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US Food and Drug Administration commissioner willing to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine
Date: 2020-08-31 07:07:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8567908
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (MENA) - The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is willing to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible, the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview published on Sunday. Stephen Hahn, ....
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11 Taliban elements killed in Faryab airstrike in northern Afghanistan
Date: 2020-08-31 07:06:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:8567910
KABUL, Aug 31 (MENA) - At least 11 elements of Taliban movement were killed in an Afghan forces airstrike in northern Faryab province, Tolonews reported Monday. The 209 Shaheen Army Corps said in a statement that the airstrike took place in ....
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Biden condemns violence in Portland, calls on Trump to do the same
Date: 2020-08-31 06:43:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8567886
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (MENA) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is forcefully condemning the violent protests that took one life in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday evening, calling on President Donald Trump to do the same, CNN reported. "The ....
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Three soldiers martyred, four injured in South Waziristan search operation: ISPR
Date: 2020-08-31 06:41:14 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8567894
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (MENA) - Three soldiers were martyred during a search operation by security forces in South Waziristan, Geo News reported quoting the military's media wing as saying. According to a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations ....
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Japan reports more than 600 new cases of Covid-19
Date: 2020-08-31 06:31:25 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:8567862
TOKYO, Aug 31 (MENA) - Another 603 cases of Covid-19 and 15 virus-related deaths were confirmed in Japan over the past 24 hours, CNN reported Monday quoting the country's Health Ministry. To date, 68,577 novel coronavirus patients have been ....
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S. Korea reports 248 new virus cases
Date: 2020-08-31 06:19:52 GMT - south korea - World - SN:6 - ID:8567837
SEOUL, Aug 31 (MENA) - The number of daily new coronavirus cases in South Korea stayed below 300 for the second consecutive day Monday, but health authorities are keeping their guards up as sporadic cluster infections and a growing number of ....
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Coronavirus cases worldwide hit 25 million, 848,500 deaths
Date: 2020-08-30 19:43:05 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:59 - ID:8567669
CAIRO, Aug 30 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide has reached 25 million, according to a tally by World Meters, in light of fears of a second wave of the pandemic. The United States is the worst-hit country with 6,151,000 ....
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8 migrants killed, wounded as boat catches fire near Italy's coasts
Date: 2020-08-30 15:58:18 GMT - Italy - World - SN:45 - ID:8567447
ROME, Aug 30 (MENA) - Three migrants were killed and five others wounded after their boat caught fire near the southern coast of Italy. Russia Today TV channel quoted Italian police as saying that two officers were also wounded while rescuing the ....
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Uzbekistan reports 350 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2020-08-30 10:49:07 GMT - Uzbekistan - World - SN:26 - ID:8566896
TASHKENT, Aug 30 (MENA) - The Uzbek Health Ministry reported on Sunday 350 new cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing total infections in the country to 41,303. The health ministry report stated that total fatalities in the ....
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Kazakhstan reported 126 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2020-08-30 10:47:56 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:25 - ID:8566897
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan, Aug 30 (MENA) - About 126 new COVID-19 cases were registered across Kazakhstan over the past 24 hours, Kazinform reported Sunday, citing the Intergovernmental Commission against the spread of COVID-19. A total of 105,684 ....