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Sputnik V seems to be more effective against Omicron if compared to other jabs: Putin

Moscow [Russia], January 12 (ANI): Sputnik V demonstrates very high efficacy against Omicron variant and appears to be more effective than other vaccines against the new strain, said Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.  

2022-01-12T10:26:50.357534+00:00 IST

Russia confirms 698 cases of Omicron variant: Deputy PM

Moscow [Russia], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 698 cases of Omicron, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said on Wednesday, adding that the capital region is likely to suffer most from the new coronavirus variant.

2022-01-12T10:13:53.601528+00:00 IST

Denmark's spy chief Lars Findsen imprisoned for allegedly leaking classified information

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 12 (ANI): Denmark's spy chief Lars Findsen on Tuesday (local time) was imprisoned for allegedly leaking classified information.

2022-01-12T08:17:37.145083+00:00 IST

Russia sees 17,525 new COVID-19 cases

Moscow [Russia], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia registered 17,525 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 10,684,204, the official monitoring and response center said Tuesday.

2022-01-11T17:24:52.934237+00:00 IST

Singapore reports 846 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 846 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total tally in the country to 287,243.

2022-01-11T17:04:01.788675+00:00 IST

Election of new European Parliament President scheduled for Jan 18

Brussels [Belgium], January 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Election of the new head of the European Parliament are scheduled for January 18, as planned, even despite President David Sassoli's death, and his first deputy, Roberta Metsola, will take the seat until then, the press service of the parliament said in a statement.

2022-01-11T16:58:51.789761+00:00 IST

Turkey using banned chemical weapons in northern Iraq against Kurds: Report

Ankara [Turkey], January 11 (ANI): Despite being a signatory to the '1997 - Chemical Weapons Convention', several media reports reveal how Ankara is using a banned weapon in the middle east region, including the use of prohibited chemical weapons against fighters of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Northern Iraq.

2022-01-11T16:11:38.497666+00:00 IST

France's new COVID-19 cases to top 350,000 first time ever on Tuesday

Paris [France], January 11 (ANI/Sputnik): France will see a new anti-record on Tuesday with more than 350,000 cases of coronavirus expected to be registered by the end of day, Health Minister Olivier Veran said.

2022-01-11T14:30:55.259917+00:00 IST

EU parliament president David Sassoli dies at 65

Brussels [Belgium], January 11 (ANI): The President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, has died in Italy due to a dysfunction of his immune system, according to a tweet from his spokesman early Tuesday (local time), reported CNN.

2022-01-11T07:40:47.351258+00:00 IST

WTO General Council Chair convenes meeting after India's call for virtual ministerial conference on global COVID-19 response

Geneva [Switzerland], January 11 (ANI): General Council Chair Ambassador Dacio Castillo convened a virtual meeting on Monday in response to India's recent proposal to hold a virtual Ministerial Conference on the WTO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022-01-11T06:10:20.603240+00:00 IST

Has China managed to hide the real source of COVID-19: Tsering Passang questions International Community

London [UK], January 11 (ANI): Founder of Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GATPM), Tsering Passang questioned the international community if it has failed to get to the bottom of the real source of COVID-19 or has China successfully managed to cover it up.

2022-01-11T03:42:22.760685+00:00 IST

6.4-magnitude quake hits North Nicosia

North Nicosia [Northern Cyprus], January 11 (ANI): Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude occurred 137 kilometres West of North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus on Tuesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology.

2022-01-11T03:01:58.532153+00:00 IST

Greek MEP Emmanouil Fragkos lambasts Pakistan for persecution of minorities

Brussels [Belgium], January 11 (ANI): Greek Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Emmanouil Fragkos lambasted Pakistan over the ongoing persecution of minorities.

2022-01-11T03:01:17.153769+00:00 IST

UNESCO to publish Hindi descriptions of India's World Heritage Sites on WHC website

Paris [France], January 11 (ANI): On the occasion of World Hindi Day on January 10, the Director of World Heritage Centre has informed the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO, Paris that UNESCO's World Heritage Centre has agreed to publish Hindi descriptions of India's UNESCO World Heritage Sites on WHC website.

2022-01-11T02:32:53.864895+00:00 IST

COVID-19 deaths top 90,000 in Spain

Madrid [Spain], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain passed the benchmark of 90,000 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, according to the latest data published by the country's Ministry of Health.

2022-01-10T23:06:58.677586+00:00 IST

Russia has no intentions to 'attack' Ukraine: Deputy Foreign Minister

Geneva [Switzerland], January 10 (ANI): Russia has no intentions to "attack" Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Monday.

2022-01-10T17:22:01.284244+00:00 IST

Pakistani Military establishment, top brasses responsible for Murree tragedy: Altaf Hussain

London [UK], January 10 (ANI): Muttahidda Qaumi Movement's (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has said that the responsibility for the mass killings in the Murree tragedy in Pakistan lies with the army generals and senior officers.

2022-01-10T16:47:24.587745+00:00 IST

Facing genuine threat to its statehood, Kazakhstan resorted to 'Maidan methods': Putin

Moscow [Russia], January 10 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin at a video conference of the heads of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said that 'Maidan methods' have been resorted to in Kazakhstan, with the country facing a genuine threat to its statehood.

2022-01-10T08:53:05.638578+00:00 IST

Delegations arrive for Russia-US security talks at UN Office in Geneva

Geneva [Switzerland], January 10 (ANI): Delegations have arrived for Russia-US security talks at UN Office in Geneva. The preliminary part of the Russia-US strategic talks in the format of a working dinner took place in Geneva on Sunday evening and lasted more than two hours, reported Sputnik News.

2022-01-10T07:44:03.547869+00:00 IST

Shifting sands in relations between the UAE, Israel, Iran, Egypt and Turkey

Nicosia [Cyprus], January 10 (ANI): In the past few months, several economic cooperation agreements concluded between various states in the Middle East brought about dramatic changes in relations between states, which would have been unthinkable two years ago. The whole situation can best be described as shifting sands.

2022-01-10T04:09:13.657008+00:00 IST

5.3-magnitude quake hits Northern Greece

Athens [Greece], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted northern Greece's Florina Sunday evening, according to the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.

2022-01-10T00:39:37.063786+00:00 IST