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2 killed in Mississippi highway collapse after Hurricane Ida blows through
Date: 2021-08-31 14:49:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:9140694
MISSISSIPPI, Aug 31 (MENA) - Two people were killed in Mississippi when highway collapsed after Hurricane Ida blew through the region, The Hill News reported on Tuesday. Ten people were also injured, three of them critically. The Mississippi ....
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Japan PM mulls reshuffling ruling party execs next week
Date: 2021-08-31 14:35:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:72 - ID:9140693
TOKYO, Aug 31 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga considers reshuffling executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, including Toshihiro Nikai, the party's longest-serving secretary general who was criticized by some for a ....
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Pakistan asks Germany to remain engaged with Afghanistan to avert any humanitarian crisis
Date: 2021-08-31 14:34:00 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:70 - ID:9140692
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (MENA) - Pakistan on Tuesday asked Germany and the international community to remain engaged with Afghanistan to avert any humanitarian crisis and economic collapse of the conflict-hit country, according the Associated Press of ....
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Belgium reports 1,858 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths
Date: 2021-08-31 12:53:25 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:58 - ID:9140358
BRUSSELS, Aug 31 (MENA) - The health authorities in Belgium said the country reported 1,858 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 1,182,810. The health ministry added in a statement on Tuesday that the death tally ....
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Singapore reports 156 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-31 11:52:06 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:53 - ID:9140311
SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (MENA) - Singapore reported 156 new locally- transmitted COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday, including 79 with no links to previous infections. Forty-eight infections were linked to previous cases and had been placed on ....
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Japan continues efforts on Afghanistan evacuation mission amid chaos
Date: 2021-08-31 11:51:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:52 - ID:9140359
TOKYO, Aug 31 (MENA) - Japan continued efforts to evacuate its nationals and local staff working at its embassy and other Japanese organizations in conflict-torn Afghanistan, officials said, amid chaos at the international airport in Kabul following ....
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Afghans celebrate departure of US troops from Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-31 10:17:48 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:40 - ID:9140105
KABUL, Aug 31 (MENA) - Aerial fires of different types of weapons including machine guns dominated the sky of Kabul exactly in the middle of Monday night, August 30/31 which frightened and awoke the people, Khaama Press reported. It was later ....
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Philippines reports 13,827 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hrs
Date: 2021-08-31 09:10:21 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:32 - ID:9139934
MANILA, Aug 31 (MENA) - The Philippines registered 13,827 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 1,989,857, the Department of Health said on Tuesday. The death toll rose to 33,448 after 118 more ....
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Japan to halt SDF's Afghanistan evacuation mission as early as Wednesday
Date: 2021-08-31 09:09:24 GMT - Japan - World - SN:31 - ID:9139884
TOKYO, Aug 31 (MENA) - Japan is considering withdrawing its Self-Defense Forces from their mission to evacuate people including its nationals from war-torn Afghanistan on Wednesday at the earliest, citing security reasons, amid heightened tensions ....
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Russia reports 17,813 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-31 09:05:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:9139933
MOSCOW, Aug 31 (MENA) - The Russian health authorities reported 17,813 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, including 1,162 in Moscow, taking the total number of infections to 6,918,965. The Russian coronavirus task force said Tuesday that ....
