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  Last update: 09:07 GMT 04.03.2021

  09:07 GMT 04.03.2021

  Russia

  Russia Can Supply Sputnik V Vaccine to 50Mn EU Residents After EMA Approval, RDIF Says

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will be able to supply its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to 50 million EU residents starting from June after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approves the vaccine, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Thursday, stressing that vaccine partnership should be above politics.

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  Last update: 23:30 GMT 03.03.2021

  23:30 GMT 03.03.2021

  Tech

  SN10 Flies Twice: Watch SpaceX's Starship Suddenly Explode After First Successful Landing

  Previous SpaceX launches of the Starship spacecraft ended in massive explosions after prototypes underwent technical difficulties and ultimately wound up crash-landing.

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  Last update: 07:34 GMT 04.03.2021

  07:34 GMT 04.03.2021

  Europe

  Paintings by Picasso, Warhol and Chagall Seized in Swedish Raid on Suspected Drug Smuggler

  The raid was predated by two years' surveillance by the Swedish Police National Operational Department (NOA) together with the Spanish Police, of a criminal network suspected of smuggling large amounts of drugs from Spain to Sweden.

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  Last update: 05:12 GMT 04.03.2021

  05:12 GMT 04.03.2021

  Middle East

  Media Polls Predict Doom and Gloom For Netanyahu as He Launches His Election Campaign

  A recent survey projects the prime minister’s Likud party would only get 28 out of 120 seats in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. Although he will remain the leader of Israel's largest political party, that might be not enough for him to keep his post.

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  Last update: 04:52 GMT 04.03.2021

  04:52 GMT 04.03.2021

  World

  Live Updates: UK Reports 6,385 New COVID-19 Cases

  The death toll from the coronavirus infection in the world has topped 2.559 million and almost 115 million cases of the infection have been detected, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.

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  Last update: 07:20 GMT 04.03.2021

  07:20 GMT 04.03.2021

  Military & Intelligence

  Finnish Armed Forces Facing 'Alarming' Coronavirus Situation

  Despite a rise in infections and cancelled international drills, the Finnish military is not eligible for prioritised vaccination and will follow the same vaccination schedule as everyone else.

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  Last update: 03:59 GMT 04.03.2021

  03:59 GMT 04.03.2021

  India

  Man Beheads 17-Year-Old Daughter, Tries to Bring Her Severed Head to Police Station - Reports

  The crime took place in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which is reportedly among the states with the highest rate of crimes committed against women.

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  Last update: 07:28 GMT 04.03.2021

  07:28 GMT 04.03.2021

  Russia

  West Has Launched Large-Scale Campaign to Support Russia's Non-Systemic Opposition, Russian MFA Says

  On Thursday, the US and the EU imposed sanctions on several Russian government officials and entities over the jailing and alleged poisoning of vlogger Alexei Navalny. The US imposition of sanctions came after the EU's blacklisting of several entities and officials was announced.