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  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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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