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Brazil reports 14,404 new coronavirus cases, 318 deaths
Date: 2021-08-23 07:27:40 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:22 - ID:9125507
BRASILIA, Aug 23 (MENA) - Brazil recorded 14,404 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 318 deaths from COVID-19, media reports quoted the Health Ministry as saying. Brazil has registered more than 20 million ....
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Pentagon orders US airlines to help fly Afghanistan evacuees
Date: 2021-08-23 07:19:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9125509
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered US commercial airlines to provide planes to help speed up Afghanistan evacuation efforts, CNBC reported according to a statement released by the Pentagon. The planes would ....
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Floods kill 22 in US state of Tennessee
Date: 2021-08-23 07:10:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9125533
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - At least 22 people have been killed and dozens are missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through central Tennessee as other parts of the US deal with multiple natural disasters including a tropical ....
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New COVID-19 cases fall below 1,500, toughest virus curbs extended for 2 weeks
Date: 2021-08-23 07:04:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:18 - ID:9125537
SEOUL, Aug 23 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus fell below 1,500 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, as health authorities extended the toughest virus curbs for another two weeks to battle the worst wave of the pandemic, ....
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China reports no new local COVID-19 cases for first time since July
Date: 2021-08-23 06:53:42 GMT - China - World - SN:17 - ID:9125528
BEIJING, Aug 23 (MENA) - China's health authority reported on Monday that there were no new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 for the first time since July, offering more signs that the current outbreak which began late last month may be ....
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UK plans to evacuate 6,000 persons from Afghanistan this week
Date: 2021-08-23 06:28:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:15 - ID:9125506
LONDON, Aug 23 (MENA) - Britain will step up the mass evacuation of British and Afghan citizens from Afghanistan today under plans to fly up to 6,000 people out of the country this week, the Times newspaper reported. The Times has been told that ....
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Pakistan reports 3,772 new coronavirus infections, 80 deaths
Date: 2021-08-23 06:21:24 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:13 - ID:9125497
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (MENA) - Pakistan's tally for confirmed Covid-19 cases went up by 3,772 - to 1,127,584 - on Sunday, whereas the death toll reached 25,003 with 80 more fatalities. Around 3,107 recoveries were also recorded in a day, taking the ....
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Armed clashes reported between unknown gunmen, US, German, Afghan forces in Kabul
Date: 2021-08-23 06:11:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:9125491
KABUL, Aug 23 (MENA) - Armed clashes were reported between unknown gunmen and the US, Afghan and German forces in Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan, CNN reported. The CNN quoted the German army as saying that the clashes took place at ....
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India reports 25,072 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-23 05:58:27 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9125474
NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (MENA) - India reported 25,072 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 160 days, India Times reported quoting the government a statement as saying on Monday. The overall tally of Covid cases in the country ....
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US evacuated nearly 28,000 persons from Afghanistan since Aug 14, says Biden
Date: 2021-08-23 05:51:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:9125464
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (MENA) - US President Biden said that the U.S. has evacuated nearly 28,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14, including around 11,000 people in about 36 hours over the weekend, CNBC News reported. In a televised address ....
