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US to send 1,000 more troops to Kabul as chaos reigns at airport
Date: 2021-08-16 21:47:10 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:121 - ID:9115145
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) – The Pentagon will send another 1,000 US troops to Afghanistan to help secure Kabul’s airport following a mad rush on the runway as thousands of Afghan civilians attempted to flee the nation, The Hill reported. US ....
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More British troops sent to Kabul as Afghanistan crisis deepens
Date: 2021-08-16 21:42:35 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:119 - ID:9115211
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) – A further 200 UK troops are to be sent to Kabul to evacuate British citizens and local allies from Afghanistan as Dominic Raab said he would not rule out sanctions if the Taliban did not honor its commitments over human ....
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Cuba reports 9,169 Covid-19 cases and 65 deaths
Date: 2021-08-16 20:20:39 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:116 - ID:9115095
HAVANA, Aug 16 (MENA) – Cuba on Monday reported 9,169 new Covid-19 cases and 65 deaths due to complications related to the disease over the last 24 hours, Prensa Latina reported. In his usual television press conference, the national director of ....
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Bangladesh records 6,959 new Covid-19 cases, 174 deaths
Date: 2021-08-16 19:14:12 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:113 - ID:9115045
DHAKA, Aug 16 (MENA) – Bangladesh recorded 174 more deaths from Covid-19 and 6,959 new cases in the past 24 hours, Dhaka Tribune reported. During the same period, some 9,268 Covid-19 patients also made recovery across the nation, according to the ....
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Germany reports new 2,126 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths
Date: 2021-08-16 19:01:57 GMT - Germany - World - SN:112 - ID:9115044
BERLIN, Aug 16 (MENA) – Germany's Robert Koch Institute on Monday reported a further 2,126 cases and four deaths, DW reported. The incidence rate continued to rise, albeit only slightly, to 36.2 cases per 100,000 people per week. Meanwhile, ....
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EU to hold emergency meeting on Afghanistan Tuesday
Date: 2021-08-16 18:19:27 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:110 - ID:9114850
BRUSSELS, Aug 16 (MENA) - The European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the seizure of power in Afghanistan by the Taliban, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said on Monday. "Following latest ....
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World must not abandon people of war-torn Afghanistan - UN chief
Date: 2021-08-16 17:52:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:109 - ID:9114787
NEW YORK, Aug 16 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all countries to be willing to receive Afghan refugees and refrain from any deportations. "Now is the time to stand as one", Guterres told an emergency meeting of the ....
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UK reports another 26,750 coronavirus cases, 61 deaths
Date: 2021-08-16 16:38:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:107 - ID:9114742
LONDON, Aug 16 (MENA) - Another 26,750 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the UK, according to the government's latest daily figures. They also show a further 61 people have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, taking the total ....
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Indonesia reports 17,384 new Covid-19 cases, 1,245 deaths
Date: 2021-08-16 16:34:43 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:104 - ID:9114719
JAKARTA, Aug 16 (MENA) - Indonesia reported 17,384 new Covid-19 cases and 1,245 more deaths over the past 24 hours. In Indonesia, the caseload reached 3,871,738 and total deaths hit 118,833, Antara news agency said on Monday. During the past 24 ....
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China says respects choices of Afghan people, calls for smooth transition
Date: 2021-08-16 16:02:57 GMT - China - World - SN:100 - ID:9114721
BEIJING, Aug 16 (MENA) - China respects the choices of the Afghan people and hopes for a smooth transition in the Afghan situation, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson was quoted by Xinhua as saying on Monday. The Taliban said on Sunday that the war ....
