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Ukraine reports 692 new Covid cases
Date: 2021-08-24 08:49:39 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:32 - ID:9127579
KIEV, Aug 24 (MENA) - Ukraine has recorded 692 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 2,275,863, Ukrinform news agency reported Tuesday. According to a report by the Ukrainian Health ....
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More than 200 Afghanistan evacuees touch down in Zurich
Date: 2021-08-24 08:48:20 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:31 - ID:9127604
GENEVA, Aug 24 (MENA) - An airplane carrying 219 people evacuated from Afghanistan has landed in Switzerland, ABC News reported. The passengers included 141 Afghan nationals who had worked at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation ....
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Bulgaria: 1,891 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-24 08:43:17 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:29 - ID:9127578
SOFIA, Aug 24 (MENA) - Bulgarian health authorities announced on Tuesday that 1,891 new coronavirus cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, Sofia News Agency said Also, 22,386 are the active cases in the country. The total number of deaths ....
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South Korea records 1,509 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths
Date: 2021-08-24 08:37:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:28 - ID:9127576
SEOUL, Aug 24 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to above 1,500 on Tuesday with COVID-19 infections showing little signs of abating as health authorities strive to speed up vaccinations, Yonhap News Agency ....
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India carries 78 passengers to Delhi from Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-24 08:35:45 GMT - India - World - SN:27 - ID:9127580
NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (MENA) - An Air India flight carrying 78 passengers, including 25 Indian citizens is en route to New Delhi from Tajikistan's Dushanbe in a safe evacuation from Afghanistan, NDTV reported Tuesday. Indian Ministry of External ....
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Pakistan reports 4,075 new coronavirus cases, 91 fatalities
Date: 2021-08-24 08:29:44 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:24 - ID:9127575
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (MENA) - Pakistan has reported 4,075 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally of cases to 1,131,659, The Express Tribune newspaper said on Tuesday. As many as 91 deaths were recorded, upping the nationwide ....
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Education experts worry about Taliban's education system ban
Date: 2021-08-24 08:01:24 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:9127358
KABUL, Aug 24 (MENA) - Education experts expressed worry about the future of Afghanistan’s education system after Taliban's decision to ban co-education in Herat province. In western Herat province, the Taliban have ordered that girls will no ....
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16,000 people have been evacuated out of Kabul within the last 24 hours, US general says
Date: 2021-08-24 07:31:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:9127360
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - Deputy Director of the Joint Staff For Regional Operations Major General Hank Taylor said that around 16,000 people have been evacuated out of Kabul over the last 24 hours using both military and commercial charter ....
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Australia, New Zealand evacuate more than 650 people from Kabul
Date: 2021-08-24 07:15:33 GMT - Australia - World - SN:18 - ID:9127387
CANBERRA, Aug 24 (MENA) - Australia's prime minister says Australian and New Zealand officials evacuated more than 650 people from Kabul Airport over Monday night, ABC News reported Tuesday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that five flights ....
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US military evacuates more than 10,000 people from Kabul
Date: 2021-08-24 06:48:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9127355
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (MENA) - In the last 24 hours, more than 10,000 evacuees have been moved out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, the US Department of Defense says. It's an exhausting pace the US military will sustain ....