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Belarus reports 1,837 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 2,00,000

Minsk [Belarus], January 03 (ANI/Xinhua): Belarus reported 1,837 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking its total to 199,962, according to the country's health ministry.

2021-01-03T13:24:18.644930+00:00 IST

Mexico plans to vaccinate all citizens over 60 by late March

Mexico city [Mexico], January 03 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexico is planning to have everyone over 60 years old vaccinated by late March, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said in a video address.

2021-01-03T12:55:08.558142+00:00 IST

Nigerian army kills several Boko Haram terrorists in airstrikes

Lagos [Nigeria], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Airstrikes by Nigerian troops have destroyed a new Boko Haram settlement at Mana Waji in the restive northeastern state of Borno and killed several terrorists, an official said on Sunday.

2021-01-03T09:06:56.691305+00:00 IST

3 killed in central Tanzania train accident

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed and 66 others injured after a passenger train derailed in central Tanzania on Saturday evening, said the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) on Sunday.

2021-01-03T06:57:06.414241+00:00 IST

Colombia reports 11,528 new Covid-19 cases

Bogota [Colombia], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia registered 11,528 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 1,666,408, the country's health authorities said Saturday.

2021-01-03T04:11:55.885078+00:00 IST

Argentina reports 5,240 new COVID-19 cases

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina registered 5,240 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, taking the national count to 1,634,834, the health ministry said.

2021-01-03T04:03:24.813077+00:00 IST

Al-Qaeda branch claims responsibility for killing 3 French troops in Mali

Moscow [Russia], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), the branch of the al-Qaeda terror group (banned in Russia) in Mali, has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on three French servicemen in the African country, the US-based SITE Intelligence Group that tracks jihadist activities has reported.

2021-01-03T02:34:04.993066+00:00 IST

Brazil registers 314 more COVID-19 deaths

Sao Paulo [Brazil], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil has registered 314 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 195,725, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.

2021-01-03T02:23:29.164427+00:00 IST

UN announces establishment of Libyan Political Dialogue Forum's advisory committee

Tripoli [Libya], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Support Mission in Libya on Saturday announced the establishment of the Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF).

2021-01-03T02:21:41.182035+00:00 IST

Chile reports 3,338 new COVID-19 cases

Santiago [Chile], January 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported 3,338 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing total infections to 615,902, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.

2021-01-03T01:09:29.708138+00:00 IST

Physician in Mexico admitted to ICU after receiving Pfizer vaccine

Mexico City [Mexico], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A physician in Mexico, who received the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus, was admitted to an intensive care unit with seizures, breathing difficulties and possible encephalomyelitis, the country's Health Ministry said on Saturday.

2021-01-02T20:12:36.406517+00:00 IST

Argentina reports adverse reaction to Sputnik V vaccine in 1pc of inoculated citizens

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Only 1 per cent of Argentinian citizens, who received the Russia-developed Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, has shown a mild adverse reaction to the shot, the TN broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing the country's Health Ministry.

2021-01-02T18:53:13.612213+00:00 IST

7 killed in Zambia as bus hits pedestrians

Lusaka [Zambia], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven people died on the spot in Zambia's Chembe district in Luapula Province when a bus lost control and hit them, the police said on Saturday.

2021-01-02T14:10:30.124908+00:00 IST

3 killed in Somalia blast targeting Turkish engineers near Mogadishu

Mogadishu [Somalia], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Somali terror group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing near the capital Mogadishu that killed at least three people, media reported Saturday.

2021-01-02T11:00:22.187368+00:00 IST

Ecuador reports 866 COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths in the past 24 hours

Quito [Ecuador], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 866 infections and 14 deaths from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 213,378 and the death toll to 9,487 since the onset of the pandemic on February 29.

2021-01-02T08:00:25.070198+00:00 IST

18 die in Honduras during New Year's Eve celebrations

Tegucigalpa [Honduras], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Eighteen people were killed in several violent incidents during New Year's Eve celebrations, the Honduran police informed on Friday.

2021-01-02T04:13:12.651932+00:00 IST

Brazil registers 462 more COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

Sao Paulo [Brazil], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll totalled 195,411 after 462 more patients died in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said Friday.

2021-01-02T02:53:44.203851+00:00 IST

Sudan's PM announces formation of national mechanism for protecting civilians

Khartoum [Sudan], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Friday announced formation of the National Mechanism for Protection of Civilians.

2021-01-02T00:28:21.159239+00:00 IST

Chile reports 3,588 new daily cases of COVID-19, setting five-month high

Santiago [Chile], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile's Ministry of Health on Friday reported 3,588 new daily cases of the novel coronavirus disease, the highest daily figure since July 5 (3,685), raising the total caseload to 612,564.

2021-01-01T23:59:08.411634+00:00 IST

Nigerian army kills scores of Boko Haram terrorists in airstrikes, says spokesman

Abuja [Nigeria], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Scores of Boko Haram terrorists were killed in a series of airstrikes by the Nigerian military in the country's restive northeastern state of Borno, an official said on Friday.

2021-01-01T07:14:25.599573+00:00 IST

New Zealand's Gisborne airport resume activities after evacuation

Wellington [New Zealand], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The airport of New Zealand's northeastern city of Gisborne said on Friday that it had been allowed to resume activities following the mass evacuation over the bomb threat.

2021-01-01T05:49:32.750062+00:00 IST