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China registers six new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 24 (Sputnik/ANI): China has registered two new imported cases of COVID-19 and four cases of internal transmission within the past 24 hours, with no people having died of the disease, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
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Trudeau announces 1.1 bn Canadian dollars package for vaccine research, cl
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], April 24 (Sputnik/ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday (local time) announced a new CAD 1.1 billion package supporting vaccine research and clinical trials as well as expanded testing capacity.
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US virus cases surpass 850,000 mark
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of coronavirus cases in the US has surpassed 850,000, Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center data revealed on Thursday (local time).
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26 Taliban terrorists killed, 10 injured in clased with Afghan forces
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 23 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 26 Taliban terrorists were killed and several others were injured in clashes with Afghan forces in Qala-i-Zal and Dasht-i-Archi districts of Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kunduz, local police told Sputnik.
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Spain's COVID-19 toll grows by 440 to over 22,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], April 23 (Sputnik/ANI): Spain's COVID-19 death toll has increased by 440 to 22,157 over the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said on Thursday.
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Trump, Qatari Emir discuss need for Afghans to resume prisoner swap talks
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 23 (Sputnik/ANI): US President Donald Trump and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed the importance of resuming intra-Afghan talks and exchange of prisoners, the White House said.
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UK coronavirus toll surpasses 18,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The toll from coronavirus in the United Kingdom has jumped above 18,000 after 759 more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health and Social Care announced in a statistical bulletin on Wednesday.
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5 Taliban terrorists killed, 4 injured in operation by Afghan forces in Za
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Zabul [Afghanistan], April 22 (Sputnik/ANI): Afghan forces on Wednesday killed five Taliban terrorists and injured four others in an operation in southern Zabul province.
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Death toll from mass shooting in Canada's Nova Scotia rises to 23
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], April 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll following a deadly shooting in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia has risen to 23, the country's federal police agency said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Combating COVID-19: South Africa to allocate USD 26 billion social relief
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], April 22 (Sputnik/ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday an economic and social relief package of 500 billion rands (about USD 26 billion) to support the population amid the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, local media reported.
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Italy's GDP to fall 15 pc by end of Q2
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], April 21 (Sputnik/ANI): The economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak in Italy could see the country's economy shrink by 15 per cent by the end of the second quarter of this year, national media reported on Tuesday, citing the national Parliamentary Budget Office (UPB).
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UK's Boris Johnson holds phone talks with Trump
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 21 (Sputnik/ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson held phone talks with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, a Downing Street spokesperson said in a statement.
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