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Venezuela has no immediate plans to buy Iranian missiles, says Foreign Minister

Caracas [Venezuela], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuela is not planning to buy Iran's missiles so far, but reserves the right to do so when deems necessary, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif.

2020-11-06T08:05:00.834959+00:00 IST

Death toll from Eta Hurricane in Guatemala rises to 50: President

Mexico City [Mexico], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people killed by the hurricane Eta in Guatemala has reached 50, with the authorities evacuating residents from the disaster-hit areas, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said.

2020-11-06T05:12:52.498655+00:00 IST

4 dead, 2 missing in Guatemala due to cyclone Eta

Guatemala City [Guatemala], November 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four people are dead and two others are missing in Guatemala after tropical depression Eta dumped heavy rains on the Central American country, the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) said on Thursday.

2020-11-05T21:46:00.502326+00:00 IST

Australia signs COVID-19 vaccine deals with Novavax, Pfizer

Canberra [Australia], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Australian government has signed agreements on Thursday with pharmaceutical company Novavax and a consortium of companies, Pfizer and BioNTech, to supply 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

2020-11-05T11:15:00.861590+00:00 IST

Russia records 19,404 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 19,404 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 1,712,858, the federal response center said Thursday.

2020-11-05T08:09:07.604083+00:00 IST

Colombia's COVID-19 deaths surpass 32,000

Bogota [Columbia], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia's COVID-19 deaths climbed to 32,013 after 166 more fatalities were reported over the past day, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Wednesday.

2020-11-05T06:46:11.238787+00:00 IST

Mexico reports 5,225 more COVID-19 cases

Mexico city [Mexico], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico reported 5,225 COVID-19 cases with 635 fatalities over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

2020-11-05T06:28:10.749072+00:00 IST

Iran's COVID-19 cases increase to 646,164

Tehran [Iran] November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's COVID-19 cases increased to 646,164 on Wednesday with an addition of 8,452 new infections.

2020-11-04T21:43:32.493221+00:00 IST

Russia records 19,768 new COVID-19 cases

Moscow [Russia], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has recorded 19,768 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 1,693,454, the federal response center said on Wednesday.

2020-11-04T09:30:33.354787+00:00 IST

UK judge rejects Nirav Modi's request to suppress witness statements

London [UK], November 4 (ANI): District judge Samuel Goozee has rejected an appeal by fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi to dismiss documents submitted by the Government of India in their case against him in the PNB fraud case.

2020-11-04T00:13:01.177921+00:00 IST

Islamic State claims responsibility for Vienna terror attack

Vienna [Austria], November 4 (ANI): Barely 24 hours after the terror attack in the heart of Vienna, the Islamic State claimed responsibility, calling the shooter a "soldier of the caliphate", according to a statement translated by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors online extremist messaging, as quoted in the New York Times on Tuesday.

2020-11-03T22:51:53.361924+00:00 IST

Exercise Malabar an opportunity to work with like-minded nations for secure, India Pacific region: Australia

Canberra [Australia], November 3 (ANI): Australian Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds on Tuesday said that India and Australia were natural partners in the India Pacific region and the Malabar naval exercise was a demonstration of the depth of trust and cooperation between the defence organisations of the countries.

2020-11-03T16:23:27.846328+00:00 IST

Jaishankar extends wishes on Dominica's Independence Day

New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday extended his wishes to the government and people of Dominica on the occasion of the country's Independence Day.

2020-11-03T10:49:18.589926+00:00 IST

Mexico reports 3,763 more COVID-19 cases, 205 deaths

Mexico City [Mexico], November 03 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico reported 3,763 new cases of COVID-19 with 205 additional fatalities over the past 24 hours, the health ministry reported on Monday.

2020-11-03T03:44:24.364041+00:00 IST

South African pharma firm signs deal with Johnson & Johnson to produce COVID-19 vaccine

Cape Town [South Africa], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): South African pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare has signed a deal with two subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson to begin the manufacture of the multinational firm's candidate vaccine against the coronavirus disease, the South African company said on Monday.

2020-11-02T12:44:51.407874+00:00 IST

Erdogan's belligerent policies leave Turkey more isolated than ever

Nicosia (Cyprus), November 02 (ANI): In the past few years Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has reversed the policy of his country from "zero problems with neighbours" and from a model of Muslim democracy and ally, into a country with almost zero friends and allies, while Ankara is currently locked in several conflicts and is engaged in the destabilization of several countries in the Middle East, North Africa and now the Nagorno-Karabach region.

2020-11-02T07:15:20.539651+00:00 IST

Two churches in Canada's Ontario go up in flames under 'suspicious' circumstances

Ontario [Canada], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Two churches in the same area in Canada's Ontario province went up in flames overnight under "suspicious" circumstances, media reported.

2020-11-02T06:49:16.607520+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 160,000

Sao Paulo [Brazil], November 02 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 190 deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 160,074, the Ministry of Health said Sunday.

2020-11-02T03:00:33.851487+00:00 IST

Toll of Karabakh conflict stands at 45 dead, 141 injured

Yerevan [Armenia], November 01 (ANI/Sputnik): Forty-five civilians have died and 141 have been injured in the Nagorno-Karabakh region since hostilities renewed in September, the ombudsman of the self-proclaimed republic in South Caucasus said Sunday.

2020-11-01T10:36:45.632770+00:00 IST

Argentina reports 9,745 new COVID-19 cases, 211 more deaths

Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Saturday reported 211 more deaths from COVID-19, pushing the national tally to 31,002, according to the Ministry of Health.

2020-11-01T07:26:17.748622+00:00 IST

2 dead, 5 injured in multiple stabbing incidents in Canada, Suspect arrested

Quebec [Canada], November 1 (ANI): At least two people were killed and five injured in multiple stabbing incidents in Quebec, Canada on Sunday. The assailant has been arrested.

2020-11-01T06:53:49.698718+00:00 IST