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Biden: Kabul evacuation among 'most difficult' in history
Date: 2021-08-20 21:11:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:9122109
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said Friday he could not guarantee the final outcome of the emergency evacuation from Kabul's airport, calling it one of the most "difficult" airlift operations ever, CNN reported. "This is one ....
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Resistance to Taliban is doomed - Russian envoy to Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-20 21:10:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:71 - ID:9122110
KABUL, Aug 20 (MENA) – Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan praised the conduct of the Taliban on Friday in the days since its takeover, saying there was no alternative to the group and resistance to it would fail, Russia Today reported. Ambassador ....
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Putin urges world powers to 'normalize' situation in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-20 19:39:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:9122002
MOSCOW, Aug 20 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in on Washington’s military operation in Afghanistan and its ensuing pullout on Friday, TASS news agency reported. "As for the operation in Afghanistan, naturally, it cannot be ....
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UK imposes sanctions on 7 Russian FSB agents over novichok attack
Date: 2021-08-20 17:41:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:9121906
LONDON, Aug 20 (MENA) - Seven members of the Russian security services have been hit with sanctions by the UK following the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent, Sky News reported Friday. One year ago today, Navalny - a Russian ....
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US extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada & Mexico
Date: 2021-08-20 17:15:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:9121950
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - The US is extending non-essential travel restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through at least September 21, the US Department of Homeland Security announced Friday, citing the Delta variant of the ....
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UK approves Regeneron/Roche antibody cocktail for COVID-19
Date: 2021-08-20 17:09:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:54 - ID:9121934
LONDON, Aug 20 (MENA) - The UK drug regulator has approved an antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron and Roche to prevent and treat COVID-19, it said on Friday, as the nation battles rising hospitalisations due to the more infectious Delta ....
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Italy reports 49 coronavirus deaths, 7,224 new cases
Date: 2021-08-20 16:52:31 GMT - Italy - World - SN:53 - ID:9121912
ROME, Aug 20 (MENA) - Italy reported 49 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday against 55 the day before, the Italian health ministry said. The daily tally of new infections fell to 7,224 from 7,260 over the past 24 hours, AKI News Agency ....
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EU makes available additional humanitarian funding of €41 mln to fight coronavirus
Date: 2021-08-20 13:17:14 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:36 - ID:9121481
BRUSSELS, Aug 20 (MENA) - The EU will provide €41 million to help low and middle-income countries facing an unprecedented health, humanitarian and socio-economic crisis as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to persist, combined with the imbalance in ....
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Singapore reports 40 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-20 12:48:42 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:30 - ID:9121377
SINGAPORE, Aug 20 (MENA) - Singapore reported a total of 40 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, according to Channel News Asia. As many as 36 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections were registered, including 14 with no links to previous ....
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South Korea reports 2,052 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-20 09:40:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:21 - ID:9121141
SEOUL, Aug 20 (MENA) - South Korea reported 2,052 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 232,589, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Friday. The country added six more COVID-19 deaths, raising ....
