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COVID-19 cases in Turkey rise by 37,000
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of registered cases of coronavirus infection in Turkey over the past day was 37,303, this is the maximum since the end of November, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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New COVID-19 wave 'lies in wait' in Syria: UN Chief
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that another coronavirus wave is expected to hit war-torn Syria as community transmission of the virus is likely to continue in 2021.
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EU may start lifting COVID-19 restrictions in Q2
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgiusm], March 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union may start easing the COVID-19 restrictions in the second quarter of 2021 based on the current vaccination and virus transmission dynamics, the European Commission stated in a report published on Tuesday.
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One dead, 7 injured in gas blast in Tatarstan apartment block
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 30 (ANI/Sputnik): One person was killed and seven others were injured in a gas explosion in an apartment block in the city of Zelenodolsk in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, the Emergencies Ministry said in a statement.
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Morocco suspends air traffic with France, Spain over COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Rabat [Morocco], March 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Morocco is suspending flights to France and Spain due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, the kingdom's government said in a statement on Monday.
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Brazilian foreign minister resigns after criticism over vaccine shortage:
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], March 30 (ANI): Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo has resigned amid rising criticism over what is perceived to be diplomatic failure to secure coronavirus vaccines as the country is grappling with supply shortages, Sputnik reported citing local media.
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UK to immunise adults first before sharing COVID-19 vaccines with other co
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government will not be sharing surplus COVID-19 vaccines with other counties until all its adult population have been offered the jab, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesperson said on Monday, playing down recent media reports that the United Kin
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Several injured during oil refinery fire in Indonesia's West Java Province
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Several people were injured in a fire that erupted at an oil refinery in Indonesia's West Java Province after an explosion, the state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina said.
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Czech Lab discovers new COVID-19 mutation
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Elisabeth Pharmacon lab has discovered a new strain of the coronavirus, Czech biologist Omar Sery, who is the company's founder, said on Twitter.
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Floods leave at least four dead in US state of Tennessee
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Tennessee [US], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): At least four people died as a result of record flooding in Nashville, Tennessee, Mayor John Cooper has announced.
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5 killed, 1 injured in helicopter crash in Alaska
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Alaska [US], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): A helicopter crash in the area of Knik Glacier, 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the US city of Anchorage in Alaska, left five people dead and one passenger severely injured, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said.
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Australia cut access to Parliament's IT services over cyber-attack fears f
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia's Assistant Minister for Defense Andrew Hastie said on Sunday that the government cut access to the Parliament's IT and email services in a bid to thwart a cyber-attack incoming from a foreign actor.
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