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Brazil's health regulator authorises use of AstraZeneca, Sinovac vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) on Sunday approved the use of two vaccines against the coronavirus disease, developed by companies AstraZeneca and Sinovac.
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Japan culled record 5.8 million chickens since November 2020
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has culled record 5.8 million chickens since November due to bird flu, the NHK broadcaster reported Sunday.
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Brazilian health regulator declines emergency use of Sputnik V vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], January 17 (ANI): The Brazil National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) declined the request to approve the Russian-developed Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 for emergency use in Brazil.
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France discussing enhancing border control inside EU with member states
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Minister of State for European Affairs at the French Foreign Ministry Clement Beaune said on Sunday that France was discussing with other European countries measures to strengthen border control inside the EU over the spread of coronavirus.
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US, Afghan officials slam killing of 2 female Supreme Court judges in Kabu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): US and Afghan officials on Sunday condemned the killing of two female supreme court judges in Kabul, holding the Taliban movement responsible for the incident.
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Austria extends third strict lockdown after surge in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Austrian authorities have decided to extend the third strict lockdown until February over a surge in COVID-19 incidence, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Sunday.
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5 injured in shooting at Downtown San Francisco
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Five people sustained injuries in a shooting in the US city of San Francisco on Saturday, all of them are in non-life-threatening condition, police reported.
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Russia registers 23,586 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 23,586 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 24,092 the day before, taking the tally to 3,568,209, the coronavirus response centre said on Sunday.
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US concerned by reported voting irregularities in Uganda, calls for invest
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department has expressed concerns over protests and alleged election irregularities in Uganda, where long-time leader Yoweri Museveni was re-elected earlier this month.
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Russia's new reusable rocket engine will possibly have capacity for 50 fli
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Moscow [Russia], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The reusable methane rocket engine developed for Russia's new Amur-SPG medium-class carrier rocket will be powerful enough to cover up to 50 space launches, files from Russian space agency Roscosmos released on the government procurement website sho
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Toll from Indonesia earthquake surpasses 50: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Friday has gone up to 56 with the number of injured stands at 826, according to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB).
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UK to host G7 Summit in Cornwall in June to discuss COVID-19 recovery, cli
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The leaders of the seven world's leading industrial nations (G7) will meet from June 11-13, 2021, in the English coastal county of Cornwall to address shared challenges such as the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and climate change, the UK government
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