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17:45

Vector Center developing mRNA coronavirus vaccine — expert

NOVOSIBIRSK. KAZINFORM - Russia’s Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology is developing a mRNA coronavirus vaccine, Yelena Nechayeva, the center’s deputy director general, said on Wednesday, TASS reports.

15:50

Bridge collapses in Brazilian Amazon, 3 killed and up to 15 missing

MANAUS. KAZINFORM Up to 15 people are missing and three are confirmed dead after a bridge collapsed in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas on Wednesday, firefighters and local media said, WAM reports.

14:20

Tropical storm Noru triggers flooding in Laos

VIENTIANE. KAZINFORM Typhoon Noru, which has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm, has made landfall in Laos and caused flooding in southern Laos' Attapeu province.

11:34

Brazil launches organ, tissue donation campaign

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM Brazil’s Ministry of Health has launched a campaign on the donation of organs and tissues. Under the theme Superar, amor para recomeçar («To overcome, love to start anew»), the move aims to encourage the discussion of the issue among family members. The Brazilian law stipulates that the family must authorize organ donation, therefore it is important that the donors’ intention is known to relatives.

10:17

WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work

GENEVA. KAZINFORM The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have called for concrete actions to address mental health concerns in the working population.

09:35

U.S. Coast Guard searching for 23 migrants after vessel sinks off Florida coast amid Hurricane Ian

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the 23 migrants whose vessel sank off the coast of Florida amid Hurricane Ian, an official said on Wednesday afternoon, Xinhua reports.

yesterday 22:20

COVID-19 kills 7 more Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,416 with 7 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday, IRNA reports.

yesterday 21:45

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall to 12-week low for Wednesday count

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to around 36,000 on Wednesday, hitting the lowest for a Wednesday count in 12 weeks, as the virus wave has been gradually slowing down, Yonhap reports.

yesterday 20:38

Russia records 40,017 daily COVID-19 cases, 111 deaths — crisis center

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 40,017 over the past day to 20,909,731, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Wednesday, TASS reports.

yesterday 20:13

Typhoon Noru kills 10 in Philippines

MANILA. KAZINFORM - The death toll from typhoon Noru that slammed the Philippines over the weekend rose to 10 while eight remained missing, a spokesperson for a government disaster agency said on Wednesday, Xinhua reports.

yesterday 18:54

International tourists spent $2.7 bi in Brazil Jan–Jul

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM The amount spent by international tourists in Brazil surpassed $2.7 billion from January to July this year—up 84 percent from the same period last year ($1.5 billion). The figures were released Monday (Sep 26) by the Ministry of Tourism. In July alone, the value stood at $389 million, up 74 from July 2021 ($223 million).

yesterday 17:13

Gamaleya Research Institute reveals number of Sputnik V doses produced worldwide

NOVOSIBIRSK. KAZINFORM - More than 150 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine have been produced and used in Russia and throughout the world, Denis Logunov, deputy director of the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, told the OpenBIO forum on Wednesday, TASS reports.

yesterday 12:47

Three injured in blast on market square in Germany

ERFURT. KAZINFORM Three people were seriously injured in an explosion in the centre of the German city of Halle on Tuesday, state news agency (dpa) quoted the police as saying, WAM reports.

yesterday 11:44

Hurricane Ian knocks out power in Cuba ahead of Florida landfall

BUENOS AIRES. KAZINFORM Hurricane Ian has knocked out power to the entire island of Cuba ahead of landfall in the US state of Florida in the next 24 hours, authorities said Tuesday.

yesterday 08:31

Int'l tourist arrivals almost triple in Jan-July: UN

ANKARA. KAZINFORM Having continued to show strong signs of recovery, international tourist arrivals almost tripled in January-July compared to the same period last year, according to data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Anadolu Agency reports.

27.09.2022 22:20

Another seven labs to diagnose monkeypox in Brazil

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - Brazil’s Ministry of Health reported it has registered seven new Central Public Health Laboratories ready to perform diagnostic tests for monkeypox. Before the expansion, tests were performed in eight other facilities across four states, Agencia Brasil reports.

27.09.2022 20:42

Termite territory expands as world warms: ecologists

WELLINGTON. KAZINFORM Climate change could lead to greenhouse gas-producing termites spreading further around the globe, as well as in New Zealand, according to a new research released on Tuesday, Xinhua reports.

27.09.2022 20:12

Images of probe-asteroid crash caught by Italian satellite

ROME. KAZINFORM The first images of the controlled crash of the DART probe into an asteroid in a test of a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs) were transmitted back to Earth by Italian mini-satellite LiciaCube on Tuesday.

27.09.2022 16:36

New mosaics unearthed in ancient Turkish city

KARABUK. KAZINFORM New mosaics with various figures have been discovered in southern Türkiye during ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis.

27.09.2022 15:43

Russia records 36,605 daily COVID-19 cases, 101 deaths — crisis center

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 36,605 over the past day to 20,869,714, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Tuesday, TASS reports.