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Blinken, his Chinese counterpart confer on situation in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-30 05:44:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9137682
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Saturday spoke with People's Republic of China State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi regarding 'freedom to travel' for Afghans and foreign nationals, ABC News ....
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Greece registers 1,582 new coronavirus cases, 37 fatalities
Date: 2021-08-29 23:02:44 GMT - Greece - World - SN:80 - ID:9137637
ATHENS, Aug 25 (MENA) - Greek health authorities said on Sunday that 1,582 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the caseload in Greece to 581,315. Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 13,636 after recording 37 fresh ....
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SAS issues chilling warning to Daesh as British troops volunteer to stay in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-29 20:52:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:9137560
LONDON, Aug 29 (MENA) – An SAS squadron has volunteered to stay in Afghanistan to fight Daesh-K, Express reported. After the UK completed its evacuation program, it pulled its 1,000 troops out of Afghanistan’s airport in Kabul. However, up ....
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France reports over 13,630 new coronavirus cases, 53 deaths
Date: 2021-08-29 20:47:24 GMT - France - World - SN:76 - ID:9137547
PARIS, Aug 29 (MENA) - As many as 13,630 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in France over the past 24 hours, the French health department announced Sunday. Meanwhile, 53 coronavirus patients have succumbed to the virus over the same period, ....
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Biden present as bodies of 13 American troops killed in Kabul attack return to US soil
Date: 2021-08-29 19:35:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:9137447
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden is attending a military base as the bodies of 13 American troops killed in Thursday's suicide bombing in Kabul return to American soil, Sky News reported. The president and First Lady Jill Biden ....
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Death toll from munitions depot blasts in Kazakhstan up to 14
Date: 2021-08-29 19:11:14 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:69 - ID:9137405
NUR-SULTAN, Aug 29 (MENA) - The death toll from the fire and subsequent explosions at a munitions depot in Kazakhstan has risen to 14, TASS reported. "The death toll from the explosion in the Zhambyl region has reached 14. The defense ministry’s ....
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2 Pakistani soldiers killed in cross-border attack from Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-29 19:07:06 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:66 - ID:9137408
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (MENA) – Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack by militants from Afghanistan into Pakistan's northwest Bajaur district. The terrorists opened fire at a military check post located at the border in ....
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250 Americans still in Afghanistan, State Department says
Date: 2021-08-29 16:27:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:9137297
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (MENA) - About 250 Americans who are attempting to leave Afghanistan remain in the country, according to new figures from a State Department spokesperson. Approximately 50 evacuations have taken place in the last day, bringing ....
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US unlikely to maintain diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, Blinken says
Date: 2021-08-29 16:21:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:55 - ID:9137241
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Biden administration on Sunday all but ruled out a US diplomatic presence in Afghanistan after August 31, raising questions about America’s ability to protect vulnerable Afghans who served alongside US forces and ....
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Iran reports 31,516 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-29 11:37:38 GMT - Iran - World - SN:37 - ID:9136682
TEHRAN, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Health Ministry announced that 31,516 new Covid-19 infections and 541 new coronavirus related fatalities were registered in the past 24 hours, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported Sunday quoting a statement by the ....
