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  Last update: 04:12 GMT 06.03.2021

  04:12 GMT 06.03.2021

  World

  Live Updates: Number of COVID-19 Cases in India Rises by 18,327

  The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 2.579 million; over 116 million cases of 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: 04:00 GMT 06.03.2021

  04:00 GMT 06.03.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Could an Archduke Franz Ferdinand Moment Trigger World War Between US and China Over Taiwan?

  The Republic of China was founded in Beijing - which was then known as Peking - in 1912. After the nationalist KMT lost the Chinese civil war to Mao’s communists in 1949 they treated to the island of Formosa, now known as Taiwan.

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  Last update: 06:34 GMT 06.03.2021

  06:34 GMT 06.03.2021

  Middle East

  Leader of Israel's Largest Opposition Party Reluctant to Join Netanyahu's Government

  TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Yair Lapid, the leader of Israel's Yesh Atid party told Sputnik he had no intention to enter a coalition government with the ruling Likud party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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  Last update: 07:10 GMT 06.03.2021

  07:10 GMT 06.03.2021

  World

  EU Finally Starts Sputnik V Review as Russian Vaccine Hits No2 Spot in Global Approvals

  BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - As the European Union grapples with vaccine shortages and member states look for alliances outside the bloc to ramp up production, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has finally launched a review of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, which has just overtaken Pfizer as number 2 in terms of regulatory approvals.

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  Last update: 04:15 GMT 06.03.2021

  04:15 GMT 06.03.2021

  Opinion

  Impact Age Has on Fertility Less Clear Cut For Men Compared to Women, Expert Says

  Despite infertility being close to the same level between men and women, fertility between the two sexes is very different. The record for the world’s oldest father still remains firmly in the hands of Ramjit Raghav, an Indian man who fathered his last son at 96 years of age, with the world oldest mother being just 66.

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  Last update: 00:14 GMT 06.03.2021

  00:14 GMT 06.03.2021

  World

  US Barred Myanmar From Removing $1 Billion Out of New York Account After Military Takeover - Report

  Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden issued an executive order that prevented Myanmar from accessing funds currently being held by US banks. The move came after the Southeast Asian country’s military carried out a coup d'état and deposed democratically-elected government officials.

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  Last update: 03:28 GMT 06.03.2021

  03:28 GMT 06.03.2021

  US

  Boeing 737 MAX Pilot Forced to Shut Engine Down Over Possible Failure - Report

  According to the report, the flight's captain declared an emergency as a precautionary measure and turned off the engine for the last 20 minutes of the flight. Boeing has reportedly been informed about the incident and started an investigation into the matter.

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  Last update: 01:00 GMT 06.03.2021

  01:00 GMT 06.03.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Hits East Coast of New Zealand's North Island, USGS Says

  New Zealand has been recently struck by a series of powerful earthquakes, with the most powerful one having an 8.1 magnitude. The scale of the quakes prompted local authorities to issue a tsunami alert for the coastal areas.