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US sanctions 7 entities, 2 persons over alleged ties to Iran shipping comp
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has designated seven entities and two individuals for allegedly flouting US sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a statement on Friday.
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Belarus issues first death sentence this year
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A court in Belarus re-sentenced a man to capital punishment on murder charges, Minsk-based human rights center Viasna said on Friday.
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Russia delivers 500 doses of Sputnik V vaccine to military base in Abkhazi
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Sokhumi [Abkhazia], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Five hundred doses of the two-dose Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine have been delivered to a Russian military base in Abkhazia, the press service of the Russian Armed Forces' Southern Military District said on Friday.
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Japan mulls harsher punishments for violators of COVID-19 restriction meas
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Tokyo [Japan], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Friday held a meeting to discuss introducing harsher punishments for violators of coronavirus rules as the country sees a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, media reported.
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Russia registers 24,715 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
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Moscow [Russia], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 24,715 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 24,763 the day before, taking the tally to 3,520,531, the coronavirus response centre said on Friday.
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Germany's COVID-19 cases cross 2 million
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Berlin [Germany], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany has confirmed 22,368 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 2,000,958, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.
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Mexico registers record 16,468 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexico has registered 16,468 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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Global COVID-19 caseload crosses 93 million
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Baltimore [US], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The worldwide number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surpassed 93 million, Johns Hopkins University reported.
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Some 7,000 National Guards already deployed to Washington for inauguration
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Washington [US, January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The US National Guard already deployed about 7,000 members in order to support security during upcoming Joseph Biden and inauguration on January 20 and plans to triple this number closer to the event, the National Guard General Daniel Hokanson said.
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North Korea displays submarine-launched ballistic missile during military
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Pyongyang [North Korea], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korea has once again demonstrated a submarine-launched ballistic missile during a military parade that commemorated the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korea's state-run KCNA news agency reported on Friday.
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German specialists probing 10 deaths of people vaccinated against Covid-19
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Berlin [Germany], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Specialists from Germany's Paul Ehrlich Institute are looking into the deaths of 10 people who passed away soon after having been inoculated against the novel coronavirus disease, Brigitte Keller-Stanislawski, the head of the institute's department
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Pope Francis, predecessor Benedict XVI vaccinated against Covid-19
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Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI have received their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the immunization campaign in the Vatican, Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni told reporters on Thursday.
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