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  • Four die as Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan armies clash on disputed border

    Date: 2021-04-29 21:14:17 GMT - Kyrgyzstan - World - SN:103 - ID:8935434

    BISHKEK, April 29 (MENA) - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan traded blame on Thursday for cross-border shelling and clashes that left at least four people dead and dozens injured in a conflict over water, the latest outburst of tensions between the two ....

  • Iran reports 21,713 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-04-29 21:14:01 GMT - Iran - World - SN:102 - ID:8935433

    TEHRAN, April 29 (MENA) - The Iranian Health Ministry on Thursday announced that 21,713 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed infections to 2,923,081. In a statement carried by Fars news ....

  • NC Sheriff: 2 deputies killed, suspect and 2 others dead

    Date: 2021-04-29 21:09:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:8935453

    WASHINGTON, April 29 (MENA) - Police believe a gunman killed two sheriff's deputies, his mother and his stepfather at a North Carolina home before killing himself Wednesday. The shooting sparked a lengthy standoff between the gunman and authorities ....

  • Poland reports 8,427 new COVID cases

    Date: 2021-04-29 20:45:18 GMT - Poland - World - SN:99 - ID:8935435

    WARSAW, April 29 (MENA) - Poland recorded 8,427 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, Radio Poland quoted the country's Ministry of Health as saying on Thursday. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 2,785,353 people tested ....

  • Belarus reports 1,309 new Covid cases

    Date: 2021-04-29 20:19:15 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:97 - ID:8935397

    MINSK, April 29 (MENA) - Belarus confirmed 1,309 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,406 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA reported, quoting the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry . The nationwide coronavirus ....

  • Brazil records 79,726 new coronavirus cases: health ministry

    Date: 2021-04-29 20:18:54 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:96 - ID:8935396

    RIO DE JANEIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Brazil recorded 79,726 new cases of coronavirus and 3,163 new deaths, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. Today’s figures pushed the total number of the confirmed cases of the virus since the pandemic began to ....

  • Azerbaijan confirms 1,392 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths

    Date: 2021-04-29 19:29:54 GMT - Azerbaijan - World - SN:92 - ID:8935324

    BAKO, April 29 (MENA) – Azerbaijan recorded 1,392 new coronavirus cases over the past day, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers said. Meanwhile, 2,274 people recovered from the infection, and 29 patients succumbed to the deadly ....

  • Moscow studying situation on Kyrgyz-Tajik border - Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2021-04-29 19:29:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:91 - ID:8935319

    MOSCOW, April 29 (MENA) - The situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border where fire exchange occurred is studied in Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Maria Zakharova said. "We are studying this situation," RIA Novosti cited Maria ....

  • Greece registers 2,435 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-04-29 19:29:25 GMT - Greece - World - SN:90 - ID:8935318

    ATHENS, April 29 (MENA) - Greek health authorities announced 2,435 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases in the country since the start of the pandemic to 342,928, Ekathimerini newspaper reported. The daily ....

  • NATO says Afghanistan withdrawal has begun

    Date: 2021-04-29 19:29:12 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:89 - ID:8935327

    BRUSSELS, April 29 (MENA) - NATO has started the withdrawal of its mission from Afghanistan following a decision by President Joe Biden to bring US forces home, an alliance official said Thursday. Members of the US-backed alliance agreed this ....

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