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Pakistan, Japan discuss fostering joint military, defense cooperation
Date: 2020-08-07 12:42:22 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:34 - ID:8537103
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (MENA) - Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Qamar Javed Bajwa held talks with Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono via video conference on means of boosting military cooperation between both countries. The two sides tackled issues ....
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Britain says it will not hesitate to add more countries to quarantine list
Date: 2020-08-07 10:53:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:27 - ID:8537057
LONDON, Aug 7 (MENA) - UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak said that Britain will not hesitate to add more countries to its quarantine list, the Telegraph reported Friday. "If we need to take action as you've seen overnight we will of course not hesitate ....
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Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa brothers claim landslide in parliamentary elections
Date: 2020-08-07 09:44:36 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:18 - ID:8536907
COLOMBO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Sri Lanka's ruling party has won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, the country's Election Commission declared Friday, consolidating the Rajapaksa family's control on power. Final results on Friday showed that ....
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Tokyo reports 462 coronavirus cases, bringing daily tally back above 400
Date: 2020-08-07 09:33:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:8536903
TOKYO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike reported 462 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the 11th consecutive day over 200 in the Japanese capital. Friday's jump over 400 was the first since Saturday, when the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ....
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Russia records 5,241 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-08-07 08:47:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:8536819
MOSCOW, August 7 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by 5,241 to 877,135 in the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday. The number of COVID-19 fatalities over the past 24 hours increased by 119, ....
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Germany reports 1,147 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-08-07 08:35:09 GMT - Germany - World - SN:11 - ID:8536817
BERLIN, Aug 7 (MENA) - Germany reported 1,147 new coronavirus cases on Friday, according to the country's center for disease control, the Robert Koch Institute. The death toll rose by eight to 9,183, CNN reported, quoting the center as ....
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Police: Gunman in northern France has psychological problems
Date: 2020-08-06 22:51:48 GMT - France - World - SN:96 - ID:8536609
PARIS, Aug 6 (MENA) - An official in France’s national police said Thursday that the hostage-taker in a bank in the northern port city of Le Havre was known to have psychological problems. The official did not confirm French media reports that he ....
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Coronavirus cases in US surpass 4.8 mn
Date: 2020-08-06 22:41:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:8536603
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) - The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 4.8 million on Thursday, reaching 4,867,916, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the ....
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Brian Hook resigns as US envoy on Iran
Date: 2020-08-06 19:41:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:8536530
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (MENA) - Brian Hook, the US special representative for Iran who led President Donald Trump's tough stance on Tehran, has resigned from his post, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Thursday. Pompeo praised Hook’s work on ....
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Police operation underway after gunman holds customers hostage in French bank
Date: 2020-08-06 18:33:22 GMT - France - World - SN:78 - ID:8536432
PARIS, Aug 5 (MENA) - Several hostages were being held by an assailant in a bank in the northern French port town of Le Havre on Thursday and elite tactical police officers are being deployed, Al Arabiya reported. Police source said six hostages ....
