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Coronavirus cases surpass 205.5 mln worldwide
Date: 2021-08-13 12:29:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:9109457
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - The total number of global coronavirus cases on Friday surpassed 205.5 million. According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, the current number of known cases around the world is now at least ....
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China reports 99 new infections
Date: 2021-08-13 10:08:09 GMT - China - World - SN:25 - ID:9109205
BEIJING, Aug 13 (MENA) - China reported 99 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Thursday, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new infections, 47 were locally transmitted, the health authority said on Friday. ....
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UK defense secretary: Afghanistan 'heading towards civil war'
Date: 2021-08-13 09:37:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:24 - ID:9109079
LONDON, Aug 13 (MENA) - Afghanistan is "heading towards civil war" and Al-Qaeda will "probably come back" with the country becoming a breeding ground for instability after the withdrawal of coalition troops, the Independent quoted UK Defense ....
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US asks Taliban to spare its embassy in coming fight for Kabul
Date: 2021-08-13 09:20:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:9109077
NEW YORK, Aug 13 (MENA) - American negotiators are trying to extract assurances from the Taliban that they will not attack the US embassy in Kabul if the extremist group takes over the country’s government and ever wants to receive foreign aid, the ....
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Japan's COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms hit record 1,478
Date: 2021-08-13 08:43:13 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9109043
TOKYO, Aug 13 (MENA) - The number of COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms in Japan hit a record 1,478 on Thursday, the health ministry said Friday, as the country grapples with an alarming rise in coronavirus infections amid the spread of the ....
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US State, Defense Secretaries stress support to Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-13 08:32:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9109014
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke on Friday with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to stress that the United States will remain supporting security and stability of ....
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Philippines reports 13,177 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-13 08:28:51 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:20 - ID:9109032
MANILA, Aug 13 (MENA) - The Philippines registered 13,177 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number to 1,713,302, the Department of Health said on Friday. The death toll rose to 29,838 after 299 more people succumbed to ....
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45 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province
Date: 2021-08-13 08:17:30 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:9108993
KABUL, Aug 13 (MENA) - As many as 45 Taliban terrorists were killed in joint operations conducted by Afghan defense forces with support from the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in Helmand province, Bakhtar news agency (BNA) reported on Friday. A spokesman ....
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Uzbekistan records 948 coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-13 08:15:08 GMT - Uzbekistan - World - SN:18 - ID:9109008
TASHKENT, Aug 13 (MENA) - Uzbekistan recorded 948 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 141,158, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday. Eight coronavirus patients died in the past 24 hours, taking ....
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Armenia reports 397 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-13 08:09:40 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:16 - ID:9109002
YEREVAN, Aug 13 (MENA) - Armenia’s National Center for Disease Control and Prevention registered 397 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 233,797. The total number of ....
