California [US], July 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Los Angeles County's health department said it has reimposed an indoor mask mandate regardless of individuals' vaccination status.
Brasilia [Brazil], July 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 52,789 to 19,262,518 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.
Berlin [Germany], July 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from floods caused by heavy rains in the western German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia rose to 45, media reported.
Moscow [Russia], July 15 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Thursday announced the approval of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control of Nigeria (NAFDAC).
Moscow [Russia], July 15 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Thursday announced the approval of the Russian single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against coronavirus by the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan.
Washington [US] July 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will continue to solicit strong support for the Afghan peace process both regionally and internationally, said Homeland Security Adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall on Thursday.
Brasilia [Brazil], July 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 57,736 to 19,209,729 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Wednesday.
Moscow [Russia], July 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry met in Moscow and discussed the problem of climate change, Chernyshenko's office said.
Brasilia [Brazil] July 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday was taken to the army hospital in the capital city of Brasilia after feeling abdominal pains, national media reported.
London [UK], July 14 (ANI/Sputnik): London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Wednesday that wearing face mask in the city's public transport will remain compulsory after July 19, when the UK central government is set to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England.
New Delhi (India), July 14 (ANI): The single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine is expected to launch soon in India said Russian envoy Nikolay Kudashev on Wednesday.
Chisinau [Moldova] July 14 (ANI/Sputnik) Igor Grosu, the leader of Moldova's Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), which won the snap parliamentary elections, said on Wednesday that his intention is to develop "pragmatic and predictable" relations with Russia.