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WHO team visits Wuhan Institute of Virology on COVID-19 origins investigat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Wuhan [China], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology on Wednesday, as part of their mission to investigate the origins of COVID-19, local media reported.
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Police officer killed, three injured in Kabul blast: Afghan Police
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghnaistan], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): One police officer was killed and three others injured in a bomb explosion that targeted a Ranger-type vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the police said on Wednesday.
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Russia should release Journalists detained at protests, says Committee to
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New York [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Russia to release journalists detained during the January 23 and January 31 unauthorized protests.
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Macron says all French who wish so can be vaccinated against COVID-19 by e
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Paris [France], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged that all French residents who wish to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to do so by the end of the summer.
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Biden signs orders to Undo Trump immigration policies; reunite migrant fam
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Washington [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has signed three executive orders to address concerns over the Trump administration's immigration policies, including one to reunite migrant families separated at the southern border under the previous administration's zero-to
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India key production partner for Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, says RDIF CEO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 2 (ANI): India is the key production partner for Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kirill Dmitriev, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Tuesday.
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UK researchers suggest 1 dose of Pfizer vaccine not enough to kill S Afric
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Not administering the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus on time may result in some elderly people contracting the South African mutated variant, according to lab test results obtained by the Cambridge University research
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Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine 91.6 per cent effective: Lancet
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Moscow [Russia], February 2 (ANI): Russian's Sputnik V is 91.6 per cent effective at protecting people from COVID-19, according to the result of an interim analysis of the phase 3 trials published by the journal Lancet on Tuesday.
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Over 2 mn COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Italy
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Rome [Italy], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Health professionals in Italy have now administered more than two million doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease, Domenico Arcuri, the government's COVID-19 special commissioner, said on Tuesday, as reported by domestic media outlets.
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Slovakia's COVID-19 hospitalisations reach highest level ever, says Health
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Bratislava [Slovakia], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 hospitalisations in Slovakia has reached 3,743, the highest number recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, the country's Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
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Japan vows to take active diplomatic efforts to settle Iran nuclear deal r
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Tokyo [Japan], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan intends to take active diplomatic efforts to resolve the situation around Iran's nuclear program, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday.
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Russia records less than 17,000 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's single-day increase in COVID-19 cases fell below 17,000 for the first time since October 28, as 16,643 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours (down from 17,648 the day before), the response centre said on Tuesday.
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