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Kabul under rocket attacks on its 101st Independence eve
Date: 2020-08-18 08:44:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:8551510
KABUL, Aug 18 (MENA) - Explosion sounds and rocket attacks disturbed Kabul as citizens were celebrating its 101st independence eve, Khaama press reported Tuesday. Several rockets landed in Shash Darak, near the Ministry of Defense where the ....
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Afghanistan halts release of Taliban prisoners
Date: 2020-08-18 08:00:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:8551504
KABUL, Aug 18 (MENA) - The Taliban prisoners’ release process has been halted, the Presidential Palace announced on Monday. Seddiq Seddiqi, the spokesperson for the Presidential Palace was quoted by Khaama Press Tuesday as saying that the Taliban ....
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Russian energy minister tests positive for coronavirus
Date: 2020-08-18 07:00:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:8551399
MOSCOW, Aug 18 (MENA) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has tested positive for the coronavirus, TASS reported Tuesday quoting Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. "Unfortunately, Alexander Novak has contracted the coronavirus. Let’s wish ....
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US reports more than 35,000 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2020-08-18 06:56:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8551397
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (MENA) - The United States reported 35,112 new cases of Covid-19 and 445 virus-related deaths on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. These figures raise the national total to at least 5,438,325 cases and ....
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Canada's finance minister resigns
Date: 2020-08-18 06:08:48 GMT - Canada - World - SN:7 - ID:8551314
OTTAWA, Aug 17 (MENA) - Canada's embattled finance minister resigned from the cabinet and from Parliament on Monday, following reports of clashes with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and amid an ethics controversy involving a charity with ties to him ....
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Anti-government protesters defy virus measures in Argentina
Date: 2020-08-18 05:50:12 GMT - Argentina - World - SN:2 - ID:8551325
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 18 (MENA) - Thousands of opposition demonstrators took to the streets in cities across Argentina to protest against President Alberto Fernandez and his plans to extend confinement measures against the coronavirus, France 24 ....
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US Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 170,000
Date: 2020-08-17 21:04:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8551258
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic passed 170,000, while the number of new cases declined, reaching the lowest daily level since June 29. The U.S. reported just over 42,000 new cases for Sunday, a sharp ....
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Lira’s retreat reveals Turkey's ineffective fiscal policies: Expert
Date: 2020-08-17 17:09:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8550925
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (MENA) - The lira weakened for a fourth day in a sign to traders that the central bank’s efforts to stem its declines by raising the average cost of borrowing are falling short. The Turkish currency slid almost 0.4% versus the ....
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Merkel says corona numbers worrying
Date: 2020-08-17 12:34:02 GMT - Germany - World - SN:41 - ID:8550444
BERLIN, Aug 17 (MENA) – German Chancellor Merkel described the increasing number of corona infections in Germany as worrying, but still manageable, Deutschlandfunk Kultur reported on Monday. Accordingly, Merkel said there could be no further ....
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2nd round of US-Russia disarmament talks to start in Vienna
Date: 2020-08-17 11:03:52 GMT - Austria - World - SN:35 - ID:8550284
VIENNA, Aug 17 (MENA) - The United States and Russia will start the second round of nuclear disarmament talks here on Monday, Xinhua reported. US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister ....
