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Africa CDC envisages most African countries will receive COVID-19 vaccines in 2021

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director John Nkengasong on Thursday said he envisages most African countries will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines by the second half of 2021.

2021-01-01T05:38:51.802518+00:00 IST

Transitional Malian President pledges to hold 'unquestionably clean' elections

Bamako [Mali], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Mali's transitional President Bah N'Daw pledged Thursday to hold "unquestionably clean" elections to complete the country's political transition, according to his New Year's message to the nation.

2021-01-01T04:09:11.985810+00:00 IST

New Zealand's Gisborne airport evacuated following bomb threat

Wellington [New Zealand], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The airport of New Zealand's northeastern city of Gisborne said that there was mass evacuation in it on Friday over a bomb threat.

2021-01-01T03:08:44.198687+00:00 IST

Argentina authorizes use of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19

Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina's National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices (ANMAT) on Wednesday approved the use of vaccine from AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company, against Covid-19 in the country.

2020-12-31T02:32:34.529599+00:00 IST

Ecuador reports over 211,500 coronavirus cases

Quito [Ecuador], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 1,186 new daily cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 22 fatalities, raising the total number of cases to 211,512 and the death toll to 9,469, since the start of the pandemic here on February 29.

2020-12-31T02:29:01.379649+00:00 IST

4 injured by explosion at house in Latvia's Riga

Riga [Latvia], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people injured by the Thursday explosion at a residential house in the Latvian capital of Riga has risen to four, a spokesperson for the ambulance service told Sputnik.

2020-12-31T02:23:53.484758+00:00 IST

Terrorists carry out 17 attacks on Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone

Idlib [Syria], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 17 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Vyacheslav Sytnik, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a briefing.

2020-12-30T23:03:37.580933+00:00 IST

UN Chief condemns 'deplorable' attack on airport in Yemen

New York [US], December 31 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the deadly attack on Aden airport in Yemen, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement on Wednesday.

2020-12-30T20:30:12.179575+00:00 IST

Brazil reports highest daily COVID-19 death toll since October

Brasilia [Brazil], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 1,111 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest daily count fatalities since Oct. 3, when 1,307 people died, the Health Ministry said Tuesday.

2020-12-30T04:16:40.881076+00:00 IST

Coronavirus case tally in Portugal tops 400,000

Lisbon [Portugal], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Portugal has exceeded 400,000, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.

2020-12-30T02:18:14.814027+00:00 IST

Australia registers first case of new COVID-19 strain that emerged in South Africa

Queensland [Australia], December 29 (Sputnik/ANI): Australia has registered its first case of a new coronavirus strain, known as 501.V2 variant and linked to South Africa, in the northwestern state of Queensland, regional Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said on Tuesday.

2020-12-29T14:27:32.664726+00:00 IST

Canada calls for transparency in trial of 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors

Ottowa [Canada], December 29 (ANI): Ottawa has voiced its concern over the judicial procedures performed by Beijing on 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists - also known as the Shenzen 12 -- who were detained in Shenzhen in August while attempting to flee to Taiwan as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) imposed the draconian National Security Law.

2020-12-29T13:29:42.588597+00:00 IST

Argentina to begin rollout of Russian COVID-19 vaccine

Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentina will begin vaccinating its population against coronavirus on Tuesday, using Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.

2020-12-29T05:46:00.410961+00:00 IST

Colombia's COVID-19 cases top 1.6 million

Bogota [Colombia], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 9,310 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 1,603,807, health authorities said on Monday.

2020-12-29T04:11:22.145883+00:00 IST

Argentina reports 7,216 new COVID-19 cases

Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina registered 7,216 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,590,513, the country's ministry of health said.

2020-12-29T03:23:07.322016+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 cases top 7.5 mln

Brasilia [Brazil], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 20,548 new COVID-19 cases in the past day, taking the national count to 7,504,833, the country's health ministry said Monday.

2020-12-29T02:08:34.477022+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar meets Qatari Amir, PM; discusses bilateral economic, security cooperation

Doha [Qatar], December 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar concluded his two-day stand-alone visit to Qatar from 27 to 28 December, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday.

2020-12-28T19:49:15.159069+00:00 IST

Clashes in Southeastern Guinea leave 11 dead, 30 injured

Nzerekore [Guinea], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Inter-communal clashes between two ethnic communities in the southeastern Guinean city of Macenta has left 11 people dead and 30 wounded, Mohamed Ghare, the governor of the administrative region of Nzerekore, has said.

2020-12-28T11:34:46.629657+00:00 IST

Mexico to get about 200 mln doses of Covid vaccines next year, says Presidential Spokesman

Mexico City [Mexico], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexico expects to get deliveries of about 200 million doses of different coronavirus vaccines in 2021, Presidential spokesman Jesus Ramirez Cuevas said.

2020-12-28T06:01:12.506736+00:00 IST

Chile's COVID-19 cases top 600,000

Santiago [Chile], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported 1,711 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 600,105, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.

2020-12-28T04:39:27.699738+00:00 IST

Brazil reports 18,479 new COVID-19 cases

Brasilia [Brazil], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Sunday registered 18,479 new COVID-19 cases, bringing its national count to 7,484,285, the country's health ministry said.

2020-12-28T04:27:55.824363+00:00 IST