A week ago, the US president was admitted to the Walter Reed Medical Centre for treatment after announcing that he had tested positive for COVID-19. US President Donald Trump has said in a radio interview with Rush Limbaugh that he is pushing to get COVID-19 antibody drugs developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Eli Lilly and Co approved quickly and out to hospitals after his own […]
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BERLIN (Sputnik) – The congress of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU), during which its new leader is supposed to be chosen to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, is at risk of being postponed again due to the resurgence of coronavirus cases, German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung reported on Thursday, citing party sources. The party congress was initially supposed to take place on 25 April in Berlin but then […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/08/1080710986_0:65:3158:1841_1200x675_80_0_0_9bc0474647f6a3132495525787716a87.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010081080711029-trump-says-he-could-not-tell-military-families-to-stay-distanced-during-recent-event/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he may have contracted COVID-19 during a recent meeting with the families of soldiers who died while serving in the military, saying he could not ask them to keep their distance. “They all came in and they all talked about their son and daughter and father. They all […]
The Ruska 20 drill will involve some 5,000 personnel and 60 aircraft, as well as traditional guests from Sweden. Thousands of military personnel will take part in the Finnish Air Force’s Ruska 20 drill, which is seen as the highlight of this year. The week-long drill, which ends on 6 October, is meant to test and enhance the Air Force’s preparedness, provide training for active duty […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1c/1080597670_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_e166242b09fbe9105a921d666db1e3cb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009281080597719-first-batch-of-sputnik-v-vaccine-delivered-to-belarus/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The first batch of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine was delivered to Belarus for clinical trials, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced Monday. “The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, announces the delivery of the first batch of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus, Sputnik V, to the Republic of Belarus”, the fund […]
Dr Matt Cole, a political historian of modern Britain at the University of Birmingham, has shared his views on the new set of restrictions announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Sputnik: How effective will these new measures be? Dr Matt Cole: Well, what the British government has done today, and it’s still discussing in Parliament, is effectively a ratcheting up of the measures they already have […]
The Testing of the chimpanzee adenovirus-based vaccine had been repeatedly called into question for the “dangerous” lack of sufficient trials on chimp viruses as well as the unclear consequences of the new technology. The trials of AstraZeneca vaccine candidate remain on hold in the US. Days after AstraZeneca halted clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine over the case of unexplained neurological illness in one volunteer taking […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/04/1080366270_0:98:3073:1826_1200x675_80_0_0_203b2d51087f19d2ff14a1dd049f9837.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009211080526535-sri-lankas-ambassador-to-russia-plans-getting-inoculated/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Moscow Meegahalande Durage Lamawansa said on Monday he planned getting inoculated with Russia’s vaccine against COVID-19, dubbed Sputnik V, in the near future. “I am ready to receive Sputnik V vaccine in the near future, as soon as I come back from Sri Lanka. The vaccine is now going through Phase 3 […]
Halloween has been banned but there’s already a nightmare on Britain’s streets. Instead of trying to enforce the unenforceable ‘Rule of six’ to control the Covid spread Boris should meet up with Hancock and boot him up the backside and get this testing fiasco sorted first. Mass testing has to be the building block to get on top of this virus and should come before Boris’s […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1d/1080315900_0:0:2839:1597_1200x675_80_0_0_dd2ec6cf8e04ebcd9fc601d3c16f48ec.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202008291080315950-berlin-police-arrest-over-100-people-during-protest-against-covid-19-restrictions/ BERLIN (Sputnik) – At least 100 people were arrested on Saturday during a rally against the coronavirus-related restrictions in Berlin, and most of them were detained during a clash between protesters and law enforcement officers near the Russian embassy, a spokeswoman for the police said. “We do yet have an exact number of arrests made today, but I can […]
Scientists working on SARS-Cov-2 that causes Covid-19 have discovered through light microscopy that the virus is able to fuse infected cells together – an effect that has previously been observed in several other respiratory viruses. Sputnik spoke to Dr Grace Roberts a virologist from Queen’s University Belfast, about different methods to study viruses. Sputnik: Could you describe some of the different methods that scientists use to […]
Last week, Russia registered the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute with support from the Russian Defence Ministry and the Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). According to RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev, the country has already received preliminary requests for one billion vaccine doses from over 20 countries. The world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, named Sputnik V, has undergone all the necessary checks and proven […]
