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COVID-19 to potentially increase child mortality in developing countries b
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The novel coronavirus pandemic will likely drive up child mortality rates in developing countries by slightly less than half of the current rate, World Bank President David Malpass said on Monday.
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Kremlin believes growing COVID-19 case numbers reason for public caution
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Kremlin believes the growing number of people infected with the coronavirus is a serious reason for greater caution among Russians, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
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COVID-19 disrupted mental health services in most countries despite high d
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): A survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that mental health services have been disrupted in 93 per cent of countries despite increased demands, Devora Kestel, the director of WHO's Department o
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Two rockets hit Baghdad's residential area near Green Zone
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Two rockets hit a residential area in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday morning not far from the so-called green zone, an area with multiple government buildings and embassies, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported, citing the country's security o
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Russia records 10,888 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 10,888 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 10,499 yesterday, taking the cumulative case total to 1,225,889, the country's coronavirus response center said on Monday.
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Coronavirus restrictions being eased in New Zealand's Auckland
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand is easing coronavirus restrictions in Auckland down to the lowest level amid an improving epidemiological situation, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.
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Four explosions heard outside Stepanakert, residents hiding in basements
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Four small blasts were heard on Monday morning outside the capital of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh (Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh), a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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Several dozen protesters detained at opposition rally in Minsk
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Several dozen protesters have been detained at an unsanctioned opposition rally in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on Sunday, a representative from the country's Interior Ministry told Sputnik.
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WHO says 1.5 million COVID-19 cases now registered across Africa
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of registered COVID-19 infection across Africa's 54 nations has now surpassed the 1.5 million mark, according to the continent's World Health Organization chapter.
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Armenia's National Security Service says foreign citizens detained on espi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The National Security Service of Armenia has said on Sunday evening that several foreign citizens have been detained on suspicion of espionage.
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District Chief in Afghanistan's Helmand Province killed in blast: Governor
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Naqibullah Roshan, a district chief in the Afghan province of Helmand, has been killed in a blast, Omar Zwak, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said on Sunday.
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French President accepts result of New Caledonia Independence Referendum w
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 4 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron has said on Sunday that he accepts with "humility" the result of an independence referendum in the overseas territory of New Caledonia, which has seen voters choose to stay as part of France.
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