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Colombia's COVID-19 deaths top 54,000

Bogota [Colombia] February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 289 more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the country's death toll to 54,272, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Monday.

2021-02-02T04:43:45.360136+00:00 IST

Canadian PM calls Kamala Harris, raises issues of access to COVID-19 vaccines, protectionism

Toronto [Canada], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his first phone call with US Vice President Kamala Harris raised the issues of access to COVID-19 vaccines and protectionism, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.

2021-02-02T02:58:50.665549+00:00 IST

SA receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses from India, expects more to come

Johannesburg [South Africa], February 2 (ANI/Xinhua): South Africa has secured millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses from different suppliers and expects more to come, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in his televised address on Monday night.

2021-02-02T02:45:24.991324+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 225,000

Brasilia [Brazil], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus death toll in Brazil increased by 595 in the past day to top 225,000, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.

2021-02-02T01:20:28.941283+00:00 IST

Navalny's spokeswoman placed under house arrest

Moscow [Russia], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): A Moscow court has placed Kira Yarmysh, the spokeswoman of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, under house arrest for violating sanitary regulations at the unauthorized demonstrations, a court spokesperson told Sputnik.

2021-02-01T23:35:17.894126+00:00 IST

South Africa detects 4,525 new COVID-19 cases

Cape Town [South Africa], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua) South Africa on Sunday reported 4,525 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 1,453,761, the country's health department reported.

2021-02-01T08:57:15.890641+00:00 IST

Australian states introduce travel restrictions on WA after new COVID-19 case

Sydney [Australia], February 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Several Australian states and territories have imposed border restrictions on travellers from Western Australia (WA) on Monday after a quarantine security guard tested positive to COVID-19 and triggered a hard lockdown in the state.

2021-02-01T07:04:40.373520+00:00 IST

Australia calls on Myanmar Army to release civilian leaders immediately

Canberra [Australia], February 1 (ANI): Expressing "deep concerns" at reports that Myanmar military is seeking to seize control of the country, Australia on Monday called on the army to respect the rule of law and release immediately all civilian leaders and others who have been detained unlawfully.

2021-02-01T03:22:39.177920+00:00 IST

Navalny's foundation urges Biden to sanction Putin's allies

Moscow [Russia], February 1 (ANI): The foundation set up by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has called on US President Joe Biden to impose sanctions on at least eight high profile Russian figures which the foundation says is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

2021-01-31T21:07:47.088517+00:00 IST

5.1-magnitude quake hits northern Argentina

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 31 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 63 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, a small town in northern Argentina at around 00:59 a.m. local time (0359 GMT) on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

2021-01-31T06:05:05.132237+00:00 IST

Bolivia to get about 1 million COVID-19 vaccine shots in February

La Paz [Bolivia], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Bolivia expects to get nearly one million doses of coronavirus vaccines next month, Bolivian President Luis Arce has announced.

2021-01-31T03:46:05.099231+00:00 IST

Brazil sees 1,279 new COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hrs

Brasilia [Brazil], January 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported on Saturday 1,279 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its death toll to 223,945, the Health Ministry said.

2021-01-31T02:21:33.451239+00:00 IST

Navalny's spokeswoman detained for violating sanitary rules

Moscow [Russia], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The Police have detained Kira Yarmysh, the spokeswoman of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, for violating sanitary regulations at the unauthorized demonstrations held earlier this month, Yarmysh's lawyer said.

2021-01-31T00:37:47.078947+00:00 IST

India delivering COVID-19 vaccines to Oman reflects friendship spanning millennia: Jaishankar

Muscat [Oman], January 31 (ANI): A consignment of India-made vaccines arrived in Muscat on Saturday, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar adding that India providing vaccines to Oman is a friendship "spanning millennia."

2021-01-30T22:01:29.430804+00:00 IST

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 3.53 mln

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,534,360 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

2021-01-30T20:59:49.400064+00:00 IST

Argentina extends social distancing measures for another month

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentina has decided to extend mandatory social distancing measures until the end of February to curb the further spread of the coronavirus, according to a decree issued by President Alberto Fernandez on Saturday.

2021-01-30T20:19:42.859894+00:00 IST

Tunisians protest against poverty, police brutality

Tunis [Tunisia], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Tunisians took to the streets of the country's capital on Saturday to protest against poverty and police brutality, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

2021-01-30T17:33:02.800091+00:00 IST

Algeria launches 1st phase of mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19

Algiers [Algeria], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The first phase of the mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus has been launched in Algeria after the country received the first shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, national media reported on Saturday.

2021-01-30T11:58:03.033565+00:00 IST

Russia restores international air traffic on reciprocal basis with other nations, including India

New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Easing COVID-19 travel restrictions, Russia on Saturday restored international air traffic on a reciprocal basis with a number of foreign states, including India.

2021-01-30T09:05:08.294956+00:00 IST

Namibia, Botswana vow to jointly fight COVID-19, facilitate cross-border trade

Windhoek [Namibia], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Namibia and Botswana on Friday agreed to work closely in the procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as well as cross-border trade.

2021-01-30T05:11:33.767618+00:00 IST

Colombia's COVID-19 deaths top 53,000

Bogota [Colombia], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 371 more deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, raising the country's death toll to 53,284, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said on Friday.

2021-01-30T03:41:27.430989+00:00 IST