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  • Japan reports 17,832 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths

    Date: 2021-08-15 17:34:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:78 - ID:9113092

    TOKYO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Authorities across Japan confirmed 17,832new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 1,148,601, The Japan Times reported. The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported was 10 over the ....

  • Canadian PM calls for snap election on Sept. 20

    Date: 2021-08-15 17:26:08 GMT - Canada - World - SN:75 - ID:9113068

    OTTAWA, Aug 15 (MENA) - Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a snap election, gambling that voters will reward his administration’s handing of the coronavirus pandemic with a parliamentary majority as he pulls the plug on a two-year ....

  • England offers COVID vaccines to 16, 17-year-olds

    Date: 2021-08-15 17:17:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:73 - ID:9113053

    LONDON, Aug 15 (MENA) - All 16 and 17-year-olds in England are to be offered their first coronavirus vaccine dose or the chance to book one by 23 August, the government said in a statement. The health secretary said offering vaccines by this date ....

  • Putin, Uzbek counterpart probe situation in Afghanistan over phone

    Date: 2021-08-15 15:43:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:68 - ID:9112858

    MOSCOW, Aug 15 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed the situation in Afghanistan over the phone, the Kremlin’s press-service said Sunday. "The situation in Afghanistan was discussed in ....

  • Afghan president leaves Afghanistan as Taliban enter Kabul

    Date: 2021-08-15 15:31:54 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:66 - ID:9112850

    KABUL, Aug 15 (MENA) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan on Sunday, a top official said, effectively ceding power to the Taliban as they reached the capital Kabul to seal a nationwide military victory in just 10 days, Geo News ....

  • UAE reports 1,189 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-08-15 10:48:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:44 - ID:9112181

    ‌‎ABU DHABI, Aug 15 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced Sunday reporting 1,189 new Covid-19 cases within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the UAE to 701,776. Four new fatalities were reported ....

  • Japanese firms cautious on soaring raw material costs amid COVID-19

    Date: 2021-08-15 09:58:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:36 - ID:9112049

    TOKYO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Surging raw material costs have become another headache for Japanese companies emerging from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, The Japan Times reported on Sunday. Major manufacturers posted a solid recovery in the ....

  • S. Korea will complete 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccinations for 70 pct of public by Oct.: Moon

    Date: 2021-08-15 09:50:44 GMT - south korea - World - SN:34 - ID:9111972

    SEOUL, Aug 15 (MENA) - President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that South Korea will complete the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines for 70 percent of the population by October, adding that the government will further raise its target vaccine ....

  • Russia reports 21,624 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2021-08-15 09:20:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:29 - ID:9111959

    MOSCOW, Aug 15 (MENA) - Russia reported 21,624 new coronavirus cases and a near-record 816 pandemic deaths, The Moscow Times reported Sunday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 6,600,836 and the total deaths to 170,499, according ....

  • Malaysian PM to resign tomorrow - Malaysian official

    Date: 2021-08-15 09:19:36 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:28 - ID:9111965

    KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (MENA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will resign on Monday and pave the way for the country’s protracted political crisis to be resolved, a minister has said. “We just finished the meeting. Tomorrow, there ....

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