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New UK COVID-19 strain detected in 22 European nations
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK-linked coronavirus variant, which is much more transmissible than the original one, has been detected in 22 European countries, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said on Thursday.
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7 people killed in roadside mine blast in Somalia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): At least seven people died as a result of a roadside mine detonating in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, Somalia radio Daslan reported on Thursday.
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UK registers highest single-day Covid-19 death toll with 1,041 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Department of Health reported a further 1,041 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, the highest daily toll seen in the country since April.
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Bolivia registers Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use authorisation
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 7 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Wednesday announced that Bolivia's State Agency for Medicines and Health Technologies has registered Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine under emergency use authorisation procedure.
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Serbia to receive additional 2 million doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 6 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Serbia on Wednesday signed an agreement to supply 2 million doses of Sputnik V to the country.
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Over 1 million people in Russia vaccinated with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 6 (ANI): The Sputnik V vaccine has been administered to more than 1 million people in Russia, according to the official vaccine Twitter account.
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Court okays Trump administration auctioning oil drilling rights in Alaska
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Alaska [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): A US federal judge has turned down requests by conservation and indigenous groups to prevent the outgoing administration from selling oil and gas leases to drilling companies in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
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Japan's economy to shrink if state of emergency declared in Tokyo
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's economy will take a sizable hit if a state of emergency is declared in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, media reported Wednesday citing analysts.
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Republicans take lead in Georgia Senate races
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Republican incumbent David Perdue has taken the lead in the Georgia Senate race that will decide whether Republicans retain control of the upper chamber with more than 61 per cent of counties/precincts reporting, official results show.
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First case of new coronavirus strain registered in Oman
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Omani medical workers have identified the first case of a new strain of coronavirus in a foreigner permanently residing in the Sultanate who has arrived from the UK, the Omani Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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'UK' coronavirus variant detected in 41 Countries/Territories: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The 'UK' coronavirus variant had been detected in 41 countries/territories, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement.
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Democrats take early lead in 2 senate control-deciding Georgia Runoffs
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Democrats have taken the early lead in two Senate races in Georgia that will decide whether Republicans retain control of the upper chamber with almost 20 percent reporting, results posted by Fox News show.
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