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Vaccination campaign hits snag in Italy's Lazio, Tuscany amid Pfizer deliv
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Two central Italian regions have stopped administering the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine against the new coronavirus after the US drugmaker announced drastic cuts in deliveries to the European Union.
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Japan records rise in suicide rate for first time since 2009
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Tokyo [Japan], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan recorded an increase in the number of suicides in 2020 for the first time since 2009, with the country's Health Ministry saying that the impact of the coronavirus pandemic affected this tendency, media reported on Friday, citing the National Pol
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Russia registers 21,513 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hour
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 21,513 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 21,887 the day before, taking the tally to 3,677,352, the coronavirus response center said on Friday.
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Central African Republic declares emergency for 15 days amid post-election
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangui [CAR], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Central African Republic (CAR) has declared a state of emergency after rebel forces that refused to recognise the December presidential election results, attacked the country's capital of Bangui, presidential spokesman Albert Yaloke Mokpeme said.
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Death toll from COVID-19 in Germany surpasses 50,000
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Berlin [Germany], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have died of the coronavirus in Germany, has risen by 859 to 50,642 within the past 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.
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Death toll from COVID-19 in Colombia surpasses 50,000
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Bogota [Colombia], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have died of the coronavirus in Colombia, has increased by 395 to 50,187 over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.
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Russian COVID-19 vaccine in phase 3 trial, to cost below USD 10 per shot i
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The Russian COVID-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V' will cost less than USD 10 (about Rs 730) per shot in India and the price is the same for all countries, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Thursday.
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Death toll from twin terrorist attack in Baghdad rose to 28
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll in a double suicide attack in central Baghdad on Thursday rose to 28, while the number of those injured increased to 73, Tahsin Al-Khafaji, a spokesman for the country's Joint Operations Command, said.
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Earthquake of 7.0 magnitude hits Philippines's Pondaguitan
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Manila [The Philippines], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A magnitude 7 earthquake rocked the Philippines' coast on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
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Sweden announces further extension of nationwide COVID-19 restrictions
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Stockholm [Sweden], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Swedish government on Thursday decided to extend restrictive coronavirus-related measures over the surge in infections, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said.
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WHO chief thanks Biden for membership U-turn, US joining ACT Accelerator,
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Geneva [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked new US President Joe Biden for honouring his pledge to U-turn on its membership status and join the organization's vaccine access initiatives.
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UAE authorises emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-1
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Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorized emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) confirmed on Thursday, noting that Phase III clinical trials were still ongoing in the UAE.
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