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US' Indo-Pacific region strategy will not affect Russia-India close partne
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The freshly-declassified US strategic framework for the Indo-Pacific region will not hamper the special partnership between New Delhi and Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
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California health official calls for pause in Moderna vaccination after al
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California [US], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): California's State Epidemiologist, Dr Erica Pan, called for pausing administration of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine due to a high-than-usual number of severe allergic reactions.
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S Korea culled nearly 19 million poultry animals in 2 months over bird flu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 18.8 million chickens and other poultry animals have been culled at farms across South Korea as part of measures to curb the spread of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu, the South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affai
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Finland not yet going to open borders for tourists, says Interior Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland is not going to open its borders for tourists in the near future, as the government is set to introduce some new coronavirus-related entry restrictions on Friday, Eriikka Koistinen, a spokeswoman for the Finnish Ministry of the Interior,
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UK to pilot 24-hour COVID-19 vaccination programme
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK's National Health Service will pilot a 24-hour COVID-19 vaccination program in hospitals in London as part of the government's target to offer a vaccine jab to almost 15 million people included in the top four priority groups by mid-February, UK
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Russia is not satisfied with Germany's response on Navalny case, says FM L
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia is not satisfied with Germany's response to prosecutors' inquiry related to the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny and will probably file another request, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
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Russia registers 22,857 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
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Moscow [Russia], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,857 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 23,586 the day before, taking the tally to 3,591,066, the coronavirus response centre said on Monday.
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New Mexico County Commissioner charged for taking part in Capitol unrest
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New Mexico [US], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A New Mexico County commissioner has been charged for breaching US Capitol grounds on January 6, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said.
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Global COVID-19 cases cross 95 million
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Baltimore [US], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 95 million, while the global COVID-19 death toll stands at over two million, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center. Read More
US State Dept calls for release of Russian Opposition leader Navalny
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Washington [US], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department is calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny who was detained at the airport in Moscow upon his arrival from Germany.
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European Council President calls on Russia to release Kremlin critic Naval
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Brussels [Belgium], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): European Council President Charles Michel on Sunday urged the Russian authorities to release Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in France surpasses 2.9 million
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Paris [France], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 patients in France has exceeded 2.9 million, according to the country's public health agency Sante Publique.
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