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  • Japan's tally of centenarians hits record 86,500 — and women account for 88% of them

    Date: 2021-09-14 07:26:55 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:9164425

    TOKYO, Sept 14 (MENA) - The number of people 100 years old or above in Japan is estimated to have hit a record 86,510, with the number of men reaching the milestone topping 10,000 for the first time, The Japan Times quoted health ministry data as ....

  • Pentagon supports initiatives by veterans to help Afghans flee

    Date: 2021-09-14 07:16:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9164419

    WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - The Pentagon has voiced support for special initiatives by a number of American veterans in Afghanistan to help vulnerable Afghans leave their country, MiddleEast.in reported Tuesday. Spokesman for the US Defense ....

  • US completes biggest airlift to evacuate people from Afghanistan -- Spox

    Date: 2021-09-14 07:03:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9164374

    WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - The US has completed one of the biggest airlifts in history, with 124,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan to safety, said spokesman for the State Department Ned Price Tuesday. "Our diplomats, our military, and our ....

  • JHU: Tally of coronavirus cases hit 225,244,735 globally

    Date: 2021-09-14 06:28:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9164336

    WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said Tuesday the total number of coronavirus cases in the world hit 225,244,735. According to JHU, the total death cases reached 4,639,280, CNN reported. (MENA) M H K/A S E ....

  • New Zealand reports 17 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2021-09-14 06:28:21 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:5 - ID:9164335

    WELLINGTON, Sept 14 (MENA) - There are 17 new Covid-19 cases in the community in New Zealand on Tuesday, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said. All of the new cases are in Auckland and are household contacts of previously reported ....

  • India reports 25,404 new cases in last 24 hours

    Date: 2021-09-14 05:30:32 GMT - India - World - SN:3 - ID:9164311

    NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (MENA) - India on Tuesday reported 25,404 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s overall coronavirus tally to 33,289,579, according to data updated by the ministry of health and family welfare. In a span of ....

  • Germany reports 6,325 new Covid cases

    Date: 2021-09-14 05:02:41 GMT - Germany - World - SN:1 - ID:9164305

    BERLIN, Sept 14 (MENA) - Germany reported 6,325 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 4,089,476, data from Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed ....

  • Pakistani FM calls upon int'l community for sustained engagement with Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-09-13 22:59:20 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:117 - ID:9164239

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 13 (MENA) - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday called upon the international community for sustained engagement with Afghanistan, the official Pakistani news agency reported. Addressing the high-level ....

  • Biden to host 1st "Quad" summit with PMs of Australia, Japan, India Sept. 24

    Date: 2021-09-13 21:57:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:114 - ID:9164216

    WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (MENA) - US President Joseph Biden will host the first-ever Quad Leaders Summit at the White House on September 24, the White House announced Monday. "President Biden is looking forward to welcoming to the White House Prime ....

  • Moscow demands Prague provide details about detention of Russian national — diplomat

    Date: 2021-09-13 21:16:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:111 - ID:9164175

    MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - The Russian side has demanded that the Czech Republic provide detailed information regarding the reasons and conditions of the recent detention of Russian national Alexander Franchetti in Prague, TASS news agency quoted ....

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