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Russia reports 9321 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 9,321 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 8,995 the day before, taking the tally to 4,693,469, the coronavirus response centre said on Saturday.
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Japanese chipmaker Renesas resumes production at fire-damaged plant
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp. restarted production of chips on Saturday at a fire-hit factory, one month after the accident happened, media reported amid a global semiconductor shortage related to the fire and increased demand caused by t
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Merkel got first shot of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): German Chancellor Angela Merkel got the first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 on Friday, German cabinet spokesman Steffen Seibert announced.
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Japan Prime Minister Suga says ready to meet with Kim Jong Un
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that he is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without preconditions to establish a fruitful relationship between the two countries and seek a solution to the issue of abductees.
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Russia reports 8,995 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 8,995 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 8,944 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,684,148, the coronavirus response center said on Friday.
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S.Korea's Moon nominates ex-interior minister as new Prime Minister
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 16 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday nominated ex-Interior Minister and former four-term lawmaker Kim Boo-kyum as the country's new prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle, the Yonhap news agency reported.
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Shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis results in 'multiple victims'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Indianapolis [US], April 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Shots were fired at a facility of the FedEx delivery services company in the US city of Indianapolis, resulting in multiple victims, local WRTV broadcaster reported on Friday, citing the police.
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Israeli Air Force strikes Hamas facilities in Gaza Strip in response to ro
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli Air Force has conducted strikes on three facilities of the Hamas Islamist movement in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian exclave, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday.
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Brazilian SC upholds decision to overturn sentence for Lula
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], April 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Brazilian Supreme Court has upheld the earlier court's decision to overturn the sentence for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, thus recognizing the guilty verdict of a court of the Parana state void.
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Biden to host South Korean counterpart in late May
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 16 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden will host President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in in the second half of May to discuss the relationship between two countries and looks forward to his meeting with Japan's prime minister, White House spokesperson Jen Psak
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Sputnik V deliveries to India to begin in April: Indian envoy Venkatesh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 16 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to Russia, Bala Venkatesh Varma on Thursday said that the first batch of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V will be delivered to India in April.
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Russia registers 8,944 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 8,944 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 8,326 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,675,153, the coronavirus response center said on Thursday.
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