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Several US transport companies suspend routes to Washington over security
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Several US transport companies, including bus services Greyhound and Megabus, have suspended their routes to Washington from January 17-20 due to security concerns, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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Over 1 million people vaccinated in Germany
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 1,048,160 people in Germany have already received a vaccine against COVID-19, the Robert Koch Institute, a national authority for infectious diseases, said on Saturday.
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Taliban welcome US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, reaffirm commitment to
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban see the US troop drawdown in Afghanistan as a "good advancement" in implementing the February deal, the spokesman for the movement's political office in Doha said on Saturday.
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Pfizer, BioNTech to scale-up vaccine production amid reports on shortage i
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Pfizer and BioNTech pharmaceutical companies have developed a plan to scale-up the production of the vaccine against COVID-19 amid reports on reduction in vaccine deliveries to some EU countries, the companies said.
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Death toll from earthquake in Indonesia rises to 46
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the earthquake that hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Friday increased to 46, media reported on Saturday, citing the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB).
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Russia registers 21 ceasefire violations in Syria, Turkey records no breac
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 21 ceasefire violations in Syria within the past 24 hours, while Turkey registered none, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturda
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France closes 9 places of worship under campaign against Islamic extremism
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): France has closed nine places of worship under the nationwide campaign against Islamic extremism, the country's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
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Russia registers 24,092 more COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 24,092 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 24,715 the day before, taking the tally to 3,544,623, the coronavirus response center said on Saturday.
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Mexico registers record 21,366 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexico has registered 21,366 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, the national Ministry of Health said.
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Facebook blocks creation of events close to White House, US Capitol buildi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Facebook in a company statement said it is blocking users from creating events on its platform for gatherings near the White House, US Capitol and other state capitol buildings due to security concerns.
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Spain registers highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since March
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Spain has confirmed 40,197 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, recording the highest single-day increase in infections since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.
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WHO not ruling out introduction of immunization passports for travel if si
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) does not rule out the introduction of immunisation passports for international travel if the situation with Covid-19 changes, Michael Ryan, director of the WHO health emergencies program, said on Friday.
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