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Brazilian Supreme Court approves investigation of Bolsonaro over Covaxin d
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil has approved a probe into President Jair Bolsonaro regarding alleged overpricing during the purchase of India's coronavirus vaccine Covaxin, the G1 website reported.
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EU's ban on single-use plastic tableware, cotton buds comes into force
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU's ban on certain single-use plastic products, including plates, cutlery, food containers and cotton buds, entered into force on Saturday.
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Russia records 24,439 new coronavirus cases in 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 24,439 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 5,585,799, the federal response center said Saturday.
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More than 35,500 people in Central Japan's landslide-hit area told to evac
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Shizuoka [Japan], July 3 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 35,500 people in Japan's central Shizuoka prefecture were told on Saturday to evacuate immediately after a recent landslide, as new ones may occur, Japanese media report.
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Saudi Arabia suspends entry from UAE, Ethiopia, Vietnam over COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Saudi Arabia has suspended entry for citizens of the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Vietnam over the spread of the coronavirus and its strains in these countries, media reported.
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South Africa's COVID-19 tally surpasses 2 million
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], July 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 in South Africa has increased by 24,720 within the past 24 hours, thus surpassing 2 million, the national Department of Health said.
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Heavy fire erupts in Gulf of Mexico due to gas leak near Pemex Oil Platfor
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A heavy underwater fire has erupted near an oil platform of the Mexican Pemex company in the Gulf of Mexico, media reported.
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Russia records 23,218 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 23,218 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 23,543 the day before, bringing the total to 5,561,360, the federal response center said on Friday.
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Russia rejects involvement in cyberattacks on US claimed by NSA
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy to the United States has strongly rejected the alleged involvement of the Russian authorities in a series of cyberattacks on government and private facilities in the United States and other countries.
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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson to make spaceflight on July 11
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UK billionaire and founder of the Virgin Galactic company Richard Branson says he will make a spaceflight on July 11, earlier than Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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Trump Organization charged with 15 years of tax crimes, CFO pleads 'not gu
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US] July 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Trump Organization was charged in a New York court on Thursday with a litany of tax crimes ranging over 15 years that its Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleaded not guilty to and which the former US president called "politically motivated."
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Malaysia to impose curfew in Capital, suburbs from June 3
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Malaysia's defense ministry announced that parts of the capital Kuala Lumpur and the neighbouring state of Selangor would be put under nightly curfew starting Saturday.
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