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African Union's executive leader Faki re-elected for another term

Moscow [Russia], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has been re-elected for a second four-year term.

2021-02-07T00:01:04.559208+00:00 IST

UN agencies urge Somalia to pass law prohibiting female genital mutilation practice

Mogadishu [Somalia], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Two UN agencies on Saturday called on the Somali government to commit to ending female genital mutilation (FGM) by passing a law that eliminates the practice.

2021-02-06T14:46:54.749056+00:00 IST

Argentina reports 8,374 new COVID-19 cases

Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina registered 8,374 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the national tally to 1,970,009, the health ministry said.

2021-02-06T03:51:20.226480+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 230,000

Brasilia [Brazil], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported on Friday 1,239 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its death toll to 230,034, the Health Ministry said.

2021-02-06T02:40:06.856994+00:00 IST

Chile says 454,155 people vaccinated against COVID-19

Santiago [Chile], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Chilean Health Minister Enrique Paris reported on Friday that 454,155 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country so far, as part of the mass vaccination plan that kicked off on Wednesday.

2021-02-06T02:30:02.319827+00:00 IST

Chile reports 3,786 new COVID-19 cases

Santiago [Chile], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chilean Health Ministry reported on Friday 3,786 COVID-19 infections and 77 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 744,019 cases and 18,808 deaths.

2021-02-05T21:35:33.981771+00:00 IST

Brazil's mining giant agrees to pay USD 7 billion for dam disaster

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's southeast state of Minas Gerais and mining giant Vale on Thursday signed an agreement that commits the company to pay nearly USD 7 billion in recompense for a dam disaster in 2019 that killed hundreds and polluted a vast region.

2021-02-05T05:04:37.493060+00:00 IST

Colombia's COVID-19 death toll tops 55,000

Bogota [Colombia], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 254 more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the country's death toll to 55,131, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Thursday.

2021-02-05T04:56:00.944391+00:00 IST

Argentina reports 8,891 new COVID-19 cases

Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina registered 8,891 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the national tally to 1,961,635, the health ministry said.

2021-02-05T04:11:18.095218+00:00 IST

Brazil's daily COVID-19 cases exceed 56,000

Brasilia [Brazil], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil recorded 56,873 new COVID-19 cases and 1,232 related deaths on Thursday, bringing the national caseload and death toll to 9,396,293 and 228,795, respectively.

2021-02-05T03:38:06.277050+00:00 IST

Barbados PM writes to PM Modi, thanks him for donation of COVID-19 vaccine

Bridgetown [Barbados], February 5 (ANI): Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has expressed her gratitude to the Indian government and the people for "most generous" donation of COVID-19 vaccine doses.

2021-02-05T03:08:04.308487+00:00 IST

Ethiopia's COVID-19 cases surpass 140,000

Addis Ababa [Ethopia], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health on Thursday reported 749 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the national count to 140,157.

2021-02-05T02:06:40.475337+00:00 IST

African ministers kick off meeting in framework of 34th AU summit

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], February 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The 38th ordinary session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council, which comprises ministers of the 55-member pan-African bloc, opened on Wednesday in the framework of the 34th AU summit.

2021-02-04T06:14:55.286960+00:00 IST

Myanmar military blocks Facebook, social media as anger simmers against coup

Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 4 (ANI): Myanmar Army has temporarily blocked Facebook and other messaging services in the name of public interest and state stability, Xinhua reported citing a statement issued by Telenor, one of the four operators running in the country.

2021-02-04T05:16:09.702140+00:00 IST

Brazil to launch its first domestically designed observation satellite

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil is finalizing the details to launch the first Earth observation satellite designed, integrated, tested and operated by the country, said the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) on Wednesday.

2021-02-04T03:31:44.927954+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll reaches 227,563

Brasilia [Brazil], February 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered on Wednesday 1,254 more deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the last 24 hours, raising the total death toll to 227,563.

2021-02-04T03:14:42.358970+00:00 IST

Mexico's coronavirus death toll tops 160,000

Mexico City [Mexico], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus death toll in Mexico has surpassed 160,000 people, a senior health official said.

2021-02-04T02:48:43.709501+00:00 IST

Canada declares white nationalist group 'Proud Boys' as terrorists

Ottawa [Canada], February 4 (ANI): Canada has formally designated the Proud Boys -- an all-male, far-right, white nationalist group -- as a terrorist entity under its criminal law on Wednesday.

2021-02-03T21:10:11.804044+00:00 IST

New Zealand approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, expects 1st batch by April

Wellington [New Zealand], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand authorised emergency use of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, with a view to receiving the first shipment by April.

2021-02-03T10:26:44.511379+00:00 IST

Moscow court hands Putin critic Alexey Navalny over 2.5 year jail term

Moscow [Russia], February 3 (ANI): A Moscow court on Tuesday sent Russian President Vladimir Putin's biggest critic Alexey Navalny to prison for more than two-and-a-half years.

2021-02-02T19:14:34.021291+00:00 IST

Over 2 mn COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Italy

Rome [Italy], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Health professionals in Italy have now administered more than two million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease, Domenico Arcuri, the government's COVID-19 special commissioner, said on Tuesday, as reported by domestic media outlets.

2021-02-02T13:19:38.602837+00:00 IST