Agencies

Tokyo: Athletes will be required to take daily tests for COVID-19 during the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the general manager of the Russian men’s volleyball team, Sergey Tetyukhin told Sputnik."We did PCR tests upon arrival at the airport, all...

Doha: The delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban movement (banned in Russia) have agreed to allow safe access to vaccines for people across the country, and to ensure safety for medical workers giving the shots, a communique...

Moscow: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other exporters that makeup OPEC+ decided to extend the deal on oil output cuts until December 31, 2022, the OPEC said Sunday.At a virtual meeting on Sunday, OPEC+ countries...

Chennai: Nine Iranians have been arrested for alleged illegal stay here and fake Aadhaar cards recovered from them, with the issue coming to light after the role of three in a robbery case involving a Somalian national emerged, police said.The...

Moscow: The UK government has allocated nearly 20 million pounds ($27.5 million) to launch 15 new research programs to study the so-called long COVID — a condition wherein people suffer COVID-19 symptoms, such as fatigue and neurological disorders, for...

New Delhi: With more cases of delta variant emerging in the region and a slow decline in the number of fresh cases, several states in the northeast have been forced to either announce fresh lockdown or crowd-control measures to...

Washington, Jul 18 (UNI/Sputnik) A US delegation led by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the White House informs."She was...

Moscow: More than 100,000 people took to the streets in Cuba on Saturday to show support for the government and condemn last week's protests, the country's foreign ministry said."Over 100,000 people gathered together in the early morning, motivated by...

Sao Paulo, Jul 18 (UNI/Xinhua) Brazil registered 868 more COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 541,266, the health ministry said Saturday.As many as 34,339 new cases were detected, taking the total caseload...

Mumbai: Twenty five people died in house collapses triggered by landslides following incessant overnight rains in Mumbai, which caused severe water logging and disruption of suburban train services and vehicular traffic in the financial capital on Sunday, officials said.The Western...