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Mexico Coronavirus death toll reaches 42,645

Mexico City [Mexico], July 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll in Mexico from coronavirus infection has reached 42,645 with new 737 deaths in the last 24 hours.

2020-07-25T02:26:05.296293+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 case count rises by 55,891 to over 2.3 million

Brasilia [Brazil], July 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 55,891 to 2,343,366 within the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said on late Friday.

2020-07-24T23:25:18.256482+00:00 IST

ECOWAS leaders to hold summit on Monday after failure of Malian Mediation Mission

Bamako [Mali], July 24 (Sputnik/ ANI): Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations will hold an emergency summit on Monday because of the failure of the mediation efforts in Mali, media reported.

2020-07-24T02:45:53.557373+00:00 IST

Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rise by 59,961 in last 24 hours

Brasilia [Brazil], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 59,961 to 2,287,475 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.

2020-07-24T01:15:06.075289+00:00 IST

COVID-19 cases in Argentina rise by record 6,127 to 148,027

Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): Argentina has confirmed 6,127 new coronavirus cases across the country in the past 24 hours, marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, with the total number of people infected with COVID-19 having reached 148,027, the country's health ministry said.

2020-07-24T00:16:23.410626+00:00 IST

South Africa to shut public schools as COVID-19 outbreak worsens

Johannesburg [South Africa], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that public schools will be shut from July 27 until August 24, in a bid to contain the worsening coronavirus pandemic.

2020-07-23T22:40:05.699568+00:00 IST

Canada has no set date in ex-Nazi deportation case, hearings to resume in September

Toronto [United States], July 22 (Sputnik/ ANI): Canadian immigration authorities have not set a hearing date in the deportation case of former Nazi Helmut Oberlander, Immigration and Refugee Board spokesperson Anna Pape told Sputnik.

2020-07-22T04:11:30.192643+00:00 IST

US tells Turkey not to conduct research in Greece's waters

Washington[United States], July 22 (Sputnik/ ANI): The United States is calling on Turkey to halt its plans to conduct seismic research in Greece's territorial waters and avoid steps that escalate tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, a US Department of State spokesperson told Sputnik.

2020-07-22T03:13:48.488677+00:00 IST

COVID-19 deaths in Mexico go up to 40,000

Mexico City[Mexico], July 22(ANI): Mexico crossed 40,000 deaths from the coronavirus disease as the country struggles to contain the spread of the virus.

2020-07-22T03:06:22.670163+00:00 IST

Ukrainian police working to identify hostage-taker in Lutsk

Kiev [Ukraine], July 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The Ukrainian police are trying to identify the armed man who has hijacked a bus with 20 people in the northwestern city of Lutsk.

2020-07-21T10:27:30.905492+00:00 IST

Bahamas bans American tourists to prevent Covid spread

Nassau [Bahamas], July 21 (ANI): The Bahamian government has banned travellers from countries where coronavirus cases are surging incessantly, especially the United States, in an effort to prevent the further spread of the virus in the Caribbean nation, CNN reported.

2020-07-20T23:22:26.319928+00:00 IST

Indonesia to finally conduct exercises in South China Sea

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 20 (ANI): Indonesia has finally decided to conduct exercises in the vicinity of the Riau Islands, the Foreign Brief reported.

2020-07-20T08:54:31.570928+00:00 IST

Japanese lawmakers to set up nonpartisan group for Hong Kongers

Tokyo [Japan], July 20 (ANI): With the enactment of national security law in Hong Kong, Japan is one among several countries who have come forward to assist the citizens wanting to flee the city to save their lives.

2020-07-20T04:41:01.523073+00:00 IST

Massive protest held in Toronto against Chinese communist regime for its expansionist policies

Toronto [Canada], July 20 (ANI): More than a hundred Torontonians of diverse background staged a protest against the Communist Chinese regime outside the Chinese consulate in Toronto on Sunday.

2020-07-20T03:25:22.419408+00:00 IST

Canada promises review of $6.8 million worth security equipment purchased from Chinese govt-owned firm

Ottawa [Canada], July 20 (ANI): Canada's Foreign Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne has promised to review $6.8 million worth of security equipment purchased from a Beijing-based high-tech company that has been found to have connections with the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party.

2020-07-20T02:27:17.002650+00:00 IST

Brazil registers 23,529 new Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 2 million

Moscow [Russia], July 20 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 23,529 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, which has pushed the country's tally to 2,098,389 on Sunday (local time), according to the latest data from the Health Ministry.

2020-07-20T01:44:06.892626+00:00 IST

Nigerian Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID-19

Moscow [Russia], July 20 (ANI): Nigeria's Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama confirmed on Sunday (local time) that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Sputnik reported.

2020-07-19T22:38:01.966119+00:00 IST

Nigerian Foreign Minister tests positive for coronavirus

Abuja [Nigeria], July 19 (ANI): Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for coronavirus.

2020-07-19T16:55:43.492728+00:00 IST

3 new cases of COVID-19 reported in New Zealand

Wellington [New Zealand], July 19 (Xinhua/ANI): New Zealand reported three new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation in New Zealand on Sunday, said New Zealand Ministry of Health in a statement.

2020-07-19T07:22:45.542681+00:00 IST

Che Guevara's childhood home goes up for sale

Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 17 (ANI): Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara's childhood house in Rosario was put up for sale last week.

2020-07-17T07:05:38.691654+00:00 IST

Buenos Aires gets offer from Moscow on Uranium mining in Argentina

Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 17 (Sputnik/ANI): Buenos Aires has received an offer from Russia on possible uranium mining in Argentina with the use of modern environmentally friendly technologies, Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Neme told reporters.

2020-07-17T04:33:28.984853+00:00 IST