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Five bodies uncovered in Norway landslide aftermath, 5 remain missing
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Rescue workers in Norway have uncovered fifth body four days after a landslide destroyed dozens of houses 18 miles north of capital city Oslo, media reported Sunday.
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COVID-19 tally in Russia increases by record 24,150 to 3,236,787
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Russia has increased by 24,150 to 3,236,787 in the last 24 hours, the response center said on Sunday.
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Thailand detects first patients with UK-linked strain of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Thailand has identified its first four cases of the new coronavirus strain that originated in the United Kingdom, the Thai PBS reported Sunday, citing the chief of the Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University, Yong Poo
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Kazakhstan may have Pfizer vaccine from second half of 2021, says Health M
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakhstan will likely acquire the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease no earlier than the second half of 2021, Health Minister Alexey Tsoy said Sunday.
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Jerusalem: 11 detained, 5 policemen injured in protest over teen settler's
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Five law enforcement officers sustained injuries in Saturday's protests in Jerusalem in the wake of the death of an Israeli teen during a car chase, police reported, noting that 11 demonstrators had been detained.
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Ukrainian sailor released in Libya unable to enter Russia without papers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian sailor who has recently been released in Libya together with three Russians cannot enter Russia, as he has no papers, the head of the country's Foundation for National Values Protection said on Sunday.
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Saudi Arabia to lift entry ban linked to new SARS-CoV-2 strain on Sunday
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Saudi Arabia is set to scrap entry ban related to a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 on Sunday, state media reported, citing an interior ministry source.
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Al-Qaeda branch claims responsibility for killing 3 French troops in Mali
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), the branch of the al-Qaeda terror group (banned in Russia) in Mali, has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on three French servicemen in the African country, the US-based SITE Intelligence Group
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Three dead after small plane crashes into home outside of US' Detroit
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A small plane crashed into a residential home outside of the US city of Detroit on Saturday, leaving three people dead, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said.
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Physician in Mexico admitted to ICU after receiving Pfizer vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A physician in Mexico, who received the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus, was admitted to an intensive care unit with seizures, breathing difficulties and possible encephalomyelitis, the country's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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UK registers record increase of nearly 58,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 Hours
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom registered another record increase in COVID-19 cases with 57,725 new infections in 24 hours.
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Two Algerian servicemen killed in clashes with terrorists
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tipaza [Algeria], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): At least two Algerian soldiers have been killed in clashes with terrorists in the country's northern Tipaza Province, Algeria's Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
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