Search For "sputnik"
Russia records 16,715 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 16,715 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 17,378 the day before, taking the cumulative total to 5,350,919, the federal response center said on Tuesday.
Read More
Australia to challenge UNESCO proposal to list Great Barrier Reef as 'in d
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia will challenge UNESCO's draft recommendation to add the Great Barrier Reef to the List of World Heritage in Danger, Environment Minister Sussan Ley told the ABC News broadcaster on Tuesday.
Read More
Trump not considering becoming next House speaker in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The former US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was not considering vying for the role of the House of Representatives in 2022 though he is aware of the mounting rumors.
Read More
UN verifies 26,425 grave violations against children in armed conflict in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations verified at least 26,425 grave violations against children in armed conflict during 2020, including instances of killing, recruitment and sexual violence, a report by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres revealed on Monday.
Read More
COVID-19 vaccines less effective against Delta variant: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Current COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the Delta coronavirus variant, which was first detected in India, but they still prevent severe disease and death, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization's technical lead for COVID-19
Read More
US sanctions 16 people, 5 state security entities from Belarus
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Treasury Department has designated 16 persons and five entities from Belarus, including the State Security Committee (KGB) and the press secretary of the Belarusian president, as part of a new sanctions package after the Ryanair incident in M
Read More
Rollout of Russian COVID vaccine Sputnik V delayed in Delhi hospitals, exp
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): The rollout of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V in Delhi hospitals has been delayed by some more days, hospital officials said on Monday.
Read More
Pashinyan's party wins Armenian Parliamentary election with nearly 54 pc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], June 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Civil Contract Party of Armenia's Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan won in the Sunday snap parliamentary election with nearly 54 per cent, according to the Central Electoral Commission.
Read More
Armenian alliance questions credibility of preliminary results of parliame
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], June 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Ex-Armenian President Robert Kocharyan's Armenia Alliance is questioning the credibility of the preliminary results of the Sunday parliamentary election, pointing to numerous reported violations during the vote.
Read More
US preparing new sanctions over situation with Navalny: NSA Sullivan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is preparing a new package of sanctions tackling the situation with jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, national security advisor Jake Sullivan told CNN.
Read More
Russia records over 17,000 COVID-19 cases in past day
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 17,611 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 17,906 the day before, taking the cumulative total to 5,316,826, the federal response center said on Sunday.
Read More
Argentina reports first 'black fungus' case in woman who had coronavirus
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The first case of mucormycosis, also known as the "black fungus," has been confirmed in Argentina, the country's health ministry informed.
Read More