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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 ....
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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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12 killed in grenade attack on mini-truck in Karachi
Date: 2021-08-15 07:50:57 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:9111798
ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (MENA) - Twelve members of an extended family, all women and young boys, lost their lives and several others suffered burn injuries in a grenade attack on a mini-truck on the outskirts of Karachi city Saturday night, according to ....
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3 foreign media members test positive for Covid-19 after returning from Olympics
Date: 2021-08-15 07:11:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9111771
TOKYO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Three foreign media members who covered the Tokyo Olympics tested positive for the coronavirus within 14 days of leaving Japan, Kyodo News Agency reported Sunday quoting the organizing committee of the games. The cases are ....
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US, Canada discuss efforts to reduce violence in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-15 07:11:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9111772
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau about diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the violence in Afghanistan. Secretary Blinken thanked Garneau for his country’s ....
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South Korea: New COVID-19 cases dip to 1,800s amid worry over spike in holiday-tied cases
Date: 2021-08-15 06:44:09 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:9111714
SEOUL, Aug 15 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus fell back to the 1,800s Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but concerns remain over further spread of the virus following an extended weekend, the Korean news agency Yonhap ....
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Haiti hit by new earthquake with 5.8 magnitude - Seismologists
Date: 2021-08-15 06:42:07 GMT - Haiti - World - SN:17 - ID:9111766
PORT-AU-PRINCE , Aug 15 (MENA) - A new 5.8 magnitude earthquake has hit Haiti, a day after a more powerful deadly tremor, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said on Sunday. The earthquake was registered at 03:20 GMT, with the ....
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John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus hit 206,766,151 cases worldwide
Date: 2021-08-15 06:40:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9111751
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (MENA) - As many as 206,766,151 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally so far, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Sunday. It reported that about 4,354,636 have died from ....
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Biden holds video conference with security team to discuss Afghanistan drawdown
Date: 2021-08-15 06:31:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9111743
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - President Biden on Saturday held a video conference with his security team to discuss the administration’s ongoing efforts to draw down the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, which is facing a worsening security situation as ....
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US state secretary stresses Washington's continued support for Afghan people
Date: 2021-08-15 06:29:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9111745
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has spoken with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani about developments in Afghanistan, according to the US State Department on Sunday. During a phone call, both sides discussed the ....
