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Category 4 Hurricane Laura makes landfall in US' Louisiana
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Hurricane Laura, which has leaped to a major Category 4 storm, made landfall on Louisiana coast on Thursday, the United States' National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said, adding that life-threatening flooding was expected.
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Moscow State University eyeing dual vaccine against COVID-19, flu: Virolog
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Virologists at the Moscow State University (MSU) are studying the efficacy of developing a seasonal vaccine to battle both COVID-19 and the flu simultaneously, Professor Olga Karpova, the head of the Virology Department of the Biological Faculty at t
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Mexico's COVID-19 death toll rises to 62,076
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Mexico, has risen by 626 to 62,076 within the past 24 hours, Jose Luis Alomia, the director of epidemiology at the Health Ministry, said.
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South Korea reports 441 new Covid cases, highest daily increase since Marc
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Korea has risen by 441 to 18,706 over the past day, marking the biggest daily increase since March 7, the Health Ministry's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Thursday.
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Republicans strike patriotic chord, hail Trump support for military at con
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Republicans opened the third night of their convention with a series of speeches by veterans and officials including vice presidential National Security adviser Keith Kellogg who drove home the theme that President Donald Trump supports t
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Coronavirus cases in Brazil rise by 47,161 in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brasillia [Brazil], August 27 (ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rose to 3,717,156 with 47,161 cases reported in the past 24 hours, Sputnik reported citing the national Ministry of Health.
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12 COVID-19 relates fatalities reported in Moscow, death toll rises to 4,7
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 27 (ANI): A total of 12 COVID-19 related fatalities were recorded in Russia's capital Moscow in the last 24 hours, Sputnik reported citing the city's coronavirus response center.
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Coronavirus-related emergency regime in Lebanon extended until year-end
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanon's Supreme Council of Defense said the decision had been made to extend the coronavirus-related emergency regime in the country until December 31 due to an increase in the number of cases, the presidential press service said in a statement.
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US government sends security officers to Kenosha after deadly shootings du
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): US federal and Wisconsin state authorities announced on Wednesday that hundreds of additional security personnel will be deployed to the city of Kenosha after protests against police brutality escalated into riots with gun violence resulting in
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UK PM okays wearing masks in school corridors, not in classrooms
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that it is okay to make pupils and staff wear masks in school corridors but not in classrooms, after the government abandoned its advice that children should not wear face coverings in England's secondary
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Floods in Afghan province of Parwan kill 70, injure 110
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Floods in the eastern Afghan province of Parwan killed 70 and injured 110, the public health department told Sputnik on Wednesday.
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Airstrike in Afghanistan's Baghlan kills 10: Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 26 (ANI/Sputnik): An airstrike in Afghanistan's province of Baghlan killed at least 10 people in a religious school, the Taliban said Wednesday in a statement.
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