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India reports 14,092 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-08-14 06:48:50 GMT - India - World - SN:6 - ID:9718720
NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (MENA) - India on Sunday reported 14,092 new Covid-19 cases and 41 deaths, NDTV reported. Total infections reached 44,253,464 in the country, the health ministry announced. With the new rise, the total death toll due to ....
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Suspect in controversial Salman Rushdie attack charged with attempted murder
Date: 2022-08-13 18:20:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:9718399
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - The man suspected of stabbing renowned author Salman Rushdie in western New York is to be arraigned on charges of attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the second degree, the state police said ....
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One killed, dozens injured as festival stage collapses in high winds in Spain
Date: 2022-08-13 14:06:54 GMT - Spain - World - SN:51 - ID:9718044
MADRID, Aug 13 (MENA) - One person has been killed and dozens injured after high winds caused parts of the main stage at a music festival in Spain to collapse, Sky News reported. Gusts of wind hit the stage at Medusa Festival, a six-day dance ....
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Two more grain ships leave Ukraine under UN deal
Date: 2022-08-13 11:13:17 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:28 - ID:9717780
GENEVA, Aug 13 (MENA) - Two more ships left Ukraine's Black Sea ports, including one laden with the first Ukrainian wheat to be exported under a UN-brokered deal, according to a UN statement. Swissinfo reported that a total of 14 ships have now ....
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Tropical Storm Meari expected to make landfall in Japan
Date: 2022-08-13 09:58:24 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9717640
TOKYO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Japanese weather officials say Tropical Storm Meari will likely make landfall on Saturday in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, or the neighboring region of Kanto, NHK reported. The officials say rain and wind are ....
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US not changing 'sanctions compliance standards' as part of nuclear deal, envoy says
Date: 2022-08-13 09:48:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9717552
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) – US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said Washington has not negotiated plans to change “due diligence” or other sanctions compliance standards as part of the revival of a deal to curb Tehran's nuclear program, The ....
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Biden welcomes US House’s approval on massive bill on climate change, drug prices
Date: 2022-08-13 09:25:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9717485
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden welcomed Saturday the approval by the US House of Representatives of a bill to combat inflation, climate change and acts to down drug prices. The Democrat-led US House of Representatives has ....
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Magnitude 5.1 quake strikes off Antique
Date: 2022-08-13 09:19:30 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:18 - ID:9717590
MANILA, Aug 13 (MENA) - A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck off the shores of Antique province past Saturday noon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The epicenter of the tectonic quake was located 20 kilometers ....
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The Guardian view on Taliban’s victory: Afghanistan’s nightmare is intensifying
Date: 2022-08-13 09:06:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:9717569
LONDON, Aug 13 (MENA) - On Monday it will be a year since the Taliban seized Kabul, marking "not the collapse of a regime, but the collapse of the dreams of a nation." Some welcomed the departure of foreign troops and the prospect of peace after ....
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Industry minister Nishimura visits Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni shrine
Date: 2022-08-13 08:47:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9717544
TOKYO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Japanese Industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday visited Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, which is seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism. The Shinto shrine honors convicted war criminals ....
