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Greece introduces 7-day quarantine for travelers from UK amid fears of new
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece has introduced a seven-day quarantine for all passengers arriving from the United Kingdom as a preventive measure against the fast-spreading COVID-19 variant recently discovered in parts of the UK, the Greek Secretary General for Civil Prote
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Nearly 100 people detained during anti-govt protests in Belarusian capital
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Police have detained around 100 people attending unauthorized anti-government demonstrations in the Belarusian capital, the police department of the Minsk City Executive Committee said on Sunday.
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Kazakhstan to ban mass New Year celebrations, sporting events until Januar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Kazakhstan will introduce tighter coronavirus-related measures starting from Friday, including a ban on mass New Year celebrations, corporate parties and sporting events up until January 5, the government said on Sunday.
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Afghan troops kill 74 Taliban terrorists during clashes in Kandahar provin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 74 Taliban terrorists have died during clashes with the Afghan armed forces in Kandahar province, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
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Russia records 39 ceasefire violations in Syria
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 39 ceasefire violations in Syria within the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has not recorded any violations, the Russian Minis
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Russia registers 28,948 new positive tests for COVID-19 over past day
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 28,948 new positive tests for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, a slight increase from the 28,209 new cases confirmed one day ago, the federal response center said on Sunday, adding that the country's case total has topped 2.84
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Germany reports 22,771 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany's COVID-19 case total has risen by 22,771 over the past 24 hours to surpass 1.49 million, the European country's Robert Koch Institute said on Sunday.
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South Korea reports new daily record of 1,097 coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik) South Korea has registered a record-high number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in the past 24 hours, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
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Mandatory quarantine measures for arriving foreigners enforced in Israel
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): All foreigners arriving in Israel, regardless of the coronavirus situation in their country of origin, will have to abide by a 14-day quarantine starting Sunday, the Israeli Ministry of Health has announced.
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Over 400,000 new coronavirus cases reported in US
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has confirmed a record of more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its latest update.
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Moscow's coronavirus death toll rises by 77 to 10,394
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 77 new COVID-19 related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 10,394, the city's coronavirus response center said on Saturday.
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Anti-lockdown business protest in Kyiv leaves 70 people injured
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Seventy people have sustained injuries of varying severity as a protest of entrepreneurs in Kyiv against the coronavirus-related lockdown grew into clashes with the police, Sergey Dorotich, the head of the Union for Entrepreneurship Protection publi
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