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G7 leaders urge to avoid turning Afghanistan to safe haven for terrorism
Date: 2021-08-24 19:36:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:9128836
LONDON, Aug 24 (MENA) – Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) have voiced their concerns about the recent developments in Afghanistan, warning that the country could become a safe haven for terrorism, Sky News reported. The leaders issued a ....
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UK reports 30,838 Covid-19 cases, 174 fatalities in one day
Date: 2021-08-24 17:54:16 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:83 - ID:9128736
LONDON, Aug 24 (MENA) - Another 30,838 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the UK, according to the government's latest daily figures on Tuesday. In addition, 174 coronavirus patients have succumbed to the virus over the same period, taking the ....
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Over 21,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan in past 24 hours, official says
Date: 2021-08-24 17:26:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:9128705
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - About 21,600 people have been evacuated out of Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor, vice director for logistics of the Joint Staff, said on Tuesday. He called the effort a "tremendous display of ....
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UN rights chief says Taliban should translate its commitments regarding women's rights into reality - 2 last Geneva
Date: 2021-08-24 15:47:07 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:68 - ID:9128540
The top UN official for human rights said there are grave fears for women, for journalists and for the new generation of civil society leaders who have emerged in the past years. Afghanistan's diverse ethnic and religious minorities are also at risk ....
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UN rights chief says Taliban should translate its commitments regarding women's rights into reality
Date: 2021-08-24 14:54:48 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:64 - ID:9127973
GENEVA, Aug 24 (MENA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said the onus is now fully on the Taliban to translate its commitments to respect women's right to work and girls' right to attend school, respect the rights of members ....
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Evacuated Afghan arrested in France for suspected Taliban links as UK calms down similar report
Date: 2021-08-24 13:15:01 GMT - France - World - SN:57 - ID:9128237
PARIS, Aug 24 (MENA) - French authorities have arrested an evacuated Afghan citizen on suspicion of links to the Taliban, euronews reported. Five Afghanistan nationals in total were placed under surveillance after they were repatriated to France ....
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COVID-19 kills 709 more Iranians over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-24 12:25:13 GMT - Iran - World - SN:53 - ID:9128092
TEHRAN, Aug 24 (MENA) - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 103,357 with 709 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry, quoted by IRNA, announced on Tuesday. Some ....
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Japan's SDF planes to evacuate nationals from Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-24 09:39:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:40 - ID:9127643
TOKYO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Two planes of Japan's Self-Defense Forces left for Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese embassy and other organizations, NHK Radio reported quoting the top government ....
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Malaysia reports 20,837 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-24 09:35:04 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:39 - ID:9127708
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 (MENA) - Malaysia's health ministry said that the country reported 20,837 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 1,593,602, the Star newspaper reported. According to a tweet ....
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Afghans in Indonesia protest Taliban, demand resettlement
Date: 2021-08-24 09:21:37 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:37 - ID:9127710
JAKARTA, Aug 24 (MENA) - Hundreds of Afghan refugees living in Indonesia, mostly members of the Hazara ethnic minority, held a rally on Tuesday decrying the Taliban’s takeover of their country and calling for resettlement in third countries, ABC ....
