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Brazil's COVID-19 case count up 14,279

Brasilia [Brazil], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil's number of recorded COVID-19 cases increased by 14,279 in the past 24 hours to surpass 4,162,000, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.

2020-09-09T04:34:57.613714+00:00 IST

Maduro says Russian coronavirus vaccine to arrive in Venezuela in September 2020

Caracas [Venezuela], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would be delivered to Venezuela in September 2020 for clinical trials.

2020-09-09T00:27:44.036903+00:00 IST

Brazil registers over 127,000 COVID-19 deaths

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Brazilian government said Tuesday the country's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 127,000 after registering 504 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 127,464.

2020-09-08T23:30:39.319267+00:00 IST

Chinese authorities questioned two Australian journalists in accordance with law, says Foreign Ministry

Beijing [China], September 8 (ANI): China on Tuesday said that questioning of two Australian journalists, who have now returned to Australia, was in accordance with the law.

2020-09-08T11:31:33.840510+00:00 IST

Indian troops fired 'warning shots' at China's border patrolling troops, claims China

Beijing [China], September 8 (ANI): China Foreign Ministry on Tuesday claimed that Indian troops blatantly fired "warning shots" at its border patrolling troops who were there for consultation, following which the Chinese troops were compelled to take measures to stabilise the situation.

2020-09-08T09:37:22.284801+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll approaches 127,000

Brasilia [Brazil], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil has confirmed 10,273 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, more than 300 new deaths from COVID-19 were registered in that period, the country's Health Ministry informs.

2020-09-07T23:51:32.681052+00:00 IST

First batch of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine released into public

Moscow [Russia], September 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The first batch of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, developed by Russia's Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has been released into civil circulation, regional deliveries are planned in the nearest future, the Russian Health Ministry informs.

2020-09-07T22:45:37.676500+00:00 IST

Over 50 injured as Typhoon Haishen hits Japan

Tokyo [Japan], September 7 (ANI): More than 50 people have been injured and four have gone missing as typhoon Haishen battered Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, causing massive blackouts and disrupting transportation, Kyodo News reported.

2020-09-07T09:46:23.215413+00:00 IST

Australians can get free coronavirus vaccine early next year: Morrison

Canberra [Australia], September 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A coronavirus vaccine will likely become available to people in Australia as early as at the start of next year, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.

2020-09-07T03:32:04.183994+00:00 IST

Over 40 new COVID-19 cases reported in Australia's Victoria

Melbourne [Australia], September 7 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 40 new coronavirus cases and nine new deaths from COVID-19 were registered in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria in the past 24 hours, the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reports as the state prepares for a gradual easing of coronavirus restrictions.

2020-09-07T01:22:11.306526+00:00 IST

3 assaliants, 1 officer killed in resort attack in Tunisia

Tunis [Tunisia], September 7 (ANI): Three assailants were shot dead by Tunisian forces after the assailants rammed their vehicle into the security officers and attacked them with knives. One officer has also been killed and another official was injured in the town of Sousse.

2020-09-07T01:15:52.585501+00:00 IST

Protests underway across Belarus, 10 people already arrested in Minsk

Minsk [Belarus], Septemeber 06 (Sputnik/ANI): Protests are currently taking place throughout Belarus, and approximately 10 people have been arrested in Minsk, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Olga Chemodanova told Sputnik on Sunday.

2020-09-06T12:43:18.563979+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar greets Eswatini on its Independence Day

Doha [Qatar], September 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Sunday extended his greeting to the people of the Kingdom of Eswatini on its independence day.

2020-09-06T06:32:55.124982+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 126,000

Brasilia [Brazil], September 6 (ANI/Xinhua): With 682 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 126,203, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

2020-09-06T02:51:07.708142+00:00 IST

Hospital occupancy for COVID-19 patients drops to lowest level in Chile since May

Santiago [Chile], September 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Hospital occupancy in Chile for patients diagnosed with the COVID-19 has dropped to the lowest level since May, according to the authorities.

2020-09-06T00:00:22.048364+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll rises to 125,521

Brasilia [Brazil], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil's coronavirus death toll has surpassed 125,000, showing a weekly increase of more than 5,000 fatalities, according to Health Ministry data.

2020-09-05T23:26:01.677534+00:00 IST

Ousted Malian President to leave for UAE for treatment following stroke

Bamako [Mali], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Ousted Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who recently suffered a stroke on the back of a military-initiated mutiny in the country, will leave for the United Arab Emirates for further treatment in the next few hours, a Malian military source told Sputnik on Saturday night.

2020-09-05T22:57:49.585063+00:00 IST

Moscow's COVID-19 death toll rises to 4,891

Moscow [Russsia], September 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 13 new deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 4,891, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Saturday.

2020-09-05T20:30:57.819732+00:00 IST

3 people injured in explosion of French military car in Mali

Bamako [Mali], September 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Three people have been injured in an explosion of a French military vehicle in Mali on Saturday morning, a military source told Sputnik on Saturday.

2020-09-05T16:37:43.799979+00:00 IST

Australian police arrest 29 people during anti-lockdown rallies across country

Victoria [Australia], September 09 (ANI/Sputnik): The police in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) on Saturday arrested 29 people during rallies against COVID-19 restrictions in Melbourne, Sydney, and other cities.

2020-09-05T15:01:30.764214+00:00 IST

Mexico's COVID-19 death toll stands at 66,851

Mexico City [Mexico], September 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Mexico, has risen by 522 to 66,851 within the past 24 hours, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said.

2020-09-05T01:13:54.409894+00:00 IST