journalists here on Thursday after holding a discussion with Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.
Of the second day of his Dhaka tour, Stephen Beigun held a two-hour long meeting with Momen at State Guest House Padma.
When asked to comment on what was discussed with the Bangladesh Foreign Minister, Stephen, who attended the joint press briefing, did not say it clearly.
Washington is requesting Bangladesh to join its strategic initiative Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS).

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