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Philippines tropical typhoon Ambo kills 5, displaces nearly 100,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], May 17 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five persons have died and more than 90,000 people displaced as a result of Typhoon Ambo which has made its way across the Philippines archipelago over the course of the day, media reported Saturday.
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Spain registers 138 deaths due to COVID-19 in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], May 15 (Sputnik/ANI): As many as 138 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Spain over the past 24 hours, a decrease of 79 compared to yesterday's count.
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China wishes to stay out of trilateral nuclear arms control talks with US,
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (Sputnik/ANI): China does not intend to partake in any trilateral nuclear arms control talks with the United States and Russia, despite Washington's constant requests, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.
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Trump administration failed to scale up in time to distribute COVID-19 dru
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 15 (Sputnik/ANI): There are not enough doses of the coronavirus trial drug remdesivir because the Trump administration failed to ramp up production and lacks a distribution plan, former government vaccine developer Rick Bright said on Thursday.
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Beijing reviewing countersanctions on US officials over COVID-19 accusatio
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 14 (Sputnik/ANI): China has expressed discontent with Washington's stance on Beijing's alleged involvement in the COVID-19 outbreak and is considering countersanctions against US individuals, organizations and officials, the Chinese Global Times newspaper reported on Thu
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Spanish Health Ministry says 5 per cent population contracted COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], May 14 (Sputnik/ANI): Approximately five per cent of the Spanish population has developed antibodies for COVID-19, according to preliminary findings of a large-scale study conducted by the country's Ministry of Health that were announced on Wednesday.
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Iran reports 2,000 new coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The daily increase in the number of coronavirus infection cases in Iran has for the first time in weeks climbed back to near the watershed level of 2,000, the spokesman for the Iranian Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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5 people killed in gunman attack in Afghanistan's Paktia province
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Paktia [Afghanistan], May 13 (Sputnik/ANI): An unidentified assailant opened fire in Gardez, the capital city of the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, leaving five people killed, including civilians, Col. Lutfullah Kamran, chief of security at the Paktia police headquarters, told Sputnik on
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Twitter to permit employees to work from home 'forever'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
California [USA], May 13 (Sputnik/ANI): Twitter said in a statement that it has announced a new policy permitting all of its employees to work from home not only through the current coronavirus pandemic but also indefinitely afterwards if they want to.
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US to complete 10 million coronavirus tests this week: Trump
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States will complete 10 million coronavirus testings this week, United States President Donald Trump said on Monday.
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US coronavirus toll rises above 80,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll in the United States from the novel coronavirus has surpassed 80,000, with the number of cases exceeding 1.344 million, Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center data showed on Monday.
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Brazil confirms over 160,000 coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil has surpassed 160,000 with the country's COVID-19 death toll standing at over 11,000 according to Health Ministry data.
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