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Covid-19: UK citizen from Oxford becomes world's first person to receive A
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UK citizen Brian Pinker, 82, became the first person in the world to be administered the coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company, the UK National Health Service (NHS) in England said on Monday.
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Centre provides aid and assistive devices to senior citizens, specially-ab
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bathinda (Punjab) [India], January 3 (ANI): Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Sunday organized distribution camp to provide aid and assistive devices to 1,343 Senior Citizens and 564 specially-abled in Bathinda, Punjab.
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Mexico plans to vaccinate all citizens over 60 by late March
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mexico city [Mexico], January 03 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexico is planning to have everyone over 60 years old vaccinated by late March, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said in a video address.
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Chilla, Gazipur borders closed, Delhi Traffic Police urges commuters to ta
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): In view of the ongoing farmers' agitation at the gates of the national capital, the Delhi Traffic Police on Sunday appealed to citizens to take alternative routes as Chilla and Gazipur borders remained closed due to the protests.
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Gas crisis in Pakistan intensifies, citizens face hardship
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): The persisting gas crisis in Pakistan has intensified, adding to the woes of the citizens as they are forced to turn to more expensive methods to compensate for the gas shortage.
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Argentina reports adverse reaction to Sputnik V vaccine in 1pc of inoculat
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Only 1 per cent of Argentinian citizens, who received the Russia-developed Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, has shown a mild adverse reaction to the shot, the TN broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing the country's Health Ministr
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President greets citizens on New Year eve, urges them to work for creating
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has sent his greetings to citizens on the eve of New Year 2021 and urged them to work together towards creating an inclusive society instilled with the spirit of love, compassion and forbearance that promotes peace and goodwill. Read More
South Koreans working with US forces become first to receive COVID-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): South Koreans working at US military bases in the country have become the first citizens to be inoculated against the coronavirus, media reported on Thursday.
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Total of 800,000 Israelis vaccinated against COVID-19 since start of campa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 150,000 Israeli citizens received a vaccine against the coronavirus over the past day, taking the total count of those vaccinated to 800,000, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
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PM Modi urges citizens to avoid rumours as country prepares to run world's
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that preparations are underway to run the world's largest vaccination programme in the next year. He appealed to everyone to be careful regarding rumours and as responsible citizens refrain from forwarding
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US calls for release of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 30 (ANI): Condemning China for "sham prosecution and conviction", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday called for the release of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan who was detained in May for her live stream reporting from Wuhan over Covid-19 and later sentenc
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EU demands release of whistleblower of Wuhan virus
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 29 (ANI): The European Union External Action Service (EEAS) on Tuesday demanded that Beijing free citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who was detained in May for her live stream reporting from Wuhan over Covid-19 and sentenced to four years of imprisonment.
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