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Mexico authorizes emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Mexican Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (Cofepris) has licensed the coronavirus vaccine developed by the Pfizer-BioNTech duo for emergency use, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez Gatell said on Saturday.
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Afghan Army counterattacks in Kandahar, leaves 90 Taliban killed
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghhanistan], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Clashes between the Afghan National Security Forces and the Taliban in the southern province of Kandahar have left 90 terrorists killed, the Afghan Defense Ministry said in a press release on Saturday.
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Moscow vows to retaliate against UK sanctions over alleged rights abuse in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow views the sanctions imposed by London against Russian individuals for alleged human rights violations in Russia's Chechen Republic as groundless and reserves the right to retaliate, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said o
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US military confirms retaliatory air strike against Taliban in Kandahar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The US forces here has conducted an airstrike against the Taliban, as the terror group attacked an Afghan army checkpoint in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar earlier this week.
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Russia reports over 28,000 new COVID-19 cases as total surpasses 2.6Mln
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's coronavirus tally has increased by 28,137 cases recorded over the past 24 hours, the government's coronavirus response center said in an update on Saturday.
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Car plows into New York City crowd during protest, hits 6
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): A car drove into a crowd of about 50 people, hitting six individuals, in New York City on Friday, NBC News reported citing a police source.
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Boris Johnson to announce end of UK's support to fossil fuel sector overse
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will stop funding and promoting fossil fuel projects overseas as part of the country's transition to low-carbon energy to tackle climate change, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce, as he opens the Climate Ambi
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Brazil Coid-19 death toll surpasses 180,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have died of the coronavirus in Brazil, has risen by 646 to 180,411 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said.
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Moscow's Covid-19 death toll rises by 76 over past day to 9,798
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 76 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 9,798, the city's coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Friday.
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Number of Covid-19 vaccines growing but volume of doses remains concern, s
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraged by the growth in the number of vaccines against COVID-19 that have performed well in clinical trials, although the organization remains concerned by the limited number of doses currently ava
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New York city to close indoor dining as coronavirus spike continues
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): New York City will close indoor-dining beginning on Monday in an effort to clamp down on the spike in coronavirus hospitalizations that could overwhelm the health system, Governor Andrew Cuomo said during a press conference on Friday.
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COVID-19 fatality up nearly 60 per cent in last 6 weeks, Europe, Americas
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday warned about a spike of approximately 60 per cent in Covid-19 fatalities in the world over the last six weeks, with majority of cases and deaths concentrated in Europe and the Americas.
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