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Russia registers 8,996 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 8,996 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 8,271 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,736,121, the coronavirus response center said on Thursday.
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20 people detained at unauthorised rally of Navalny supporters in Moscow
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Around 20 people have been detained at an unauthorised rally in support of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny in Moscow, the Public Observation Commission told Sputnik.
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Italian police arrest accomplice of 2016 Nice attacker
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian police have arrested an accomplice of the terrorist who perpetrated the 2016 truck ramming attack in the French city of Nice, as per media reports.
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US Capitol Police seeks funds for 212 additional officers following Jan 6
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Capitol Police force wants to hire and train additional 212 officers to boost security in the aftermath of a January takeover of the Capitol building by violent protesters, acting Chief Yogananda Pittman told Congress on Wednesday.
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Ten expelled US diplomats must leave Russia before May 22: Moscow
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia handed over to Bart Gorman, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Moscow, a note declaring 10 embassy's employee's personae non-gratae, they must leave Russia by the end of the day on May 21, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wedn
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Taliban's refusal to join Istanbul Conference shows unwillingness to end w
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban's refusal to participate in the international conference on Afghanistan, previously scheduled to take place in Istanbul, shows the group's unwillingness to end the war, Nader Nadery, a senior member of the Afghan government's peace negotia
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Russia registers 8,271 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 8,271 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 8,164 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,727,125, the coronavirus response center said on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: Yemen begins vaccination campaign in government-controlled areas
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Yemen's internationally recognised government on Tuesday announced the start of its vaccination program, offering COVID-19 vaccine shots to priority groups in governorates under its control.
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UK to host in May first in-person G7 foreign ministers meeting since 2019
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The first in-person meeting of G7 foreign ministers since April 2019 will be held in London between May 3-5 under strict COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing guidelines, the UK Foreign Minister, Dominic Raab, told UK Parliament on Tuesday.
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US Capitol Police says officer assaulted in Jan 6 riot died of natural cau
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Capitol Police (USCP) said police officer Brian Sicknick, who was assaulted during the January 6 riot, died of natural causes and not due to injuries sustained during the violent protest.
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Canada allots USD 80.93 billion budget toward pandemic recovery plan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian government has allotted USD 80.93 billion (C$101.4 billion) over the next three years towards recovery from the economic devastation inflicted upon the country the coronavirus pandemic, the country's 2021 federal budget revealed.
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Terrorists in Syria plotting attacks in cities ahead of elections: Russian
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Terrorists in Syria are planning attacks on state institutions in major cities ahead of the presidential election, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said on Monday.
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