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Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rise by 59,961 in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 59,961 to 2,287,475 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.
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Trump says time to cancel Republican National Convention in Florida due to
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the Republican National Convention scheduled to take place in Jacksonville, Florida, will not go ahead as planned because the state is experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases.
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COVID-19 cases in Argentina rise by record 6,127 to 148,027
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): Argentina has confirmed 6,127 new coronavirus cases across the country in 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 reached 148,027, the
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South Africa to shut public schools as COVID-19 outbreak worsens
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that public schools will be shut from July 27 until August 24, in a bid to contain the worsening coronavirus pandemic.
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Pompeo's comments on WHO 'untrue', 'unacceptable': Tedros Ghebreyesus
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday commented on US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo's recent criticism of the organisation, calling it "untrue" and "unacceptable".
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Foreigners can apply for visa to Russia without paying consular fee: Mosco
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): After the resumption of the work of Russian foreign missions, Moscow on Thursday said that foreign citizens will be able to apply for visa to Russia without paying a consular fee.
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Russia's COVID-19 case count crosses 7.95 lakh after 3,848 new cases
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 23 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia has registered 5,848 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours (5,862 yesterday), bringing the cumulative total to 795,038, the country's coronavirus response centre said on Thursday.
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10 Taliban terrorists killed in airstrike by foreign forces in Kandahar
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 23 (Sputnik/ANI): Ten Taliban terrorists were killed in an airstrike by foreign forces in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, local police spokesman Jamal Nasir Barakzai told Sputnik on Thursday.
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Russia registers 5,848 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 23 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia has registered 5,848 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours (5,862 yesterday), bringing the cumulative total to 795,038, the country's coronavirus response center said on Thursday.
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China launches Tianwen-1 Mars rover mission
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 23 (Sputnik/ ANI): China has declared successful the launch of its first Mars rover called Tianwen-1, the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Thursday, citing the China National Space Administration.
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Russian navy to get frigates with hypersonic weapons in 2025-2026
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 23 (Sputnik/ ANI): The Russian Navy will get two Project 22350 frigates - Admiral Yumashev and Admiral Spiridonov - equipped with hypersonic weapons in 2025-2026, the head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (UAC), Alexei Rakhmanov, told Sputnik.
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California surpasses New York as US state with most COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 22 (Sputnik/ANI): California has overtaken New York as the US state with the most reported novel coronavirus cases, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre.
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