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Russia records less than 10,000 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's single-day coronavirus increase fell to the lowest level since October 2, as 9,445 new cases were confirmed, down from 10,253 the day before, the coronavirus response center said on Tuesday.
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Israel vaccinates 5 million citizens against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 9 (ANI/Sputnik): A resident of Israel became the 5 millionth citizen of the country who received the vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which means about 56 per cent of the Israeli population have been vaccinated.
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Swiss company to produce Russian Sputnik vaccine in Italy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 9 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is set to cooperate with Swiss-based Adienne Pharma & Biotech for Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine production in Italy, chief executive of RDIF Kirill Dmitriev said.
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Explosion near bridge in Baghdad injures 8
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], March 9 (ANI/Sputnik): At least eight people got injured after a hand grenade exploded near the Al-Aimmah bridge in Baghdad's north during a pilgrimage on Monday, the Iraqi security service said.
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8 killed, over 170 injured in migrant center fire in Yemen
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], March 8 (ANI/Sputnik): At least eight people have been killed and over 170 others injured as a result of a fire at a migrant detention facility in the Yemeni capital city Sana'a, the regional office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for the Middle East and
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Russia reports 10,253 new COVID-19 cases, 379 deaths
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of coronavirus cases in Russia has increased by 10,253 cases over the past 24 hours, down from the 10,595 cases recorded the day before, the government's coronavirus response center said in an update on Monday.
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Blast kills 18 in Syria's Hama
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hama [Syria], March 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The explosion of two mines, planted by terrorists, in the east of Syria's Hama province killed at least 18 people on Sunday, state-run news agency SANA reported.
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Russia reports over 10,500 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's coronavirus tally has increased by 10,595 cases over the past 24 hours, down from the 11,022 cases recorded the day before, the government's coronavirus response center said in an update on Sunday.
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UN Congress on crime prevention begins in Japan's Kyoto
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Tokyo [Japan], March 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice is being held in the Japanese city of Kyoto on March 7-12.
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FDA warns against one-dose regimen for coronavirus vaccines
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Washington [US], March 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are strongly against administering only single doses of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, as their efficacy has only been proven if people get two shots, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Protesters in Barcelona throw stones at Law Enforcement
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Barcelona [Spain], March 7 (ANI/Sputnik): People protesting over the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasel in Barcelona threw stones at police on Saturday, Mossos d'Esquadra, the police force of Catalonia, said.
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French Interior Chief dispatches 200 police to unrest-hit Lyon
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Lyon [France], March 7 (ANI/Sputnik): French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Saturday said he deployed a 200-strong police unit to the trouble-rocked city of Lyon in central-eastern France to ensure that order is maintained in the area.
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