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Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil surpasses 5.5 million
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 22,282 to 5,516,658 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
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US COVID-19 case count rises from 8mn to 9mn in 2 weeks
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States jumped from 8 million to 9 million in just two weeks, data from the Johns Hopkins University revealed on Friday.
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WHO closely following situation in Greece, Turkey after deadly earthquake
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring the situation in Greece and Turkey, where powerful quakes struck earlier in the day, and stands ready to provide assistance, if necessary, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Trump slams US Supreme Court decision to allow mail-in deadline extension
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): President Donald Trump in a statement on Friday slammed the US Supreme Court's decision to allow a six-day deadline extension for the receipt of mail-in ballots in the battleground state of North Carolina.
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Any COVID-19 vaccine earmarked for use in EU must comply with Bloc's stand
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Any vaccine against COVID-19 earmarked for use in the European Union must comply with the Bloc's quality standards and approval procedures, including those that are produced by non-EU countries, European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said on
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Putin offers condolences to Erdogan over casualties from earthquake in Tur
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the casualties and massive destruction caused by the powerful earthquake in Izmir Province, the Kremlin said on Friday.
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Czech Parliament extends coronavirus state of emergency until November 20
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Czech parliament on Friday extended the coronavirus-linked state of emergency until November 20.
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Kremlin stresses peacekeepers can only enter Karabakh if Armenia, Azerbaij
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Peacekeepers can only enter Karabakh if both Armenia and Azerbaijan give their consent, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
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South Korea's Prime Minister urges for COVID-19 caution ahead of Halloween
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun has asked the government on Friday to ramp up counter-coronavirus efforts so that the upcoming Halloween celebrations during the weekend do not result in new hotbeds of COVID-19 in the country.
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Azerbaijan says 9 schoolchildren died after escalation in Karabakh - Educa
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Baku [Azerbaijan], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Nine Azerbaijani schoolchildren have died since the outbreak of hostilities between Yerevan and Baku in the breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, the country's education minister, Emin Amrullayev, said on Friday.
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New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia for terminally-ill people
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): About 65.2 percent of New Zealand's population voted on Friday in favor of the End of Life Choice Act becoming law during the voluntary euthanasia referendum, national media reported.
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Russia reports new single-day record of over 18,000 COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 18,283 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 17,717 yesterday, breaking the record for a second consecutive day and taking the cumulative total to 1,599,976, the country's coronavirus response center said on Friday.
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