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A Russian military plane carrying medical supplies arrives in the United States, the Russian mission to the UN said, as the Kremlin flexes its soft power during the coronavirus pandemic. The Antonov-124, landed at JFK Airport in New York -- the epicenter of America's coronavirus outbreak -- video posted on the mission's Twitter page showed. IMAGES of the plane at JFK airport
A plane transporting 150,000 doses of the Russia'S Sputnik V Covid vaccine lands in Hyderabad, India. Two months ago the health minister said India was in the "end game" of the pandemic as it sent millions of vaccines abroad, but now exports have stopped and people are desperate to be inoculated. IMAGES
A Bundeswehr (German military) Airbus destined for India takes off from Cologne, Germany to deliver urgently needed respirators and medicine to the country suffering from a devastating Covid-19 surge. On board are 120 ventilators, medicines and 13 members of the Bundeswehr medical service, to be followed by an oxygen system in the coming week. IMAGES
Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's biggest plane, comes back to Ukraine from China with medical supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
The World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that protective gear, such as masks and goggles used by health workers, to fight novel coronavirus are 'rapidly depleting'. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.