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India reports 35,178 new Covid-19 cases, 440 new deaths
Date: 2021-08-18 07:37:10 GMT - India - World - SN:15 - ID:9117311
NEW DELHI, Aug 18 (MENA) - India recorded 35,178 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 32,285,857, reported The Times of India Wednesday quoting the Health Ministry. The ministry ....
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Death toll from Haiti earthquake climbs to more than 1,900
Date: 2021-08-18 07:17:21 GMT - Haiti - World - SN:14 - ID:9117310
PORT AU PRINCE, Aug 18 (MENA) - The death toll from Haiti's devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake climbed to 1,941, NBC News said Wednesday quoting the country's civil protection agency. More than 9,900 people were injured in the earthquake, which ....
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Pakistan reports 3,974 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-18 06:48:25 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:13 - ID:9117301
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (MENA) - Pakistan reported on Wednesday 3,974 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of cases in the country up to 1,109,274 cases. The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said that 3,122 people have recovered ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 208,598,406
Date: 2021-08-18 06:40:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9117285
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (MENA) - As many as 208,598,406 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). About 4,382,381 have died from the virus worldwide, reported CNN on ....
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Trudeau: Canada has 'no plans' to recognize Taliban as Afghanistan gov't
Date: 2021-08-17 18:13:16 GMT - Canada - World - SN:91 - ID:9116926
OTTAWA, Aug 17 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made it clear on Tuesday that Canada has "no plans" to recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan’s official government leadership following a week-long blitz by the terrorist organization ....
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Lavrov: Situation in Afghanistan collapsed after US withdrawal
Date: 2021-08-17 14:03:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:75 - ID:9116345
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (MENA) - The current situation in Afghanistan makes it clear that Russia and the West need to work together, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted by TASS news agency as saying on Tuesday. "Joint efforts [by Russia and ....
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Prototype of Russian Il-112V aircraft crashes in Moscow: report
Date: 2021-08-17 13:20:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:71 - ID:9116072
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (MENA) - A prototype Ilyushin Il-112V military transport aircraft with three people on board crashed during a test flight in the Moscow region on Tuesday, its manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation said. It was unclear from the ....
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Facebook bans Taliban from its platforms
Date: 2021-08-17 12:41:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:9116254
CALIFORNIA, Aug 17 (MENA) - Social media giant Facebook has designated Taliban as a terrorist group and banned its content from its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. A Facebook Inc (FB.O) spokesperson said the company was ....
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George W. Bush says events in Afghanistan fill him ‘with deep sadness.’
Date: 2021-08-17 12:36:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:9116129
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - Former President George W. Bush, who ordered the 2001 U.S.-led invasion that drove the Taliban from power, said this week that he felt “deep sadness” at the group’s takeover of Afghanistan and defended his decision to ....
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US evacuates 127 people from Afghanistan to Nepal
Date: 2021-08-17 11:43:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:9116007
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - The United States evacuated on Tuesday 127 Nepalese and Indian people from Afghanistan on a hired plane, said ABC news. They landed in Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu on Tuesday morning from Afghanistan via ....
