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  Argentina will begin vaccinating its population against coronavirus on Tuesday, using Russia's Sputnik V vaccine . Health workers will be first in line to receive the first shot of the two-component vaccine. The vaccine will be administered across all 23 provinces and in the capital Buenos Aires. Some 300,000 doses of the vaccine arrived in the Latin American country last Thursday, a day after it authorized the emergency use of Sputnik V. Under the contract, Russia will deliver ten million doses. Carla Vizzotti, the country's secretary for health access, described the campaign on Monday as "the most important vaccination in our history." Read More

  Saudi Arabia on Wednesday suspended air travel to and from India, Brazil and Argentina, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic . According to the country's Civil Aviation Authority, people with travel history to any of the mentioned countries 14 days prior to their arrival to the Kingdom, have also been barred. "Suspending travel to and from the following countries (India, Brazil, and Argentina) including any person who has been in any of the mentioned countries in the last (14) days prior to their arrival to the Kingdom," General Authority of Civil Aviation said in a statement. However, those who have official government invitations are excluded. According to the Johns Hopkins Unversity, there are 330,798 COVID-19 cases in the country. Read More

In the latest instance of social media wrongly influencing children and teens, the suicide of a 12-year-old girl in Argentina is reportedly being linked to something called as the Momo challenge.Momo is a social media account on WhatsApp, Facebook General News : In the latest instance of social media wrongly influencing children and teens, the suicide of a 12-year-old girl in Argentina is reportedly being linked to something called as the Momo challenge . Momo is a social media account on WhatsApp, Facebook, and YouTube, which is using the image of a horror artwork called Mother Bird by Link Factory to induce curiosity among children, challenging them to communicate with an unknown number, The Sun reported. The creepy account appears to be connected to three numbers in Japan, Mexico, and Columbia. If a user refuses to follow the game's orders, Momo threatens them with violent images. As per cybercrime experts, Momo challenge is nothing but a hoax which is a...

The first match of the quarterfinals will be played on June 6 between Uruguay and France while the last match of Quarterfinals will be played between Russia and Croatia FIFA World Cup 2018 : Fifa World Cup 2018 has been one of the most exciting and unpredictable Football World Cups in recent past with pre-tournament favourites Germany, Argentina, Spain and Portugal crashing out of the competition after losing their respective games in Round of 16 or pre-quarterfinals. The round 8 or the quarterfinals of the Russia 2018 will start from Friday, June 6 after a break of two days. The first match of the quarterfinals will be played on June 6 between Uruguay and France while the last match of Quarterfinals will be played between Russia and Croatia. Here's the full list of Fifa World Cup 2018 quarterfinals schedule: Match Date: June 6, Friday 1st match of June 6: France vs Uruguay Match Time: 7:30 pm (IST), 4:00 pm (France Time), 10:30 am (Montevideo Time) Match Venue...

To zero in on the winner, UBS uses econometric tools, usually applied to assess investment opportunities Current Affairs News : With barely a month remaining for the   FIFA   World Cup to begin in Russia, a recent study by   UBS   attaches a 60 per cent likelihood that the winner will be one among Germany,   Brazil   and   Russia.   Germany, it predicts, has the highest probability – 24 per cent – to lift the winner’s trophy as compared to the other participating nations. “Simulations indicate no country has higher odds of winning the tournament than Germany, leading the table with a likelihood of 24 per cent.   Brazil   and Spain also stand a good chance of lifting the trophy, with chances of 19.8 and 16.1 per cent respectively. Host nation   Russia   will start in the Cup’s weakest group and is expected to progress to the round of 16, where it is likely to lose against Spain or Portugal,”...