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Ukraine confirms 1,061 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2020-08-04 16:27:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:51 - ID:8533004
KIEV, Aug 4 (MENA) - Some 1,061 new cases were confirmed in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, according to data provided by the coronavirus epidemic monitoring system of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Twenty-six deaths and 737 ....
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Russia denounces Daesh attack on Afghan prison
Date: 2020-08-04 15:22:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:47 - ID:8532988
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned in a statement Tuesday a Daesh militant attack on a prison in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, reported TASS. Moscow called on the US and NATO command in Afghanistan to take comprehensive ....
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Failed landing of UN plane in Mali wounds 11
Date: 2020-08-04 14:43:38 GMT - Mali - World - SN:44 - ID:8532987
BAMAKO, Aug 4 (MENA) - A United Nations (UN) plane careened off the runway while touching down in the northern Malian city of Gao on Monday, injuring 11 people, reported Maliactu newspaper quoting a UN statement Tuesday. The UN said that four ....
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ILO Child Labor Convention achieves universal ratification
Date: 2020-08-04 14:04:40 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:42 - ID:8532933
GENEVA, Aug 4 (MENA) - For the first time in the ILO’s history, an International Labor Convention has been ratified by all member State. Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labor achieved universal ratification, following ratification ....
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Russia gears up for mass vaccination against coronavirus
Date: 2020-08-04 09:37:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:8532488
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (MENA) - Russia is preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus in October, the country’s government has claimed. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine candidate ....
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Pompeo, Taliban discuss Afghan peace process
Date: 2020-08-04 09:35:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:8532564
KABUL, Aug 4 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting with Taliban's chief negotiator, Mullah Baradar Akhund, to discuss the state of the Afghanistan peace process, CGTN network reported on Tuesday. The discussions ....
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US reported 532 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours
Date: 2020-08-04 07:20:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:8532373
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (MENA) - The United States added 46,321 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on Monday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The world's largest economy also added 532 deaths, the Baltimore-based institution's tracker ....
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China reports 36 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Date: 2020-08-04 06:27:22 GMT - China - World - SN:4 - ID:8532300
BEIJING, Aug. 4 (MENA) - Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of 36 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, including 30 locally-transmitted ones. Of the locally-transmitted cases, 28 were reported ....
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Confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan exceed 280,000
Date: 2020-08-04 05:58:31 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:3 - ID:8532270
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4 (MENA) - Confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan climbed to 280,461 on Tuesday after 432 new cases were detected in the country over the last 24 hours, GEO TV reported. According to the national dashboard, there are 121,705 total ....
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India says total tally of confirmed coronavirus cases crosses 1.8mn
Date: 2020-08-04 05:42:21 GMT - India - World - SN:2 - ID:8532262
NEW DELHI, Aug 4 (MENA) - Confirmed coronavirus cases in India have surged to 1.8 million. Over the past 24 hours, India recorded 52,050 positive cases and 803 deaths, India TV reported Tuesday. India has one of the lowest Case Fatality Rate ....