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Lower House of French parliament approves bill to enact stricter vaccine pass measures

Paris [France] January 15 (ANI/ Sputnik) : France's National Assembly has adopted on second reading a bill to toughen vaccine passes across the country amid the ongoing increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.

2022-01-15T16:10:06.960163+00:00 IST

Bankrupt British-Pakistani hired to kill blogger activist in Netherlands

London [United Kingdom], January 15 (ANI): The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has told the Kingston Magistrates' Court that British Pakistani man Muhammad Gohir Khan was hired to kill blogger and activist Ahmad Waqass Goraya in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

2022-01-15T13:23:07.917860+00:00 IST

First six planes with Russia's peacekeepers from CSTO forces arrive from Kazakhstan

Moscow [Russia], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The first six planes with Russian peacekeepers from the forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) arrived at the Severny airfield in the Russian city of Ivanovo from Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

2022-01-15T08:50:24.593814+00:00 IST

Polish Foreign Minister Rau to visit Moscow in mid-February

Warsaw [Poland], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who is concurrently the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow in mid-February, Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina said on Saturday.

2022-01-15T08:37:31.656486+00:00 IST

NATO Chief condemns cyberattacks on Ukraine, assures to sign deal on enhanced cyber cooperation

Brussels [Belgium], January 15 (ANI): North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg strongly condemned the cyber attacks on the Ukrainian Government and said that in the coming days, NATO and Ukraine will sign an agreement on enhanced cyber cooperation on Friday.

2022-01-15T06:33:31.594628+00:00 IST

Pak-China-Turkey nexus a cause of serious concern for Greece

Athens [Greece], January 15 (ANI): Pakistan supports Turkey's claim on Cyprus and the growing relationship between the two countries can become a cause of worry for Greece.

2022-01-15T05:19:11.153916+00:00 IST

Russian embassy viewing White House remarks about Ukraine as information pressure

Moscow [Russia], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy to the United States has described the recent remarks of the White House about Moscow's alleged preparations for an invasion of Ukraine as information pressure.

2022-01-15T04:54:54.935278+00:00 IST

Canada's COVID-19 cases surpass 2.7 million

Ottawa [Canada], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada reported 20,036 new COVID-19 cases Friday noon, raising its national total to 2,706,977 cases with 31,306 deaths, according to local media CTV.

2022-01-15T01:53:17.806785+00:00 IST

Portugal logs highest daily COVID-19 deaths in 10 months

Lisbon [Portugal], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Portugal reported 34 new deaths related to COVID-19 on Friday, the highest daily toll since March 3, 2021. The country has had 19,237 fatalities since the start of the pandemic, Portugal's Directorate-General for Health (DGS) said.

2022-01-14T21:03:40.343192+00:00 IST

Polish special services claim Russian involvement in cyberattacks on Ukraine

Warsaw [Poland], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland's special services suspect Russian involvement in cyberattacks against Ukrainian government websites, the spokesman for the Polish Minister Coordinator of Special Services said on Friday.

2022-01-14T17:22:29.440234+00:00 IST

Boris Johnson's office apologizes to Queen Elizabeth for holding parties on eve of Prince Philip's funeral

London [UK], January 14 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office on Friday apologized to the royal family for holding staff parties in Downing Street on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral last year, when COVID-19 rules barred indoor socializing.

2022-01-14T16:26:30.792928+00:00 IST

Russia says China lifts restrictions on railroad cargo imports

Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI): The Russian Railways (RZD) company has been notified by Chinese authorities that the restriction on cross-border cargo deliveries, imposed on November 30 as part of COVID-19 measures, no longer applies starting Friday, local news reported.

2022-01-14T16:01:28.203329+00:00 IST

Omicron variant detected in over 50 pc of coronavirus-infected people in Moscow

Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The Omicron variant is detected in over 50per cent of coronavirus-infected people in Moscow, mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Friday.

2022-01-14T15:02:47.737411+00:00 IST

UN to allocate record high USD 150 million to support humanitarian operations in 13 countries

Geneva [Switzerland], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Central Emergence Response Fund will allocate record high USD 150 million this year to support humanitarian operations in 13 countries in different regions of the world, UN Humanitarian Office Spokesman Jens Laerke said on Friday during a briefing.

2022-01-14T14:33:38.714847+00:00 IST

Massive cyberattack hits Ukrainian government websites

Kyiv [Ukraine], January 14 (ANI): A number of Ukrainian government websites have been hit by "a massive cyberattack" warning Ukrainians to "be afraid and wait for the worst" and claiming that all their personal information had been hacked, CNN reported on Friday.

2022-01-14T12:35:18.647369+00:00 IST

Putin to attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony

Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing and hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday.

2022-01-14T10:39:42.452015+00:00 IST

Russian Foreign Minister may visit Japan in next 2-3 months

Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that he may visit Japan in the next two or three months.

2022-01-14T10:12:35.630882+00:00 IST

Portugal investigating naturalization of Russian businessman Abramovich

Lisbon [Portugal], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The Portuguese Institute of Registries and Notary is investigating the naturalization process of Russian Businessman Roman Abramovich, who became a Portuguese citizen under the law on Sephardic Jews, national media reported on Friday.

2022-01-14T08:40:43.166681+00:00 IST

NATO to not compromise on alliance's expansion, deployment of troops in East: Chief

Warsaw [Poland], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO will not compromise on the expansion of the alliance and the deployment of its forces in the east, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.

2022-01-14T08:39:42.635472+00:00 IST

WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19

Geneva [Switzerland], January 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) Guideline Development Group recommended the use of two arthritis drugs called baricitinib and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in combination with corticosteroids to treat patients with severe or critical COVID-19, on Friday.

2022-01-14T06:45:18.103577+00:00 IST

MI5 warns British lawmakers of Chinese agent trying to influence politicians

London [UK], January 14 (ANI): Britain's spy agency, MI5 has warned lawmakers that a woman linked to the Chinese Communist Party, has been working to influence the political process of the country by establishing links with Parliamentarians.

2022-01-14T05:11:04.462007+00:00 IST