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Reuters: Russia records 20,538 new coronavirus cases, 599 deaths

MOSCOW – Russia reported 20,538 new COVID-19 cases on June 27, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 5,451,291. Read more …
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Reuters: Russian regions run low on vaccines as COVID-19 cases jump

MOSCOW – A central Russian region on June 26 suspended COVID-19 vaccinations for two days due to a shortage of doses, local officials said, as the …
Reuters

Associated Press: Finland sees spike in virus cases from returning soccer fans

HELSINKI — Finnish health authorities have detected a spike in coronavirus cases that has been traced to soccer fans returning from neighboring Russia …
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Reuters: FDA adds warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots

June 25 – The U.S. drug regulator on June 26 added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer Inc/BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccine shots to …
Reuters

Russia records the highest number of COVID-19 deaths since beginning of year

MOSCOW – Russia has registered 21,665 new cases of COVID-19 for the first time since Jan. 21, along with 619 deaths, the highest daily number since …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Russian regions run low on vaccines as COVID-19 cases hit record

A central Russian region on June 26 suspended COVID-19 vaccinations for two days due to a shortage of doses, local officials said, as the country …
Reuters

In Ukraine, record number of 97,130 people vaccinated against COVID-19 on June 25

The Ministry of Health announced a record number of citizens vaccinated against COVID-19, a total of 97,130 people were vaccinated on June 25. “A …
Interfax-Ukraine

BBC: Russia’s Euro 2020 Covid dilemma

Authorities in Russia have begun sounding the alarm about a new wave of coronavirus now sweeping the country, causing a record number of deaths in …
BBC

BBC: Israel reimposes masks amid new virus fears

Israel has reintroduced a requirement to wear masks indoors amid a rise in coronavirus cases, just days after it lifted the measure. Read more here.
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Associated Press: China pressures Ukraine at UN rights council

GENEVA — China pressured Ukraine into withdrawing its support for a call for more scrutiny of human rights in China’s western region of Xinjiang by …
Associated Press

Anna Nemtsova: Even doctors won’t take Putin’s vaccine

As Russia grapples with another pandemic wave, plummeting public trust in the Kremlin means people are skipping the Putin-approved COVID-19 jab – even …
Anna Nemtsova

COVID-19 certificate to be valid for up to 180 days

The COVID-19 certificate can be implemented from July 1 and will be valid for up to 180 days, Director General of the Center for Public Health Roman …
Interfax-Ukraine

EUvsDisinfo: A chronicle of Kremlin contradictions

Pro-Kremlin outlets continue to support foreign vaccine hesitancy. Russia based English-language outlets such as the Strategic Culture Foundation and …
EUvsDisinfo

Reuters: Moscow coronavirus deaths hit record

MOSCOW – Russia on June 25 reported a record number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in Moscow, amid a surge in infections that authorities blame on the …
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Reuters: First COVID-19 case could have emerged in China in October 2019 – study

SHANGHAI – The virus that causes COVID-19 could have started spreading in China as early as October 2019, two months before the first case was …
Reuters

Associated Press: Venice reinventing itself as sustainable tourism capital

VENICE, Italy — Away from the once-maddening crowds of St. Mark’s Square, tiny Certosa island could be a template for building a sustainable future in …
Associated Press

Reuters: Antibodies triggered by Chinese COVID-19 shots less effective on Delta variant

BEIJING – Antibodies triggered by two Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the Delta variant compared with other strains but the shots …
Reuters

Reuters: Pfizer, Moderna’s ‘likely link’ to rare heart inflammation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on June 23 it plans to move quickly to add a warning about rare cases of heart inflammation in adolescents …
Reuters
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