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Russia registers 15,038 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 15,038 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 15,019 the day before, taking the tally to 4,027,748, the coronavirus response center said on Thursday.
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Over 350,000 chickens to be culled over bird flu in Japan's Chiba prefectu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chiba [Japan], February 11 (ANI/Sputnik): About 356,000 chickens will be culled in the Japanese prefecture of Chiba over a new outbreak of the bird flu, Japanese media reported on Thursday.
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Czech Republic to vaccinate 7 million people against COVID-19 by August
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Prague [Czech Republic], February 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Czech Ministry of Health expects that by August 2021, about 7 million people will be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Minister Jan Blatny said.
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Turkey may launch production of Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey is ready to register and start the production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in case of improved results of its toxicological tests, Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said.
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Benefits of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweigh risks: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) said on Wednesday that the benefits of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine outweigh the potential risks.
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West trying to influence internal political processes in Russia: Zakharova
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The West is trying to influence internal political processes in Russia, including to mobilize sanctions sentiment in the context of the so-called "Navalny case," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
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US Senate resumes Trump's Impeachment trial
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial resumed on Wednesday as the US Senate proceeds to hear arguments for and against convicting him of instigating last month's violent attack on Congress.
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Russia records less than 15,000 cases in past 24 hours for first time sinc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's single-day increase in COVID-19 cases fell below 15,000 for the first time since October 17, as 14,494 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours (down from 15,019 the day before), the response center said on Wednesday.
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2 killed, 3 injured in helicopter crash in Southeastern France
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Paris [France], February 10 (ANI): At least two persons were killed and three others injured on Tuesday (local time) in a helicopter crash in the southeastern French Savoie department, Sputnik reported citing local prefecture.
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COVID-19 death toll in France surpasses 80,000
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Paris [France], February 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France has topped 80,000, the country's national public health agency, Sante Publique, said in a statement.
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EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell defends Russia trip after lawmakers call f
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Brussels [Belgium], February 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has defended his recent visit to Russia, saying that it was the right time to set out the bloc's position on the Alexey Navalny case, despite facing fierce criticism from European Parliame
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Indonesia expands list of foreign arrivals allowed to enter country
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Indonesian government has expanded the list of categories of foreign citizens allowed to enter the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian Embassy in Jakarta said on Tuesday.
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