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EU to hold emergency meeting on Afghanistan Tuesday
Date: 2021-08-16 18:19:27 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:110 - ID:9114850
BRUSSELS, Aug 16 (MENA) - The European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the seizure of power in Afghanistan by the Taliban, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said on Monday. "Following latest ....
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World must not abandon people of war-torn Afghanistan - UN chief
Date: 2021-08-16 17:52:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:109 - ID:9114787
NEW YORK, Aug 16 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all countries to be willing to receive Afghan refugees and refrain from any deportations. "Now is the time to stand as one", Guterres told an emergency meeting of the ....
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UK reports another 26,750 coronavirus cases, 61 deaths
Date: 2021-08-16 16:38:58 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:107 - ID:9114742
LONDON, Aug 16 (MENA) - Another 26,750 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the UK, according to the government's latest daily figures. They also show a further 61 people have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, taking the total ....
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Indonesia reports 17,384 new Covid-19 cases, 1,245 deaths
Date: 2021-08-16 16:34:43 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:104 - ID:9114719
JAKARTA, Aug 16 (MENA) - Indonesia reported 17,384 new Covid-19 cases and 1,245 more deaths over the past 24 hours. In Indonesia, the caseload reached 3,871,738 and total deaths hit 118,833, Antara news agency said on Monday. During the past 24 ....
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China says respects choices of Afghan people, calls for smooth transition
Date: 2021-08-16 16:02:57 GMT - China - World - SN:100 - ID:9114721
BEIJING, Aug 16 (MENA) - China respects the choices of the Afghan people and hopes for a smooth transition in the Afghan situation, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson was quoted by Xinhua as saying on Monday. The Taliban said on Sunday that the war ....
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Uzbek air defenses shot down Afghan military jet
Date: 2021-08-16 14:40:42 GMT - Uzbekistan - World - SN:90 - ID:9114603
TASHKENT, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan confirmed the crash of an aircraft with identification marks of the Afghan Air Force in Sherabad district of Surkhandarya region, Uzbekistan Daily reported on Monday. According to ....
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Muhyiddin Yassin to act as caretaker PM in Malaysia
Date: 2021-08-16 14:28:22 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:88 - ID:9114565
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (MENA) - Muhyiddin Yassin will act as caretaker Malaysian Prime Minister until a new premier is appointed, said the royal palace. In a statement on Monday, Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said ....
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Japan reports 14,854 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-16 14:03:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:79 - ID:9114430
TOKYO, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday reported 14,854 new coronavirus cases, NHK reported. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms was 1,603 with an increase of 40 persons from Sunday. More ....
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Russia reports 20,765 new coronavirus cases in 24 hrs
Date: 2021-08-16 12:30:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:66 - ID:9114298
MOSCOW, Aug 16 (MENA) - Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 20,765 to 6,621,601 in the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Monday. The number of new daily cases fell below 21,000 for the first time since June 29, when 20,616 ....
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Blinken confers with counterparts on Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-16 10:58:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:9114033
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke separately on Monday with Australian Foreign Minister Payne, French Foreign Minister Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Maas, and Norwegian Foreign Minister Soreide about ....
