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ASEAN, Indian senior officials gather at online 22nd meeting

Hanoi [Vietnam], July 16 (VNA/ANI): Senior officials of ASEAN countries and India agreed to enhance cooperation between the two sides in various fields at their 22nd annual meeting held online on July 16.

2020-07-16T17:41:09.237713+00:00 IST

Indonesia flash floods death toll reaches 21

Jakarta, July 16 (Xinhua/ANI): The number of casualties of flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province rose to 21 on Wednesday, with 31 others missing, an official said.

2020-07-16T12:22:28.168921+00:00 IST

COVID-19: Tokyo raises alert level to warn citizens of surge in infection rate

Tokyo [Japan], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The Tokyo authorities have decided to put the highest level COVID-19 alert in the city in light of an increasing infection rate and a double rise in the number of untraceable coronavirus cases, Governor Koike Yuriko said on Wednesday.

2020-07-15T13:37:37.146999+00:00 IST

WHO advises comprehensive surveillance for suspected COVID-19 cases

New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its Guidance Note on Public Health Criteria to Adjust Public Health and Social Measures in the Context of COVID-19 has advised comprehensive surveillance of suspected cases.

2020-07-15T08:50:05.031376+00:00 IST

Sydney COVID-19 cluster linked to outbreak in neighboring Aussie state

Sydney [Australia], July 15 (Xinhua/ANI): A COVID-19 outbreak centered around a popular Sydney pub has been identified as originating in the neighboring state of Victoria.

2020-07-15T07:09:13.716665+00:00 IST

Vietnam Foreign Minister holds talks with British Foreign Secretary

Hanoi [Vietnam], July 13 (VNA/ANI): Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab expressed their belief that the relations between Vietnam and the UK will be expanded and enhanced in the time ahead, during their phone talks on Monday.

2020-07-13T14:16:34.005451+00:00 IST

Vietnam now has 16 people positive for SARS-CoV-2

Hanoi [Vietnam], July 13 (VNA/ANI): Vietnam had only 16 people positive for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) by 6 pm on July 13, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

2020-07-13T12:24:09.509705+00:00 IST

COVID-19 restrictions may return in Australia's New South West over new cluster: Minister

Canberra (Australia), July 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales have warned the residents of Sydney about the possible return of coronavirus-related quarantine measures as a new cluster associated with one of the city's hotels emerged, New South Wales Police and Emergency Services Minister David Elliott said on Monday.

2020-07-13T11:20:19.095655+00:00 IST

Brazil's coronavirus death toll surpasses 72,000

Brasilia [Brazil], July 13 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 630 new coronavirus-related deaths were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total COVID-19 death toll up to over 72,000 according to the latest data from the Health Ministry.

2020-07-13T00:03:07.965461+00:00 IST

10 killed in Arab coalition's airstrike in Yemen's northwest

Sana'a [Yemen], July 12 (Sputnik/ANI): Ten people have been killed in the Arab coalition's airstrike in northwestern Yemen, the Houthi-run Al Masirah broadcaster reported on Sunday.

2020-07-12T18:14:55.366586+00:00 IST

India lodges protests with Canadian TV authority against anti-India TV show

Ottawa [Canada], July 12 (ANI): India has lodged a strong protest with the Canadian TV regulator - Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) against a local TV channel for broadcasting a television show which incited violence and hatred against India.

2020-07-12T08:48:03.904475+00:00 IST

Russia's Sechenov University Successfully Completes Trials of World's 1st COVID-19 Vaccine

Moscow [Russia], July 12 (Sputnik/ ANI) - The clinical trials of the world's first coronavirus vaccine on volunteers at Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University has been successfully completed, Vadim Tarasov, the director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, told Sputnik, adding that the first group of volunteers would be discharged on Wednesday and the second on July 20.

2020-07-12T07:24:30.952524+00:00 IST

UK reports 148 coronavirus related deaths, toll rises to 44,798

London [UK], July 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The UK has reported 148 new coronavirus disease-related deaths over the preceding 24 hours, three times more than the corresponding rise reported on the previous day, the country's Department of Health and Social Care said on Saturday.

2020-07-12T00:00:16.781405+00:00 IST

Gas explosion in Tehran injures at least 1 person

Tehran [Iran], July 12 (Sputnik/ANI): A gas explosion at a residential building in the Iranian capital of Tehran has left at least one person injured, a representative of the city's fire department told Iran's ISNA agency on Saturday.

2020-07-11T23:58:50.779333+00:00 IST

Global COVID-19 case total rises by 219,983 to 12.3 million

Geneva [Switzerland], July 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The global COVID-19 cases has risen above 12.3 million after 219,983 new positive tests were reported worldwide over the past 24 hours, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.

2020-07-11T19:10:01.617355+00:00 IST

President of Bolivian Senate tests positive for coronavirus

Sucre [Bolivia], July 11 (ANI): President of the Bolivian Senate Monica Eva Copa said she had been diagnosed with the coronavirus disease, reported Sputnik.

2020-07-11T01:31:38.162679+00:00 IST

WHO sets up panel to review handling of COVID-19 pandemic

Geneva [Switzerland], July 10(ANI): The World Health Organisation on Friday announced setting up of an independent panel of experts to review the handling of the Covid- 19 pandemic and the response by governments worldwide.

2020-07-10T14:47:22.978191+00:00 IST

Post-Brexit UK looking forward to open up to India, world: Liz Truss

New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Addressing the global audience virtually at India Global Week 2020, Liz Truss, Secretary of State for International trade, UK government, said post-Brexit it is time to open up to India.

2020-07-10T11:16:58.340149+00:00 IST

Bolivia's president says she has tested positive for the coronavirus

Sucre [Bolivia], July 10 (ANI): Interim President of Bolivia, Jeanine Anez Chavez, on Thursday (local time) said she has tested positive for COVID-19.

2020-07-09T23:46:14.710082+00:00 IST

Extrajudicial killings by Pakistan establishment not acceptable: Activist at UNHRC

Geneva [Switzerland], July 09 (ANI): Asserting that extrajudicial killings by Pakistani establishment in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are "not acceptable", activist Sajjad Raja on Thursday urged United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to put Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government on notice for the summary execution of various Kashmiri leaders.

2020-07-09T18:13:01.397059+00:00 IST

Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong, extends visas for city's residents

Canberra [Australia], July 9 (ANI): Australia on Thursday suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and offered a path to citizenship for those Hong Kongers who wish to leave the city, CNN reported.

2020-07-09T09:36:46.929655+00:00 IST