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World’s first Covid-19 reinfection case confirmed in Hong Kong
Date: 2020-08-24 17:57:16 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:69 - ID:8560154
VICTORIA, Aug 24 (MENA) - Scientists have reported the world’s first case of a human being reinfected with coronavirus in a discovery that could have significant implications for the development of vaccines and hopes of natural immunity against the ....
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Russian security eliminates Daesh recruitment cell, detains organizer
Date: 2020-08-24 09:04:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:8559183
MOSCOW, Aug 24 (MENA) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Monday it eliminated a recruitment cell of Daesh terrorist organization which was operating in several regions of the country, and detained the organizer, according to Sputnik ....
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Powerful Typhoon Bavi on path toward S. Korea, affecting Jeju Tuesday
Date: 2020-08-24 08:57:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:30 - ID:8559219
SEOUL, Aug 24 (MENA) - The powerful Typhoon Bavi was churning toward the Korean Peninsula on Monday from the sea south of Korea and expected to pass by the southern island of Jeju the following day, Yonhap reported. The Korea Meteorological ....
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Death toll from Philippines blast rises to 10
Date: 2020-08-24 08:49:18 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:27 - ID:8559187
MANILA, Aug 24 (MENA) - The death toll from two bomb blasts in a southern Philippine town rose to 10, Al Arabiya TV reported. The blasts occurred despite extra tight security because of threats from Abu Sayyaf militants. An initial report said ....
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Nearly 240,000 people displaced by fires in California
Date: 2020-08-24 08:39:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:8559188
CALIFORNIA, Aug 24 (MENA) - Nearly 240,000 people have been evacuated to escape the fires that have ravaged California in recent days, before a possible new series of thunderstorms, AL Hurra TV reported. About 20 major homes were still in ....
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Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit five European countries between Aug 25-Sept 1
Date: 2020-08-24 08:30:50 GMT - China - World - SN:23 - ID:8559169
BEIJING, Aug 24 (MENA) - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, France and Germany from Tuesday, Aug 25, to September 1, Global Times reported. This is Wang's first overseas visit since the ....
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China to prioritize Mekong countries for COVID-19 vaccine
Date: 2020-08-24 08:19:05 GMT - China - World - SN:20 - ID:8559134
BEIJING, Aug 24 (MENA) - China will give Mekong countries priority access to COVID-19 vaccines once one is developed and put into use, CGTN reported Monday, quoting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Li made the remarks when attending the third ....
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3 security force members killed in attack in southeast Afghanistan
Date: 2020-08-24 08:09:40 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:8559126
KABUL, Aug 24 (MENA) - At least three security forces were killed and six were wounded in a Taliban attack in Ghazni province on Sunday night, said Wahidullah Jumazada, a spokesman for the provincial governor, TOLO News reported. The attack ....
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At least 5 killed in bomb blasts in southern Philippine town
Date: 2020-08-24 08:05:57 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:17 - ID:8559124
MANILA, Aug 24 (MENA) - Bombs exploded in a southern Philippine town Monday, killing at least five soldiers and wounding 17 other military personnel and civilians despite extra tight security because of threats from Abu Sayyaf militants, ABC News ....
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Mosques attacker in NZ wanted to kill 'as many as possible': NZ crown prosecution
Date: 2020-08-24 08:05:14 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:16 - ID:8559065
WELLINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - New Zealand Crown Prosecutor Barnaby Hawes told the court that the man who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019 had plans to target a third mosque and had began formulating a plan years earlier, and his ....
