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14 October 2021 Security News

Sinaloa Cartel Money Launderer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison US Dept. of Justice 14 Oct 2021 -- A money launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel was sentenced yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine for laundering approximately $15 million from the sale of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin that were smuggled into the United States by the Sinaloa Cartel.
Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Over 33 Years in Federal Prison for Leadership Role in International Drug Trafficking Organization US Dept. of Justice 14 Oct 2021 -- A Rhode Island man was sentenced today to 400 months in prison for his role in an international fentanyl distribution conspiracy.

Norway Police Treating Kongsberg Bow Shooting as Terror Attack Sputnik 14 Oct 2021 -- The deadly archery attack in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg appears to be a terrorist act but it does not change the national threat picture, the Norwegian Police Security Service said on Thursday.
Norway Police: Bow and Arrow Attack Appears to Be Act of Terror VOA 14 Oct 2021 -- Police in Norway Thursday said a bow-and-arrow attack that claimed the lives of five people in the town of Kongsberg appears to be an act of terror.

Remarks by President Biden on the COVID-19 Response and Vaccination Program The White House 14 Oct 2021
Biden: US Heading in 'Right Direction' Combating Pandemic VOA 14 Oct 2021 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday the country is heading in the "right direction" in controlling the coronavirus pandemic, while staunchly defending vaccination mandates that he and numerous large corporations are imposing.

China calls on new WHO origins-tracing group to uphold science, resist being used as political tool Global Times 14 Oct 2021 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, along with some scientists, on Thursday urged a new WHO group on coronavirus origins to uphold the spirit of science, unbiased attitude, a global perspective, and warned it against being used as a political tool after the world health body on Wednesday nominated 26 experts to form the new team to investigate the virus origins.
Chinese mainland reports 21 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 14 Oct 2021 -- The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 20 imported ones and one local infection, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.

Russia Reports More Record Coronavirus-Linked Deaths, Cases RFE/RL 14 Oct 2021 -- Russia has again reported new record daily figures related to COVID-19.
Russia's Sputnik Backer Pushes For Its Use In UN's Global Vaccine-Distribution Program RFE/RL 14 Oct 2021 -- The head of the Russian sovereign fund that has backed development of Sputnik V says Russia is ready to provide up to 300 million doses of the vaccine to the COVAX initiative, the UN-backed program designed to share vaccines more evenly around the world.
Russia Sets COVID-19 Death Record for 3rd Straight Day VOA 14 Oct 2021 -- Russian health officials Thursday reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths - 986 – for the third consecutive day, while also reporting a record 31,299 new confirmed infections.

India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 96.82 Cr India PIB 14 Oct 2021 -- With the administration of 35,66,347 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 96.82 Cr (96,82,20,997) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 14 Oct 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country
COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 14 Oct 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 272 India PIB 14 Oct 2021 -- India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has achieved 97 Crore landmark milestone (97,11,20,405) today

COVID-19 kills 223 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 14 Oct 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 123,498 with 223 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Thursday.
IRCS delivers 6m more doses of COVID-19 vaccine to health ministry IRNA 14 Oct 2021 -- Iran's Red Crescent Society (IRCS) on Thursday delivered the 26th consignment of imported COVID-19 vaccines, containing 6 million doses, to the Health Ministry.
Iran: Partnership deal with China facilitated large volume of vaccine imports Press TV 14 Oct 2021 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says the imports of tens of millions of Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines might not have happened if it had not been for the 25-year comprehensive strategic partnership deal between Iran and China.

Taiwan reports 8 new imported COVID-19 cases, zero deaths CNA 14 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan on Thursday recorded eight new imported cases of COVID-19 but no new domestic infections or deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
New batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrives in Taiwan CNA 14 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan on Thursday received a new shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccine, comprising 827,000 doses, from the manufacturer in Germany.

Coronavirus response: NATO support to Ukraine NATO 14 Oct 2021 -- On Wednesday (13 October 2021), Ukraine received new medical equipment from NATO's Pandemic Response Trust Fund to help in the country's efforts to fight coronavirus infections. NATO's Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre coordinated the donation in response to a request by Ukraine for COVID-19 assistance.

US Donates 17 Million J&J Doses to African Union VOA 14 Oct 2021 -- The United States is donating 17 million doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union, bringing the total American donation to the continent to 67 million doses.
More COVID-19 Testing in Africa Could Help Contain Future Flareups VOA 14 Oct 2021 -- A new World Health Organization initiative is getting under way in Africa to rapidly detect COVID-19 infections to curb transmission and contain future flareups of this deadly disease.
Record COVID-19 Cases Reported in Australia's Second Most Populous State VOA 14 Oct 2021 -- Victoria state has Thursday reported 2,297 new local COVID-19 cases -- the highest number of daily infections recorded by any Australian state or territory since the pandemic began. But as infections surge, authorities hope to lift a lockdown in Melbourne within days when vaccination rates reach 70%.

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