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Brazil registers 23,529 new Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 2 million
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 20 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 23,529 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, which has pushed the country's tally to 2,098,389 on Sunday (local time), according to the latest data from the Health Ministry.
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1 killed, 8 injured after shooting in Washington
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 20 (ANI): At least one person died and eight others sustained injuries as a result of a shooting in northwest Washington, police told Sputnik.
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Nigerian Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 20 (ANI): Nigeria's Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama confirmed on Sunday (local time) that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Sputnik reported.
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Global COVID-19 infections surpass 14 million: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 20 (Sputnik/ANI): The coronavirus infections globally has increased by 166,735 in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases above 14 million on Sunday, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Germany to take in 24 families of migrants in Greece who require medical h
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): The first 24 families of migrants in Greece who have children in need of medical care will arrive in Germany next week, Steve Alter, a spokesman for the German Interior Ministry said on Sunday, adding that the country would accept a total of 243 child
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USS Porter destroyer heading to Black Sea for naval drills: US Military
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States' guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) is headed to the Black Sea to participate in joint naval exercises with Ukraine, the 6th Fleet of the US Naval Forces Europe-Africa said in a statement on Sunday.
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2 rockets fall near US embassy inside Baghdad's green zone
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Two rockets fell on Sunday near the US embassy inside Baghdad's green zone, which houses heavily fortified government facilities and foreign diplomatic missions, a source in the Iraqi security services told Sputnik.
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Bulgarian PM urges EU nations to agree on common COVID-19 health protocol
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov called on the European Union (EU) countries to agree on a health protocol to streamline coordination as the coming period will prove critical in the coronavirus pandemic.
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US: Protestors set fire to police association building in Portland
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Protestors in Portland, the largest city in the US state of Oregon, have broken into a police association building and briefly set it on fire, the city's law enforcement said, as demonstrations in the city continue.
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5 police officers injured in clashes at party in Germany's Frankfurt
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Frankfurt [Germany], June 19 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five police officers were injured in Frankfurt early on Sunday as violence erupted at an outdoor party, media reported.
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Man in custody in Nantes cathedral fire case
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nantes [France], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): French Police have detained one person as part of an investigation into the fire at the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, media reported on Sunday.
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EU leaders hold meeting as talks on Budget continue into 3rd day
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 19 (Sputnik/ANI): The leaders of France and Germany, as well as the heads of the European Commission and the European Council, are holding a meeting within the framework of the third, previously unplanned, day of the summit of the heads of the EU states, Barend Leyts
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