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  • 26,439 new COVID-19 cases, 387 deaths in Iran

    Date: 2021-08-07 12:35:54 GMT - Iran - World - SN:33 - ID:9099344

    TEHRAN, Aug 7 (MENA) - As many as 26,439 new COVID-19 infections have been detected in Iran in the past 24 hours and 458 people have lost their lives since yesterday, the Iranian Health Ministry said on Saturday. Iranian Ministry of Health and ....

  • Tokyo's new COVID-19 cases top 4,000 for 4th day in row

    Date: 2021-08-07 11:52:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:32 - ID:9099338

    TOKYO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Tokyo confirmed 4,566 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, topping 4,000 for the fourth day in a row, as the pandemic appears to show no signs of abating amid the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant, while the capital is ....

  • Afghanistan: 595 Taliban gunmen killed, injured in security operations in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-08-07 11:05:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:26 - ID:9099112

    KABUL, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Afghan defense ministry announced that government forces killed 385 Taliban fighters and wounded 210 others in security operations, carried out nationwide over the past 24 hours. Spokesman for the ministry Fuad Aman ....

  • Philippines reports 11,021 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-08-07 08:53:05 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:20 - ID:9098928

    MANILA, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Philippines registered 11,021 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number to 1,649,341, the Department of Health said on Saturday. The death toll rose to 28,835 after 162 more people succumbed to ....

  • Western Nimroz, first province falls to Taliban

    Date: 2021-08-07 08:19:12 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:9098849

    KABUL, Aug 7 (MENA) - Though the territorial gains by the Taliban have been relatively slow over the past two weeks, Nimroz in the west of Afghanistan becomes the first province that falls to the fighters, said Khaama Press news agency. The ....

  • Thailand reports 21,838 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-08-07 06:25:14 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:5 - ID:9098690

    BANGKOK, Aug 7 (MENA) - Thailand reported 21,838 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases to 736,522, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday. The ministry added that 212 more Covid-19-linked fatalities were ....

  • Pakistan reports 4,720 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-08-07 06:12:34 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:4 - ID:9098672

    ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (MENA) - Pakistan reported 4,720 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the country's Covid-19 tally to 1,063,125, the Express Tribune newspaper reported Saturday. The country's death toll climbed to 23,797 after 95 ....

  • South Korea reports 1,823 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-08-07 06:09:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:3 - ID:9098664

    SEOUL, Aug 7 (MENA) - South Korea on Saturday reported 1,823 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 209,228, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The country added one more COVID-19 ....

  • India reports 38,628 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-08-07 06:06:38 GMT - India - World - SN:2 - ID:9098659

    NEW DELHI, Aug 7 (MENA) - India recorded on Saturday 38,628 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the total Covid-19 cases in the country to 31,895,385. The death toll climbed to 427,371 after 617 new fatalities were ....

  • UK Foreign Office tells Britons in Afghanistan to leave immediately

    Date: 2021-08-06 22:35:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:88 - ID:9098572

    LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) - UK Ministers are advising all nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country because of the "worsening security situation" but have warned people "not to rely" on the UK Foreign Office for evacuations, The Guardian ....

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