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Biden says motive in Atlanta shootings yet to be determined

Washington, Mar 17 (Sputnik) President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he is still waiting for an answer from investigators on the motive behind the shootings in the US city of Atlanta, Georgia.
"I think it is very, very troublesome, but I am making no connection at this moment to the motivation of the killer. I am waiting for an answer, as the investigation proceeds, from the FBI and from the Justice Department," Biden told reporters.
At least eight people were shot dead late Tuesday at massage parlors around the Atlanta metropolitan area. Police have taken the suspected gunman, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long, into custody.
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Bangladesh Foreign Minister Momen calls on the President Maldives Ibrahimi Mohammed Solih

17 Mar 2021 | 7:49 PM

Dhaka, Mar 17 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday met with Maldives President Ibrahimi Mohammed Solih.

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US stresses alliance with South Korea against 'unprecedented challenges' from North, China

US stresses alliance with South Korea against 'unprecedented challenges' from North, China

17 Mar 2021 | 6:34 PM

Seoul, Mar 17 (UNI) US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday the alliance with South Korea has "never been more important" given the "unprecedented challenges" from North Korea and China, and reaffirmed Washington's security commitment to Seoul.

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Bangladesh to get 109 ambulances as 'gift' from India

Bangladesh to get 109 ambulances as 'gift' from India

17 Mar 2021 | 6:18 PM

Dhaka, Mar 17 (UNI) India will donate a total of 109 ambulances to Bangladesh on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangladesh's first President late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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US to sanction organisations for transactions with 24 or more China, HK officials

US to sanction organisations for transactions with 24 or more China, HK officials

17 Mar 2021 | 12:39 PM

Washington, Mar 17 (UNI) The United States will impose sanctions against financial organisations conducting transactions with 24 more Chinese and Hong Kong officials whose actions reduced Hong Kong's autonomy, the US State Department said in a statement.

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Four children killed in Seberia fire: Russian Emergencies Ministry

Four children killed in Seberia fire: Russian Emergencies Ministry

17 Mar 2021 | 9:37 AM

Krasnoyarsk, Mar 17 (UNI) A fire broke out at an apartment building in Lesosibirsk, Siberia's Krasnoyarsk Territory, killing four children and injuring one, the regional department of the Emergencies Ministry said.

"A fire occurred in a two-story 18-apartment residential building. As a result of the fire, six people were injured. Four of them died (children aged two, five, ten, 17 years old), two people were injured, one of them was a 12-year-old child. The fire was localized on the area of 60 square meters," the department said, Sputnik reported.
A total of 37 people and 14 pieces of equipment are involved in efforts to extinguish the fire.

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