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France COVID-19 cases surpasses 1 million
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in France, has surpassed 1 million, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) says.
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COVID-19 cases in Argentina rise by record 18,326 to over 1.03 mln
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentina has confirmed 18,326 new cases of the coronavirus across the country within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, with the total number of people infected with COVID-19 having rea
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Over 40 hostages released in Georgia's Zugdidi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 40 hostages have been released in the western Georgian city of Zugdidi with the security operation being underway, the country's Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
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Spain's COVID-19 cases tally surpasses 1 million, death toll tops 34,000
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases in Spain has reached 1,005,295m with 6,114 cases being registered over the past 24 hours, making the European country the sixth nation globally to confirm over 1 million infections, the Health Ministry data showed on Wedn
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IMF approves USD 156 million for Cameroon to finance COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Cameroon will receive emergency aid totalling USD 156 million to help cover a shortfall in the nation's budget and balance of payments due to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a press release on Wednesday.
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Moscow's COVID-19 death toll rises to 6,187
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 66 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 6,187, the city's coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Wednesday.
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US sees 'slight to modest' economic recovery in September as COVID-19 pand
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The US economy was stuck in a slight to a modest pace of recovery in September, with the job market struggling, as businesses tried to operate amid the continued impact of the COVID-19, a Federal Reserve survey showed.
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Biden tied with Trump in battleground state of Texas: Poll
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is tied with President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Texas, a Quinnipiac University poll revealed on Wednesday.
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EU Council Chief to convene informal meeting on COVID-19 on October 29
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): European Council President Charles Michel on Wednesday announced an informal video conference on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic scheduled for October 29 amid a deteriorating epidemiological situation in a number of countries, callin
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Russia sees 15,700 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia saw 15,700 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours down from yesterday's single-day record of 16,319, taking the total count of cases to 1,447,335, the country's coronavirus response center said on Wednesday.
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Putin says vaccination of Russians against coronavirus top priority, above
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Vaccination of Russians against coronavirus is the top priority, which is more important than export of vaccines, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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Nigerian forces kill several protesters during rallies against police brut
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigerian security forces have opened fire on protesters in southwestern city of Lagos, killing several people and leaving many others wounded, the Premium Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing witnesses.
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