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Worldwide Measles surge to 23-year high in 2019, killing over 200,000: UNI
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Deaths from the childhood disease measles last year increased 50 pe rcent from 2016 levels, with this year's coronavirus pandemic threatening another spike in cases by curtailing global vaccination programs, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) war
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Moscow's COVID-19 death toll rises to 7,643
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 70 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 7,643, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Thursday.
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UNGA, UNSC elect 5 judges to International Court of Justice
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council on Thursday elected five judges to serve at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for nine-year terms, UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir announced after the completion of the v
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Low, middle income countries' access to Covid-19 vaccine crucial for econo
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The access of low and middle-income countries to vaccines against the coronavirus is important to fight the consequences of the pandemic, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
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UN will offer all support to Libya in holding election within 18 months
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will provide all necessary support to Libya in holding a future presidential and parliamentary election, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Thursday.
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At least 74 migrants killed in shipwreck off Libya
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 74 people in a ship carrying at least 120 migrants trying to enter Europe died on Thursday when their vessel sank off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced in a press release.
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May recommend Russian vaccine for emergency use if criteria met: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) may add Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to the list of recommended vaccines for emergency use if the candidate meets necessary criteria, it has told Sputnik in a statement.
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At least dozen Taliban insurgent killed in Afghanistan's Uruzgan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 12 Taliban insurgents were killed in a special Afghan military operation in Uruzgan Province, the 205th (Atal) Corps said in a statement.
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Russia needs evidence to investigate case of Navalny: Envoy to UN
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia is ready to investigate the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexey Navalny, but it needs to see evidence first, yet does not have access to it, Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Vassily Nebenzia told Sputnik.
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South Korean President says discussed bilateral relations with Biden
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that he had held a phone conversation with projected US President-elect Joe Biden to discuss the bilateral relations and global challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
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US hits new all-time high in daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Maryland [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States hit a record-setting 136,325 new daily cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, the latest data from Johns Hopkins University revealed.
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Turkey bans smoking on crowded streets amid Covid-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Smoking on crowded streets and at public transport stops will be banned in Turkey from Thursday due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, according to a document from the republic's Interior Ministry.
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