Europe

Preview - sides not optimistic ahead of Russia-US security talks in Geneva, demand reciprocity

Moscow [Russia], January 10 (ANI/ Sputnik): The new round of talks on strategic stability between the high-level delegations of the United States and Russia will begin in Geneva on Monday, but both countries have so far voiced concerns about the other side's willingness to make reciprocal steps toward the de-escalation of tensions in Europe.

2022-01-09T21:30:32.106382+00:00 IST

Putin to join online CSTO summit on Kazakhstan on January 10

Moscow [Russia], January 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin will dial in to a video conference of heads of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on Monday to discuss Kazakhstan, his office said.

2022-01-09T14:18:04.840038+00:00 IST

Windsor Castle to become no-fly zone over concerns for Queen's safety: Reports

London [UK], January 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Windsor Castle, the official royal residence of British monarchs, will become a no-fly zone due to the concerns for the safety of Queen Elizabeth II, the country's media reported on Sunday.

2022-01-09T13:59:34.895488+00:00 IST

UK-based Sikh body condemns PM Modi's security breach in Punjab

London [UK], January 9 (ANI): UK-based British Sikh Association has condemned the security breach which occurred during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ferozepur in Punjab earlier this week.

2022-01-09T11:22:05.794622+00:00 IST

New coronavirus variant 'Deltacron' emerges in Cyprus

Nicosia [Cyprus], January 9 (ANI): A new coronavirus variant Deltacron has emerged in Cyprus which has a similar genetic background to the Delta variant, as well as some of the mutations from Omicron, and experts say that it is not something to be worried about at the moment, a media report said.

2022-01-09T08:44:07.562960+00:00 IST

Spain's COVID-19 cases exceed 7 mln with nearly 90,000 deaths

Madrid [Spain], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain's confirmed COVID-19 cases has passed the 7 million benchmark and the death toll is likely to reach 90,000 soon, according to the latest figures published by the Ministry of Health.

2022-01-08T17:40:10.938997+00:00 IST

Activist groups raise voice against Imran govt's appointment of extremist element in PoJK bodies

Brussels [Belgium], January 8 (ANI): Activist groups are raising voices against the Imran government's appointment of extremist people in the government bodies in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a media report said.

2022-01-08T16:45:58.734567+00:00 IST

Russian Foreign Ministry criticizes Blinken's remarks on Moscow's role in Kazakhstan protests

Moscow [Russia], January 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized the remarks of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Russian decision to send troops to Kazakhstan as part of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping contingent, calling them boorish.

2022-01-08T00:24:09.345606+00:00 IST

Vienna talks participants recognize progress toward rebuilding JCPOA: Russian envoy

Moscow [Russia], January 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Participants in the Vienna talks acknowledge that progress has been made toward restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and lifting the US sanctions on Iran, though more efforts are needed, the permanent representative of Russia to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said on Friday.

2022-01-07T21:55:41.979757+00:00 IST

Fifth COVID-19 wave hits Hungary

Budapest [Hungry], January 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the Omicron variant has hit Hungary, Bela Merkely, rector of Semmelweis Medical University in Budapest and leader of the Clinical Epidemiology Working Group, said on public television M1 on Friday.

2022-01-07T17:24:53.818361+00:00 IST

UK COVID-19 cases top 14 million

London [UK], January 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain reported another 179,756 COVID-19 cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 14,015,065, according to official figures released Thursday.

2022-01-06T20:50:37.634714+00:00 IST

Omicron may be less severe, but not 'mild': WHO

Geneva [Switzerland], January 7 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to be a less severe disease than the Delta strain, but it does not mean it should be categorized as "mild", World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.

2022-01-06T20:50:18.169485+00:00 IST

Russia confirms 15,316 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 15,316 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 10,601,300, the federal response center said on Thursday.

2022-01-06T10:00:48.476019+00:00 IST

UK reports over 190,000 daily COVID-19 cases

London [UK], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain reported 194,747 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 13,835,334, according to official figures released Wednesday.

2022-01-05T19:55:04.804285+00:00 IST

Bulgaria's FM Genchovska tests positive for COVID-19

Sofia [Bulgaria], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska has tested positive for COVID-19, her ministry said here on Wednesday.

2022-01-05T17:55:40.348901+00:00 IST

Voices in the UK grow louder to revoke Blair's knighthood

London [UK], January 5 (ANI): Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK are coming together to join the call to strip former prime minister Tony Blair of his recently awarded knighthood for his role in Iraq war.

2022-01-05T17:40:10.646563+00:00 IST

Taiwan announces to establish USD 200 mn fund in Lithuanian industry amid tensions with China

Beijing [China], January 5 (ANI): Taiwan has announced to establish USD 200 mn fund to invest in the Lithuanian industry as the Baltic nation's companies facing custom clearance issues at Chinese ports, reported Sputnik.

2022-01-05T17:34:34.463386+00:00 IST

Georgia reports 3,436 new COVID-19 cases

Tbilisi [Georgia], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Wednesday reported 3,436 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 945,609, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).

2022-01-05T17:19:18.237834+00:00 IST

New coronavirus variant IHU detected in France, found in traveller returning from Cameroon

Marseille [France], January 5 (ANI): A new coronavirus variant B.1.640.2 also known as IHU variant has been detected in a traveller returning from Cameroon, announced the hospital IHU Mediterrannee in Marseille, France.

2022-01-05T16:03:45.469910+00:00 IST

At least 9 people killed in Shipwreck off Tanzanian Coast

Dodoma [Tanzania], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): At least nine people were killed in a shipwreck off the Tanzanian coast near Pemba Island, with the boat said to be carrying around 30-40 people on the way to a funeral, media reported on Wednesday citing local police.

2022-01-05T15:38:08.427641+00:00 IST

Russia confirms 15,772 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 15,772 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 10,585,984, the federal response center said on Wednesday.

2022-01-05T10:28:01.308335+00:00 IST