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UNHCR issues non-return advisory for Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-17 11:39:19 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:48 - ID:9115979
GENEVA, Aug 17 (MENA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has released a non-return advisory for Afghanistan, calling for a bar on forced returns of Afghan nationals, including asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected. In the wake of the ....
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US embassy staff still functioning in Kabul
Date: 2021-08-17 09:58:51 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:9115704
KABUL, Aug 17 (MENA) - The United States Charge’ d’Affaires Ross Wilson on his Twitter post said that he and the embassy staff are still in Kabul and are helping Americans and vulnerable Afghans who are leaving the country, Khaama Press ....
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Russia reports 20,958 daily COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-17 09:42:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:9115723
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia grew by 20,958 in the past 24 hours reaching 6,642,559, TASS reported Tuesday. The anti-coronavirus crisis center put the relative growth rate at 0.32%. Moscow ....
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 3,543 - RKI
Date: 2021-08-17 09:39:00 GMT - Germany - World - SN:34 - ID:9115720
BERLIN, Aug 17 (MENA) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 3,543 to 3,831,806, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported death toll rose by 11 to 92,384, ....
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Philippines sees 10,035 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-17 09:26:24 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:30 - ID:9115594
MANILA, Aug 17 (MENA) - The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 10,035 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,765,675. The death toll upped to 30,462 after ....
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French military aircraft lands in Kabul carrying special forces
Date: 2021-08-17 09:11:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:29 - ID:9115629
KABUL, Aug 17 (MENA) - A French military aircraft carrying special forces troops landed at Kabul's Hamid Karzai airport Tuesday, CNN quoted the French Embassy in Kabul as saying. The embassy said the Airbus A400M military transport then took off ....
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Tokyo confirms 4,377 new cases of coronavirus
Date: 2021-08-17 08:47:25 GMT - Japan - World - SN:28 - ID:9115593
TOKYO, Aug 17 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 4,377 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday, NHK reported. The metropolitan government also says Tokyo has 276 coronavirus patients in serious condition on ....
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Czech military plane evacuates 46 diplomats from Kabul
Date: 2021-08-17 08:33:55 GMT - Czech - World - SN:27 - ID:9115536
PRAGUE, Aug 17 (MENA) - A Czech military plane carrying 46 Czech diplomats and their colleagues and family members has arrived from Afghanistan in Prague, according to Radio Prague International. The Czech Republic decided to evacuate its ....
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Pakistan logs 95 deaths from COVID-19, over 3,200 infections
Date: 2021-08-17 08:29:27 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:25 - ID:9115540
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17 (MENA) - Pakistan reported 3,221 new coronavirus cases Tuesday morning as the country continues its uphill battle against the fourth wave of the pandemic, Geo TV reported. National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) stats also ....
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UN chief urges all Afghan parties to exercise restraint
Date: 2021-08-17 08:26:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:9115522
NEW YORK, Aug 17 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres said that the international community is following up the developments in Afghanistan “with a heavy heart and deep disquiet about what lies ahead.” After seizing large swaths of ....
