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Extreme heat in Japan leaves 6 killed, near 3,500 injured in one week
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): Six people died and almost 3,500 others suffered health complications linked to extreme temperatures that blanketed Japan over the past week, the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday.
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More than 1 billion school children worldwide affected by COVID-19: UN Chi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 4 (Sputnik/ANI): The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the largest educational disruption in history that has affected more than 1 billion school students worldwide, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday.
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UK's Covid count reaches 305,623
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 4 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 900 new coronavirus cases were registered in the United Kingdom in the past 24 hours with the total number of positive cases in the country now standing at over 305,600, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Trump says he can issue executive order on mail-in ballots if necessary
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 4 (Sputnik/ANI): US President Donald Trump says that an executive order on mail-in voting is an option should the need for it arise.
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House Republicans ask Pompeo for classified briefing on TikTok, other Chin
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 4 (Sputnik/ANI): US House Republican Leaders called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to provide a classified briefing on the Chinese video-sharing social networking service TikTok and other technology companies with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
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Pompeo, Indonesia counterpart review defense ties over China's sea claims:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], August 3 (Sputnik/ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo discussed with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi bilateral defence ties between and regional tensions over China's claim that it owns most of the South China Sea, the State Department said in a readout
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China reciprocates New Zealand's suspension of extradition agreement with
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 3 (Sputnik/ANI): Hong Kong has suspended the agreements on the mutual extradition of suspects and criminal justice cooperation with New Zealand in a reciprocal response to Wellington, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Monday.
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China condemns US sanctions against Xinjiang's XPCC: Beijing
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 3 (Sputnik/ANI): China calls on the United States to cancel sanctions against the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and stop interfering in Beijing's domestic affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Monday.
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Russia registers 5,394 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours: Response Center
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 3 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia has registered 5,394 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours (5,427 yesterday), bringing the cumulative total to 856,264, the country's coronavirus response centre said on Monday.
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Germany confirms 509 new COVID-19 cases, total count stands at 2,10,402
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Aug 3 (Sputnik/ANI): Germany confirmed 509 new COVID-19 cases and seven new coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24-hour period, the Robert Koch Institute, which is responsible for disease control and prevention in Germany, said on Monday.
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Global COVID-19 cases cross 18 million-mark
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus cases confirmed all over the world has surpassed 18 million, while the global COVID-19 death toll stands at over 687,000 according to data from the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center.
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UK's COVID-19 count reaches 3,04,695, death toll at 46,201
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 3 (ANI): The coronavirus case in the United Kingdom has increased by 744 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total caseload in the country to 3,04,695, Sputnik reported citing country's Health Department.
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