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Russia records 12,742 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 12,742 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 12,953 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,164,726, the coronavirus response center said on Sunday.
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Myanmar blocks Wikipedia in all languages: NetBlocks
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 21 (ANI): Myanmar on Friday blocked access to Wikipedia in all languages, reported Sputnik citing NetBlocks - a traffic monitoring service.
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Louisiana shooting leaves several people dead
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Several people were killed in a gun store shooting in Metairie, Louisiana, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
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IAEA head arrives in Tehran to meet with head of Iran's atomic energy orga
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to take part in Sunday talks with Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi.
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Over 1,200 families evacuated before tropical storm hits Philippines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Caraga [Philippines], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Philippines has evacuated some 1,241 families from the Caraga region as tropical storm Dujuan, local name Auring, is expected to hit the landmass by Sunday, media reported on Saturday.
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Italy's Coast Guard search for missing survivors of capsized migrant boat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Italian coast guard said on Saturday it saved over 40 irregular migrants on board a boat that capsized off the Lampedusa island in the Mediterranean Sea, with the search operation for the remaining survivors still underway.
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Russia confirms 1st case of human infection with H5N8 strain of bird flu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists from Russia's research center Vector have confirmed the first case of human infection with the H5N8 strain of the influenza A virus, which causes bird flu, the head of the Rostpotrebnadzor consumer rights protection watchdog said.
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Russia registers 12,953 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 12,953 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 13,433 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,151,984, the coronavirus response center said on Saturday.
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AstraZeneca to produce coronavirus vaccine doses in Japan for 40 million p
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The AstraZeneca company is going to produce in Japan doses of the coronavirus vaccine enough for 40 million people, the executive director of the Japanese department of the firm said.
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Pfizer to roll out 10 million COVID vaccines per week as Biden assures sho
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the company expects to double its rollout of coronavirus vaccines to 10 million a week over the next two weeks as US President Joe Biden pledged enough supply of doses to immunize all Americans by July.
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US, Canada, Mexico extend non-essential travel restrictions till March 21
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States, Mexico and Canada extended nonessential travel restrictions till March 21 to contain the pandemic, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement.
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US to take on fight against cancer after defeating coronavirus pandemic: B
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden promised the government will take a concerted effort to eradicate cancer once the coronavirus pandemic is defeated.
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