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  Last update: 18:19 GMT 17.04.2021

  18:19 GMT 17.04.2021

  Europe

  Czech Republic to Expel Russian Diplomats Suspected of Working for Russian Intelligence

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - According to Czech media, the employees of the Russian Embassy in Prague were given 48 hours to leave the country.

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  Last update: 21:37 GMT 17.04.2021

  21:37 GMT 17.04.2021

  World

  Russia Could Leave PACE In Light of Recent Anti-Russia Events, Senior Lawmaker Says

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia could soon withdraw from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) amid the hostile western stance, particularly in what concerns Russian vlogger Alexey Navalny, Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the international affairs committee of the Russian State Duma, said.

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  Last update: 21:50 GMT 17.04.2021

  21:50 GMT 17.04.2021

  Middle East

  IAEA Confirms Iran Started Enriching Uranium Up to 60%

  VIENNA (Sputnik) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that Iran started enriching uranium up to 60 percent, reaching its highest-ever level of enrichment, a spokesperson for the IAEA told Sputnik.

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  Last update: 20:27 GMT 17.04.2021

  20:27 GMT 17.04.2021

  US

  Bush Calls for 'Gradual' Path to Eventual Citizenship for Illegal Migrants Amid Influx at Border

  In mid-March remarks on domestic policy, Bush already expressed his opinion that the US should find a way to legalize those illegal migrants who "have played by the rules." The ex-president claimed amid the current migrant influx that trying to return all of them back home would be a "political pipe dream."

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  Last update: 18:37 GMT 17.04.2021

  18:37 GMT 17.04.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Fishermen Find 'Reconnaissance Device' Secretly Placed by Foreign Country in Chinese Waters: Report

  A small unmanned ship was reportedly detected by a Chinese fishing boat in the Yellow Sea earlier this week and is thought to resemble a US-made Wave Glider vessel.

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  Last update: 20:15 GMT 17.04.2021

  20:15 GMT 17.04.2021

  Europe

  Slovenia May Purchase Sputnik V Before EU Regulator's Approval

  BELGRADE (Sputnik) - Slovenia may purchase Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 before the approval of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and start using the drug right after the vaccine receives EU authorization, a spokesman for the country's National Institute of Public Health (NJIZ) said on Saturday.

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  Last update: 19:34 GMT 17.04.2021

  19:34 GMT 17.04.2021

  World

  Pakistan’s PM Urges West to Outlaw Disrespect for Prophet Muhammad Just Like It Does for Holocaust

  Imran Khan has demanded that those taking jabs at Islam, under the pretext, as he said, of freedom of expression, apologise. Yet, days earlier, the Pakistani government banned its Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan party, which has of late staged multiple protests against what they claimed to be anti-Islamic sentiment in the West.

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  Last update: 20:04 GMT 17.04.2021

  20:04 GMT 17.04.2021

  Business

  Google Used 'Double Irish' Loophole to Dodge $75 Billion in 2019 Taxes

  Under the now-outlawed "double Irish" tax dodge, corporations transferred their intellectual property to holding companies registered in Ireland but run from tax havens like Bermuda, which siphoned off profits through royalty fees.