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Vietnam calls in army, introduces strict lockdowns in COVID-19 epicenter
Date: 2021-08-23 08:17:21 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:33 - ID:9125585
HANOI, Aug 23 (MENA) - Vietnam has imposed a strict stay-at-home order in the southern megacity of Ho Chi Minh City and deployed the army to support quarantined residents, as COVID-19 infections and deaths continue to spike upwards, The Diplomat ....
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Singapore offers A330 tanker aircraft to help US airlift evacuees from Afghanistan: PM Lee
Date: 2021-08-23 08:15:55 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:32 - ID:9125614
SINGAPORE, Aug 23 (MENA) - Singapore will offer the United States the use of one of its tanker aircraft to airlift evacuees from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday. He said this during a press conference at the Istana with ....
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Kazakhstan reports over 6,300 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-23 08:08:52 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:29 - ID:9125610
NUR-SULTAN, Aug 23 (MENA) - Kazakhstan has added 6,314 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the total to 743,220, Kazinform reported Monday. Of all 743,220 cases identified in the country, 8,322 have died. At the same time, over the ....
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Lavrov: Moscow-Washington talks on strategic stability are encouraging
Date: 2021-08-23 07:52:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9125597
MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described as encouraging the Russian-US dialogue on strategic stability. Lavrov said Moscow and Washington must begin joint work to establish systemic cooperation on the cybersecurity ....
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Japan to send SDF planes to Afghanistan for evacuations
Date: 2021-08-23 07:46:56 GMT - Japan - World - SN:26 - ID:9125569
TOKYO, Aug 23 (MENA) - Japan will dispatch a total of three Self-Defense Forces planes to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese Embassy there and other organizations amid the worsening security ....
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Russia: We will not rush to remove Taliban from terrorist list
Date: 2021-08-23 07:43:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:9125625
MOSCOW, Aug 23 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Siromolotov announced Monday that Russia will not rush to remove the Taliban from the terrorist list and will not recognize the new Afghan authorities. "We will focus on the practical ....
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Harris meets with Singapore officials to begin Asia visit
Date: 2021-08-23 07:36:17 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:24 - ID:9125577
SINGAPORE, Aug 23 (MENA) - The White House on Monday announced a series of new agreements with Singapore aimed at combating cyberthreats, tackling climate change, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and alleviating supply chain issues, Boston Globe ....
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Japan begins using AstraZeneca to vaccine in bid to step up inoculations
Date: 2021-08-23 07:35:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:23 - ID:9125605
TOKYO, Aug 23 (MENA) - Japan started administering AstraZeneca PLC’s COVID-19 vaccine in the city of Osaka on Monday as part of an effort to step up vaccinations, the Japan Times reported. The central government has provided a total of 52,800 ....
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Brazil reports 14,404 new coronavirus cases, 318 deaths
Date: 2021-08-23 07:27:40 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:22 - ID:9125507
BRASILIA, Aug 23 (MENA) - Brazil recorded 14,404 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 318 deaths from COVID-19, media reports quoted the Health Ministry as saying. Brazil has registered more than 20 million ....
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Pentagon orders US airlines to help fly Afghanistan evacuees
Date: 2021-08-23 07:19:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9125509
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered US commercial airlines to provide planes to help speed up Afghanistan evacuation efforts, CNBC reported according to a statement released by the Pentagon. The planes would ....
