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US sanctions Syria's Central Bank, 9 other entities, 7 individuals
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has added Syria's Central Bank, seven Syrians including a high-ranking official and nine Syrian entities to its Specially Designated and Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), the Treasury Department announced in a press r
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WHO calls on all nations to report detection of new SARS-CoV-2 strains
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Geneva [Switzerland], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends all countries to increase genetic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 viruses whenever possible and report if new strains of the coronavirus that raise concerns are detected, WHO representative to Russia Mel
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Iran calls for EU's commitment to JCPOA after Paris accused Tehran of deal
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Moscow [Russia], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Tehran calls on the EU nations to implement their commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement, Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Tuesday in response to France's accusations of violating the nuclear deal.
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More than 50,000 vaccinated in Russia, says Health Minister
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Moscow [Russia], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Fifty-two thousand people have been inoculated against the coronavirus in Russia so far, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said Tuesday.
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Severe side effects of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine not common: Robert Ko
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Berlin [Germany], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Severe side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the US' Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech pharmaceutical companies are a rare occurrence, a representative of the Robert Koch Institute said on Tuesday.
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Israel-US delegation pays historic visit to Morocco after signing peace de
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Tel Aviv [Israel], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): An official US-Israeli delegation embarked on Tuesday on a landmark visit to Morocco on the first direct flight from Tel Aviv to Rabat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
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Moscow expands entry ban list of EU representatives over Navalny-related s
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Moscow [Russia], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday it was expanding the entry ban list of European Union's representatives in light of the sanctions introduced against Russian officials over their alleged involvement in the poisoning of opposition f
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Russia registers 28,776 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 28,776 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from a record 29,350 the day before, bringing the total to 2,906,503, the federal response center said on Tuesday.
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Toyota announces halt in plant operations in UK, France amid new virus fea
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Tokyo [Japan], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Toyota Motor Corp. is halting the work of its production facilities in the United Kingdom, as well as France, following the emergence of the new coronavirus strain, The Japan Times reports.
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UK Royal Mail deliveries affected by travel bans resulting from new virus
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London [UK], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The British Royal Mail says it is halting deliveries to most of Europe and is suspending special delivery guarantees for some items as countries across the world are closing their borders to the UK because of the new strain of the coronavirus.
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Covid-19 case tally in US surpasses 18 million
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Washington [US], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of cases of the novel coronavirus disease in the United States has surpassed 18 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Number of new global COVID-19 cases over past day tops 575,000
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Geneva [Swiitzerland], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of new coronavirus cases registered worldwide in the past day has topped 575,000, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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