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Over 1.2m UAE citizens, foreigners vaccinated against COVID-19: Abu Dhabi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Arab Emirates has vaccinated more than 1.2 million people, including both the country's citizens and foreigners living in the UAE, against the coronavirus disease, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said.
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Russia registers 22,850 more COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,850 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 22,934 the day before, taking the tally to 3,471,053, the coronavirus response centre said on Wednesday.
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US requires negative Covid-19 test for all air passengers starting January
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): All air passengers will be required to get a negative coronavirus test prior to boarding their flight to the United States beginning on January 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.
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At least 14 people wounded in grenade explosion in Northern Colombia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 14 people were wounded in a grenade explosion in Barranquilla, one of the largest cities in northern Colombia, El Heraldo newspaper reported.
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Oman changes order of throne succession from Royal appointment to birthrig
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Amendments were introduced to Oman's constitution to establish a line of succession under which the throne will be inherited by the latest monarch's eldest heir rather than a person appointed by the royal family, Omani newspaper Alwatan reported on Tu
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Spain receives first batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Spain received on Tuesday the first shipment of the vaccine against COVID-19 developed by the US pharmaceutical company Moderna, national media said.
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Toll from Indonesia's twin landslides rises to 16
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of victims of two landslides that hit an Indonesian village over the weekend rose to 16 on Tuesday after rescuers retrieved three bodies from under the rubble, media said.
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Netanyahu removes joint photo with Trump From his Twitter banner
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu changed on Tuesday his cover photo on Twitter, replacing a picture with outgoing US President Donald Trump with the one in which he is being vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Afghan military kills 11 Taliban terrorists in Ghazni Province
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ghazni [Afghanistan], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan troops thwarted an attack by the Taliban on several security checkpoints in the eastern Ghazni province and killed 11 terrorists, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Russia registers 22,934 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,934 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 23,315 the day before, taking the tally to 3,448,203, the coronavirus response centre said on Tuesday.
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Sputnik V meets primary endpoint of safety in phase 2 clinical trial in In
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 12 (ANI): Dr Reddy's Laboratories has said that independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) reviewed the safety data from phase two clinical trial of Russia's Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V and recommended phase three recruitment along with continui
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Tedros refutes new Japanese coronavirus mutation more aggressive
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): There is no evidence to suggest that the newly-detected Japanese mutation made the coronavirus more aggressive, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
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