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Kamala Harris gets second COVID-19 vaccine dose, urges everyone to do like
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik) US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday took her second dose of the coronavirus vaccine in a televised setting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and urged Americans to get vaccinated.
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Trump impeachment trial underway, arguments to begin on February 9
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate formally opened the second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump on Tuesday with the swearing-in of Senate President Pro-Tempore Patrick Leahy to preside over the process and the swearing-in of the senators to serve as
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Brazil suspends flights from South Africa to prevent spread of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil on Tuesday extended the suspension of flights from the United Kingdom and introduced a fresh ban on arrivals from South Africa.
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G7 Foreign Ministers condemn Navalny arrest
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The foreign ministers of the G7 countries on Tuesday condemned the arrest of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny.
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US Senate confirms Blinken to be next Secretary of State
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed that Antony Blinken will be the next Secretary of State.
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Italian PM Giuseppe Conte officially steps down
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Genoa [Italy], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has officially stepped down in order to try to form a government with wider support, and the consultations with the parties with a view to finding a new parliamentary majority will start on Wednesday afternoon, ac
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Greece bans rallies until February 1 due to spread of coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece has banned rallies with the participation of more than 100 people until February 1, the Greek police said on Tuesday.
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Colombian Defense Minister dies of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Colombian Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo died of COVID-19 on Tuesday, his brother Jose Renan Trujillo said.
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One killed, 22 injured in fire near Madrid
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): At least one person has been killed and 22 others were injured in a blaze that occurred in the Spanish city of Alcala de Henares, the autonomous community of Madrid, the capital's emergency service said on Tuesday.
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New Zealand likely to keep borders shut for most of 2021 over COVID-19, sa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand's borders are likely to remain closed for most of the year depending on the progress in the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.
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About 60 rioters detained, 10 police officers injured in Rotterdam protest
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): About 60 rioters have been detained in the western Dutch city of Rotterdam, with 10 policemen injured, during the protests against the Dutch government's recent decision to introduce a night-time curfew, the Rotterdam Police Chief, Fred West
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Ukrainian Parliament authorises foreign military entry to country for 2021
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian parliament passed on Tuesday legislation allowing foreign armed forces' entry to the country for participating in multinational military drills in 2021.
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