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Australia, New Zealand evacuate more than 650 people from Kabul
Date: 2021-08-24 07:15:33 GMT - Australia - World - SN:18 - ID:9127387
CANBERRA, Aug 24 (MENA) - Australia's prime minister says Australian and New Zealand officials evacuated more than 650 people from Kabul Airport over Monday night, ABC News reported Tuesday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that five flights ....
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US military evacuates more than 10,000 people from Kabul
Date: 2021-08-24 06:48:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9127355
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - In the last 24 hours, more than 10,000 evacuees have been moved out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, the US Department of Defense says. It's an exhausting pace the US military will sustain ....
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Biden, Johnson discuss Afghan evacuation plans - White House
Date: 2021-08-24 06:27:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9127312
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden has discussed Afghanistan evacuation efforts with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the White House said in a statement. Biden and Johnson emphasized the importance of close coordination in ....
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25,467 new Covid cases reported in India
Date: 2021-08-24 05:20:42 GMT - India - World - SN:2 - ID:9127306
NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (MENA) - India reported 25,467 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total infections to over 3.24 crore, NDTV reported Tuesday. An additional 354 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total fatalities ....
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JHU: Global Covid-19 caseload tops 212mn
Date: 2021-08-24 05:14:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9127303
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 212 million and the deaths surged to more than four million, according to CNN. In its latest update, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) revealed that the current global caseload ....
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New dangerous super variant 'Covid-22' could emerge next year, expert warns
Date: 2021-08-23 22:45:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:130 - ID:9127070
LONDON, Aug 23 (MENA) - A coronavirus "super variant" even more dangerous than Covid-19 could emerge next year, an expert has warned. Immunologist Professor Doctor Sai Reddy, of the federal technology institute ETH Zurich also issued a stern ....
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Ireland records 1,592 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-23 22:04:32 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:127 - ID:9127060
DUBLIN, Aug 23 (MENA) - As many as 1,592 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, The Journal paper reported on Monday. There are 318 people in hospital, including 60 in intensive care units, the Department of Health confirmed this ....
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UK says it will use all options to address Afghanistan crisis
Date: 2021-08-23 22:04:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:126 - ID:9127165
LONDON, Aug 23 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday that Britain will use all the means available to it to address a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, The Telegraph reported. "We will have to address the looming ....
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UK says it has evacuated nearly 4,000 people from Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-23 21:59:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:123 - ID:9127063
LONDON, Aug 23 (MENA) – Britain's Ministry of Defense says the country's armed forces have evacuated nearly 4,000 people from Afghanistan since August 13, The Economic Times reported. Though it did not provide further details, it's clear that ....
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94 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in Singapore
Date: 2021-08-23 21:00:26 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:119 - ID:9127133
SINGAPORE, Aug 23 (MENA) - Singapore on Monday recorded 94 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, including 19 that are not linked to earlier detected infections, Today Online reported. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its nightly update of ....
