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John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus hit 204,733,205 cases worldwide
Date: 2021-08-12 08:28:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9107427
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (MENA) - As many as 204,733,205 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It reported that about 4,324,553 have died from the virus ....
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Mi-8 helicopter with 16 people on board made hard landing in Kamchatka — EMERCOM
Date: 2021-08-12 06:56:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9107353
MOSCOW, Aug 12 (MENA) - A Mi-8 helicopter with 13 tourists and three crew members on board has made a hard landing in Kamchatka, the helicopter of the Disaster Medicine Center is heading to the crash site of a tourist helicopter, the Russian news ....
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Oil spills from freighter that ran aground at northeast Japan port
Date: 2021-08-12 06:49:20 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9107342
TOKYO, Aug 12 (MENA) - A cargo ship that ran aground at a port in northeastern Japan before being refloated and anchored off the coast, was found Thursday to have broken apart and was spilling oil, the coast guard said. The freighter, the ....
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Ukraine extends Covid-19 quarantine restrictions until early October
Date: 2021-08-11 22:00:21 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:100 - ID:9107173
KIEV, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to extend the emergency situation regime and adaptive quarantine restrictions until October 1, Ukrinform reported. During a government meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister of ....
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Afghan’s Army Chief of Staff replaced: local media reports
Date: 2021-08-11 20:25:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:95 - ID:9107162
KABUL, Aug 11 (MENA) - An Afghan official and local media reports said President Ashraf Ghani has replaced the army chief of staff amid a Taliban blitz across the country. A Defense Ministry official said Gen. Hibatullah Alizai replaced Gen. Wali ....
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UK records 29,612 Covid cases, 104 deaths
Date: 2021-08-11 18:39:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:86 - ID:9107010
LONDON, Aug 11 (MENA) - Britain's daily Covid cases may already be flattening off, with official figures suggesting the uptick in infections over the past week was merely a blip. Department of Health bosses on Wednesday posted another 29,612 ....
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Greece reports 3,475 new Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths in one day
Date: 2021-08-11 18:30:34 GMT - Greece - World - SN:84 - ID:9107001
ATHENS, Aug 11 (MENA) - Greek health authorities announced 3,475 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday over the past 24 hours from 4,181 the day before. The overall number of infections since the start of the pandemic is now 524,871, ....
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Biden to convene summit of democracies in December
Date: 2021-08-11 16:56:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:73 - ID:9106764
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden will convene dozens of elected world leaders in December for a virtual summit that celebrates democracy and explores ways that like-minded nations can link arms against authoritarianism, the ....
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Brazil reports 34,885 coronavirus cases, 1,211 deaths in one day
Date: 2021-08-11 16:29:33 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:66 - ID:9106810
BRASILIA, Aug 11 (MENA) - In the last 24 hours, the Brazilian health authorities registered 34,885 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,211 deaths as a result of the disease. The data can be found in the daily report by Brazil’s Ministry of Health, ....
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China records 111 new infections
Date: 2021-08-11 16:24:06 GMT - China - World - SN:65 - ID:9106827
BEIJING, Aug 11 (MENA) - China reported 111 new cases of COVID-19 on the mainland for Tuesday down from 143 cases a day earlier, the health authority said on Wednesday. China's latest clusters are mainly driven by the highly transmissible Delta ....
