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Russia registers 9,803 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 9,803 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 8,998 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,428,239, the coronavirus response center said on Thursday.
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Dozens of Palestinians injured in clashes with Israel forces in East Jerus
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Tel Aviv [Israel], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Dozens of Palestinians were injured in clashes with the Israeli forces in the Kafr Aqab neighbourhood located in East Jerusalem, a spokesperson for the Red Crescent Society in Jerusalem told Sputnik.
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Israel risks facing 5th snap election as coalition chances look bleak
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Tel Aviv [Israel], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel might have to hold a fifth consecutive snap election, as chances are extremely low that candidates in the upcoming vote manage to form a coalition, Sofi Ron-Moria, a candidate from the New Hope centre-right party, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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Russia registers 8,998 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 8,998 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 9,393 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,418,436, the coronavirus response center said on Wednesday.
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Australia to ask AstraZeneca, EU for 1 million vaccine doses for Papua New
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Canberra [Australia], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia will ask AstraZeneca and the European authorities to divert 1 million contracted COVID-19 vaccine doses to Papua New Guinea (PNG) amid worsening epidemiological situation in the southwestern Pacific nation, Prime Minister Scott Morrison
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US promotes 'serial testing' for COVID-19 with streamlined approval
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Washington [US], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government issued simplified rules for developers of coronavirus tests to promote serial screening, a process in which the same individual is tested multiple times within a few days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.
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Texas to suffer a big blow if Biden prolongs Gulf of Mexico drilling ban:
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The US state of Texas would be significantly impacted if the Biden administration halts oil and gas leases on federal territory in the Gulf of Mexico for a prolonged period of time, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers President Jason Modglin told Sputn
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French Parliament votes to include climate change clause in constitution
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Paris [France], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The lower house of the French parliament, the National Assembly, on Tuesday voted in favor of amending the country's constitution with provisions that include climate and biodiversity protection.
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Gland Pharma inks deal with RDIF for 252mn doses of Sputnik V vaccine
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 16 (ANI): Gland Pharma Ltd on Tuesday said that it has entered into an agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) for the supply of 252 million doses of Sputnik V (Russian made) vaccine against COVID-19.
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WHO says experts will likely present report on COVID-19 origins next week
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Independent experts of the World Health Organization (WHO), who have recently been on a mission in China, will most likely present their report about the origins of the coronavirus next week, WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said.
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Russia registers 9,393 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 9,393 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 9,437 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,409,438, the coronavirus response center said on Tuesday.
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Brazil's President appoints yet another Health Minister
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Brasilia [Brazil], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is replacing Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello in what becomes the fourth change in the post since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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