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South African opposition slams govt vaccination drive amid halted AstraZen
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Johannesburg [South Africa], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): South Africa's political opposition has slammed the country's government for its handling of the coronavirus vaccine roll-out after Johannesburg halted its plans to use the AstraZeneca vaccine, a Sputnik correspondent reported Monday.
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Seoul may consider purchasing Sputnik V, other vaccines due to new coronav
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Seoul [South Korea], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said that the South Korean government would likely to consider buying Russia's Sputnik V and other coronavirus vaccines to curb the spread of new virus variants and forestall delays in deliverie
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Russia registers less than 16,000 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
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Moscow [Russia], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's single-day increase in COVID-19 cases fell below 16,000 for the first time since October 22, as 15,916 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours (down from 16,048 the day before), the response center said on Monday.
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Queen Elizabeth pressured UK govt for clause in law to conceal private wea
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London [UK], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): UK and Commonwealth Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II, lobbied the UK government to push through an exemption for Buckingham Palace in transparency laws in the 1970s, The Guardian reported citing documents in the National Archives.
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Russia to launch around 40 satellites from 18 countries in March
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Moscow [Russia], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia plans to put into orbit around 40 satellites from over a dozen different countries using the Soyuz-2 carrier rocket in March, a space industry source told Sputnik.
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UK COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly across US, may soon become dominant
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London [UK], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The mutated coronavirus variant, which was originally discovered in the United Kingdom and is found to be more contagious, is rapidly spreading across the United States and may become the dominant strain in many states as soon as by March, a new study s
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COVID-19 patients at higher risk of tuberculosis, Russian Health Ministry
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Moscow [Russia], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Patients who have been infected with the coronavirus have a higher risk of contracting tuberculosis, according to new recommendations released by the Russian Health Ministry.
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Nikkei reaches record highs in 30 years
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Tokyo [Japan], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Tokyo stock exchange Nikkei index reached record highs since August 1990 at Monday opening, the Kyodo news agency reports.
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Russian Foreign Ministry 'surprised' by Borrell's statements made after Mo
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Moscow [Russia], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Foreign Ministry was surprised by the statements made by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell following his return from Moscow, as they contradict his remarks at the press conference in Russia.
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EU foreign ministers may discuss new anti-Russian sanctions on February 22
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Brussels [Belgium], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell did not rule out on Sunday that during the upcoming meeting on February 22, EU foreign ministers may take a decision to expand sanctions against Russia in accordance with a new sanctions regime related to vio
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Afghan Foreign Minister, US Charge d'Affaires discuss ongoing peace proces
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Kabul [Afghanistan], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar on Sunday met with Charge d' Affaires of the US Embassy in Kabul Ross Wilson to discuss the peace process going on in Doha and future cooperation between the Afghan government and the United States u
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New Ebola case reported in Eastern Congo months after outbreak ends
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Butembo [Congo], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A new case of the Ebola virus disease was found in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, almost three months after the outbreak ended, media cited the nation's health ministry as saying on Sunday.
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