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US forces withdrawing from Afghanistan likely to return to stateside bases
Date: 2021-04-17 11:55:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:8913961
The Pentagon said that most if not all US forces who will be withdrawn from Afghanistan will likely be returning to stateside bases. "We have a robust capability in the Central Command area of operations as it is," Pentagon chief spokesman John ....
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Coronavirus: 72 new cases reported in Afghanistan in 24 hours
Date: 2021-04-17 11:52:48 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:8913956
The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 72 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,124 samples tested in the past 24 hours, Tolo News reported. The ministry also reported 10 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period. No ....
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Biden says 'premature' to know if Iran talks will succeed
Date: 2021-04-17 11:19:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:8913877
US President Joe Biden said it was too early to know whether indirect talks underway with Iran would succeed in reviving a nuclear accord, Al Arabiya News website reported. Biden said the United States does "not think that it's at all helpful" ....
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Japan PM to leave for Washington Thursday
Date: 2021-04-13 08:52:23 GMT - Japan - International - SN:7 - ID:8907238
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will leave for the US on Thursday on a four-day trip to meet President Joe Biden, Kyodo reported Tuesday. The Japanese and US leaders are scheduled to hold talks on Friday in Washington, in Biden's first ....
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Canadian PM wishes Muslims blessed Ramadan
Date: 2021-04-13 07:17:35 GMT - Canada - International - SN:6 - ID:8907062
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has greeted the Muslim community in Canada and around the world on the advent of Ramadan. He issued the following statement on the occasion: “Tonight at sunset, Muslims in Canada and around the world will ....
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Buckingham Palace: Prince Philip has died aged 99
Date: 2021-04-09 15:18:27 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:8901028
Buckingham Palace said that the Duke of Edinburgh - Prince Philip - has died aged 99, Sky News reported Friday. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved ....
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Pakistan successfully test-fires Shaheen-1A ballistic missile
Date: 2021-03-26 17:46:55 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:2 - ID:8874122
Pakistan on Friday successfully test-fired Shaheen-1A surface to surface ballistic missile, ARY News reported, quoting Pakistan Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) as saying. Shaheen-1A has the capability to achieve its target within the range ....
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UN chief concerned about attacks against civilians in Syria
Date: 2021-03-23 07:03:38 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:8866596
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he is deeply concerned about hostilities in northwestern Syria in the last days, according to a UN briefing. "The Secretary-General reiterates that directing attacks against civilians and civilian ....
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Italy blocks AstraZeneca jab pending EU-wide ruling
Date: 2021-03-16 06:49:20 GMT - Italy - International - SN:4 - ID:8853001
Italy joined other European nations Monday in blocking the use of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine over fears of a link to blood clots, pending a review by the EU regulator, Channels Television reported. The decision by Italian medicines agency ....
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Russia reports 11,534 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-02-27 10:20:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:8820523
Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 11,534 in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infected people to 4,234,720, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Saturday. Russia’s coronavirus fatalities grew by 439 in the past 24 ....