A major incident has been declared in the English city of Manchester following a continued rise of coronavirus cases. Senior figures from the police, local authorities and other agencies held meetings over the weekend after strict lockdown measures were recently put into place. Political Commentator John Whitby has shared his views on the government’s handling of the coronavirus and the threat of the second wave. Sputnik: […]
According to professor Anders Fomsgaard, the vaccine boosts cell immunity, which safeguards against the virus by eliminating infected cells. As scientists worldwide are working to develop a way to protect people against the coronavirus, Denmark’s State Serum Institute (SSI) has presented a new candidate for a COVID-19 vaccine. The candidate vaccine – known as CoVAXIX – is a so-called DNA vaccine. It is not contagious and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107979/26/1079792631_0:98:3073:1826_1200x675_80_0_0_3293c95fe36b2ef82cf5293a79558cee.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202007041079792588-uk-public-places-reopen-as-covid-19-restrictions-lifted/ The UK government has published guidlines for businesses on measures that should be implemented to reduce COVID-19 transmission, including reducing the number of people in enclosed spaces, providing sanitisers, and improving ventilation. A broadcast shows people on the streets of London as restaurants, pubs, cafes, restaurants, museums, and hotels are provisionally allowed to reopen in England on 4 July. Meanwhile, nightclubs, […]
According to the new plan, which is intended to save the ailing flag carrier, the Danish and Swedish state, its major shareholders, will increase their ownership to about 20 percent each; the move has been described as a “double-edged sword” by analysts. Pan-Scandinavian airline SAS has unveiled a plan to raise around SEK 12 billion ($1.3 billion or €1.1 billion) in new funds in order to […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Federal Reserve left US interest rates unchanged on Wednesday in a range of zero to 0.25 percent, saying it will maintain those levels until it was sure the world’s largest economy was fully back on its feet from the debilitating effects of the coronavirus pandemic. “The coronavirus outbreak is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the […]
Brazil’s COVID-19 outbreak is threatening to get out of control, while President Jair Bolsonaro is urging state governors to lift coronavirus restrictions, says Brazilian journalist Alan Dantas. According to the journalist, the walls are closing in on the president as his former allies are turning their backs on him. Brazil is now ranking third in terms of the number of infected, with a fatality rate floating […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107932/40/1079324058_53:0:3694:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e2f9a846384d0301c3696fd2a55896c4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202005161079324133-demonstrators-protest-against-lockdown-in-stuttgart-germany/ Germany has been easing its coronavirus lockdown restrictions since late April, but some people argue that the process is not happening quickly enough. A live broadcast shows activists taking to the Wasen festival grounds in Stuttgart to protest against the lockdown measures. According to the organisers of the event, they expect about 500,000 people to take part in the […]
TORONTO (Sputnik) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday $318.59 million in new funding for the nation’s research community that has faced funding shortages amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Today, we are announcing $450 million [US$318.59 million] to help researchers and research institutions bridge to better times”, Trudeau said during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus pandemic. The prime minister said the money […]
Europe 17:24 GMT 15.05.2020(updated 17:26 GMT 15.05.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107931/15/1079311595_0:61:3072:1789_1200x675_80_0_0_fa184b2597420097f1f222c86b0f9cb5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202005151079313501-restaurants-in-berlin-start-to-reopen-as-covid-19-lockdown-comes-to-an-end—video/ Germany has confirmed 913 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 173,152, the Robert Koch Institute said earlier today. The death toll grew by 101 to 7,824 people within the same time period. A live broadcast shows Berlin’s neighbourhoods on 15 May, as […]
Iran’s first case of COVID-19 was recorded on 19 February. Over a month and a half of quarantine, Iranians’ lives have changed a lot. Of course, self-isolation has affected Iranian consumers’ food preferences and habits. Sputnik has spoken to residents of Tehran and found out that Iranians have stopped buying gold and started investing their savings not in jewelry, but in stocks and securities on the […]
US 18:44 GMT 07.05.2020Get short URL In March, the official unemployment rate in the US was 4.4%, close to a 50-year low, but economists predict it could now be as high as 20%, a level unseen since the 1930s Great Depression. A further 3.2 million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on the US economy. This brings […]
Argentina remains one of the South American nations that managed to avoid a massive spread of COVID-19, with Johns Hopkins University data from 7 May revealing 5,208 confirmed coronavirus cases and 273 deaths. According to Igor Baratoff, the co-founder of a small food processing firm in the country’s western Mendoza province, the government’s decision to impose a strict quarantine on 20 March this year was one […]
General Dynamics has received $1 billion since the renegotiation of a $10 billion contract for Canada to sell light armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia. Source link