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US stocks hit record highs after Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US stocks hit record highs on Monday after President Donald Trump signed the latest COVID-19 relief bill into law, ending the stand-off on the issue that had held up financial aid for Americans affected by the pandemic.
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US troops in Europe receive first COVID-19 vaccine shots
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Army announced on Monday that it has started vaccinating service members deployed overseas belonging to the European Command against the novel coronavirus.
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Fuel tanker explosion in Iraq kills 5 people
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kirkuk [Iraq], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): A fuel tanker has exploded while travelling on the main highway between the Iraqi city of Kirkuk and the town of Khalis, killing five people, Iraq's Shafaq news agency reported on Monday, citing local sources.
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Republicans sue Pence to ensure he can determine Electoral College count
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Republican lawmakers have filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence to ensure he will determine which electoral votes will be counted when Congress meets in a joint session on January 6 to validate the results of the 2020 presidential el
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Eight care home workers in Germany overdosed on Pfizer vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Eight elderly workers at a German care home were mistakenly injected with five times the recommended dose of the Pfizer/Biontech vaccine, local authorities said Monday.
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US airports screen record number of travellers over holiday despite COVID-
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Washington [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): US airports screened a record number of passengers over the Christmas holiday weekend despite warnings from top health officials about the risk of travelling amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spokesperson
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UN Rights office calls for early release of Saudi women's activist
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called in a statement for the early release of prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after she was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in prison.
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Latvia begins vaccination of medical workers against COVID-19
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Riga [Latvia], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Latvia began a campaign to vaccinate medical workers against COVID-19 on Monday, the republic's Ministry of Health said.
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Hundreds of inmates with COVID-19 moved from Seoul facility to Cheongsong
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Seoul [South Korea], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of prisoners with COVID-19 at a Seoul Dongbu detention centre were moved to a Cheongsong prison in the southeastern region, prompting consternation among local residents wary of further spread of the virus, the media reported on Monday
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Kazakhstan inks COVID-19 vaccine deal with Pfizer, says Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakhstan on Monday signed a deal with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer to begin receiving its vaccine against the coronavirus disease, the health ministry said.
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Germany expects to get 15.5 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, say
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Berlin [Germany], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany plans to receive 15.5 million doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine as soon as it is approved by the European Union's drug regulator, a health ministry spokeswoman said Monday.
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UK military receives 30 'nano' drones with spying range of 1.2 miles
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The army of the United Kingdom has purchased 30 "nano 'Bug' drones," which weigh 196 grams (6.9 ounces) and can spy with a range of up to 2 kilometers (1.2 miles), the UK weapons manufacturer BAE Systems said on Monday.
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