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Russia registers 28,214 COVID-19 cases in past 24 Hours

Moscow [Russia], December 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 28,214 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 26,509 the day before, bringing the total to 2,762,668, the federal response center said on Thursday.

2020-12-17T08:40:17.734152+00:00 IST

International terminal of Blagoveshchensk Airport catches fire

Blagoveshchensk [Russia], December 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The international terminal of the airport in Russia's Far Eastern city of Blagoveshchensk caught fire on Thursday, with no people having been injured in the incident, the regional authorities said.

2020-12-17T02:57:32.320569+00:00 IST

Nigerian president orders immediate reopening of land borders

Abuja [Nigeria], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate reopening of the nation's four land borders which were shut 16 months ago in a bid to curb smuggling, said a senior government official on Wednesday.

2020-12-17T02:43:14.204405+00:00 IST

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil surpasses 7 million

Brasilia [Brazil], December 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 70,574 to 7,040,608 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Wednesday.

2020-12-16T23:14:45.967981+00:00 IST

Aussie researchers flag mental illness as top concern with Covid-19 vaccines

Sydney [Australia], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian researchers called for people with serious mental illness to be given priority access to Covid-19 vaccines when they become available, according to a statement released Wednesday.

2020-12-16T08:38:51.981174+00:00 IST

Panama govt approves Pfizer, BioNTech coronavirus vaccine

Panama City [Panama] December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Panama's government has approved the emergency use of the vaccine produced by US company Pfizer and German company BioNTech, the delivery of the first batch is expected in the first quarter of 2021, the country's Health Ministry said.

2020-12-16T05:51:24.820303+00:00 IST

Boko Haram claims school kidnapping in northern Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Terror group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for abducting over 300 students in Nigeria's northwestern state of Katsina.

2020-12-16T05:03:06.127600+00:00 IST

Nigerian teachers' union threatens nationwide strike over increasing threats

Abuja [Nigeria], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The national union of Nigerian teachers on Tuesday threatened to down tools over recent attacks on schools, including Friday's abduction of students in the country's northwestern state of Katsina.

2020-12-16T02:52:00.530492+00:00 IST

Boko Haram claims abduction of over 330 Nigerian students

Maiduguri [Nigeria], December 16 (ANI): Boko Haram on Tuesday (local time) claimed responsibility for the abduction of over 330 Nigerian students.

2020-12-15T21:59:07.700806+00:00 IST

Somalia cuts off diplomatic relations with Kenya

Mogadishu [Somalia], December 15 (ANI): Somalia on Tuesday severed diplomatic ties with Kenya, accusing it of meddling in its internal political affairs weeks before a crucial general election, The New York Times reported.

2020-12-15T16:41:42.633183+00:00 IST

Morocco confirms decision to reopen Israeli liaison offices

Moscow [Russia], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Morocco has confirmed its intention for the bilateral reopening of liaison offices with Israel under the US-brokered agreement to normalize the diplomatic ties between the two nations, Morocco's Ambassador to Russia Lotfi Bouchaara told Sputnik.

2020-12-15T11:35:25.612483+00:00 IST

Putin congratulates Biden on US election victory

Moscow [Russia], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Joe Biden after the US Electoral College confirmed the latter as the winner of the US presidential election; the Russian leader noted that bilateral cooperation would serve the interests of the whole world, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

2020-12-15T08:00:21.349238+00:00 IST

Senior Russian lawmaker says US-Russia rivalry will continue under Biden

Moscow [Russia], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): There will be no breakthroughs in the US-Russia relations under President-Elect Joe Biden as Washington's military and political rivalry with Moscow will continue, Konstantin Kosachev, the chairman of the Russian upper house's foreign affairs committee, told Sputnik Tuesday.

2020-12-15T07:24:00.953069+00:00 IST

S. Africa reports 5,163 new COVID-19 cases

Johannesburg [South Africa], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Africa on Monday reported 5,163 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 866,127, the country's health department reported.

2020-12-15T04:25:15.442092+00:00 IST

Argentina's COVID-19 cases top 1.5 mln

Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Monday reported 5,062 new COVID-19 cases, bringing its national tally to 1,503,222, said the country's Ministry of Health.

2020-12-15T03:18:26.608218+00:00 IST

Indian ambassador, Madagascar foreign minister discuss issues of mutual interest

Antananarivo [Madagascar], December 14 (ANI): Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar on Monday met Foreign Minister of Madagascar Tehindrazanarivelo Djacoba Liva in Madagascar and discussed issues of mutual interest between both the two countries.

2020-12-14T15:28:57.599691+00:00 IST

Venezuela scales back international flights due to Covid-19

Caracas [Venezuela], December 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuela has once again restricted international flights due to COVID-19 cases among arrivals, President Nicolas Maduro said.

2020-12-14T12:49:02.594561+00:00 IST

Mexico adds 8,608 new Covid-19 cases, 249 deaths

Mexico City [Mexico], December 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico on Sunday reported 8,608 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the national total to 1,250,044, according to its health ministry.

2020-12-14T03:58:32.643448+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 caseload tops 6.9 million, death toll over 1.81 lakh

Brasilia [Brazil], December 14 (ANI): Brazil has registered over 21,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising the national infection caseload to 69,01,952.

2020-12-14T03:22:18.932149+00:00 IST

20 Boko Haram terrorists killed as Nigerian troops repel attack: Army

Abuja [Nigeria], December 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian army on Sunday said troops had killed at least 20 Boko Haram terrorists while repelling an attack launched by the terror group in the northeast region.

2020-12-14T01:29:34.084384+00:00 IST

Eswatini PM Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for COVID, dies

Mbabane [Eswatini], December 14 (ANI): Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini, who was suffering from coronavirus and was undergoing treatment in South Africa, has passed away.

2020-12-14T00:50:37.715668+00:00 IST