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COVID-19: Brazil bans use of Chinese vaccines made at unauthorised plant

Brasilia [Brazil], September 5 (ANI): Brazil has banned the distribution of millions of Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines as the plant in which they were made is not authorised by the Latin American country's health regulator.

2021-09-05T05:28:38.523395+00:00 IST

Russia records 18,780 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 18,780 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing cumulative total to 6,993,954, the federal response center said Saturday.

2021-09-04T08:35:53.545349+00:00 IST

COVID-19: Philippines to lift travel ban on India, 9 other countries

Manila [Philippines], September 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines will lift the travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other countries starting Sept. 6 despite the rising COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Saturday.

2021-09-04T07:49:12.785092+00:00 IST

New Zealand PM says terrorist attack in Auckland left 7 people injured

Auckland [New Zealand], September 4 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that the terrorist attack in the city of Auckland had left seven people injured, including three in critical condition.

2021-09-04T04:29:35.881215+00:00 IST

Taliban delegation meets Pak officials in Doha, discuss border issues, humanitarian aid

Doha [Qatar], September 4 (ANI): A senior Taliban delegation led by Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai met with the Pakistani Embassy officials in Qatar on Friday where the two delegations discussed issues concerning the current developments in Afghanistan.

2021-09-04T03:06:29.290216+00:00 IST

Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 25,565

Brasilia [Brazil], September 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 25,565 to 20,856,060 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.

2021-09-03T22:43:50.500354+00:00 IST

Jaishankar meets Croatia's Foreign Minister, exchange views on bilateral cooperation, global issues

Zagreb [Croatia], September 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Croatia's Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman and exchanged views on bilateral cooperation, regional and global issues.

2021-09-03T20:36:33.636691+00:00 IST

World disappointed by what happened in Afghanistan: Australian High Commissioner

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 3 (ANI): Australia's High Commissioner to India, Barry O'Farell on Friday said the world is disappointed by what happened in Afghanistan, after the Taliban's violent take over the country.

2021-09-03T07:49:12.196522+00:00 IST

Australia secures additional 4 million Pfizer vaccines on record day of COVID-19 infections

Canberra [Australia], September 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian government has secured another 4 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in a deal with Britain as the country continued to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.

2021-09-03T07:32:48.183463+00:00 IST

Nigerian police rescue 5 abducted students in NW state

Lagos [Nigeria], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police said Thursday that they have rescued five of the 73 abducted students of a school in the country's northwestern state of Zamfara.

2021-09-03T02:17:31.342716+00:00 IST

Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 26,280

Brasilia [Brazil], September 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 26,280 to 20,830,495 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.

2021-09-02T22:44:06.885631+00:00 IST

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 7.81 million: Africa CDC

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], September 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,816,222 as of Thursday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-09-02T17:28:20.405768+00:00 IST

Strained ties preventing cooperation on climate: China tells US

Beijing [China], September 2 (ANI): Asserting the United States should stop regarding China as an adversary, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that prolonged tensions between the two major powers make it difficult to work together in the climate field.

2021-09-02T08:35:52.271185+00:00 IST

Australia reports record new COVID-19 cases amid battle against 3rd wave

Canberra [Australia], September 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has reported another record number of 1,477 new cases on Thursday morning as the country continued to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.

2021-09-02T07:32:45.810937+00:00 IST

Gunmen kidnap 73 students in northwest Nigeria

Lagos [Nigeria], September 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police said on Wednesday 73 students were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from their school in the country's northwestern state of Zamfara.

2021-09-02T02:29:44.579893+00:00 IST

Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 27,345

Brasilia [Brazil], September 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 27,345 to 20,804,215 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Wednesday.

2021-09-01T23:31:35.191963+00:00 IST

CEOs of 80 major companies urge Australian authorities to stop lockdowns

Canberra [Australia], September 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Some 80 major Australian companies called on state premiers in an open letter on Wednesday to cease COVID-19 lockdowns.

2021-09-01T08:43:24.310306+00:00 IST

Al Qaeda praises Taliban's 'historic victory' in Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 1 (ANI): A few hours after the last US troop left Kabul, Al Qaeda's senior leadership released a congratulatory statement on Tuesday on the occasion of the "Taliban's victory" in the war-ravaged country.

2021-09-01T08:37:32.499922+00:00 IST

At least 29 killed in bus crash in Peru

Lima [Peru], September 1 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 29 people were killed and several injured early on Tuesday after a passenger bus crashed and plunged into a ravine in central Peru, the National Police said.

2021-09-01T00:53:33.992899+00:00 IST

Russia records 17,813 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], August 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 17,813 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 18,325 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,918,965, the federal response center said on Tuesday.

2021-08-31T09:23:52.618654+00:00 IST

Think tank flags concerns over China's use of DNA profiling against Uyghurs

Toronto [Canada], August 30 (ANI): Amid the mounting accusation of large-scale human rights violations and persecution of Uyghurs by China, fresh reports have emerged where the Chinese authorities are said to be racially profiling minority group to build a large DNA database.

2021-08-30T13:27:58.502213+00:00 IST