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US Vice President Kamala Harris lands at Paya Lebar Air Base for official visit to Singapore
Date: 2021-08-22 06:03:47 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:7 - ID:9123777
SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (MENA) - United States Vice President Kamala Harris landed at Paya Lebar Air Base on Sunday morning, starting a three-day visit to Singapore. She was greeted on the tarmac by Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian ....
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John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 211 million cases worldwide
Date: 2021-08-22 05:43:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:9123765
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (MENA) - As many as 211,364,677 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally so far, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Sunday. It reported that about 4,423,507 have died from ....
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India reports 30,948 new infections
Date: 2021-08-22 05:28:57 GMT - India - World - SN:3 - ID:9123754
NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (MENA) - India reported 30,948 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, with 403 people succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours, according to data shared by the Union Health Ministry. Total recoveries were at 3,16,36,469 across ....
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Russian amb: Taliban not believed to expand to other countries
Date: 2021-08-21 22:47:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:79 - ID:9123727
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (MENA) - Russia’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov has said on Saturday that he does not believe in the expansion of the radical Taliban movement to other countries. "I do not believe in it (the expansion). I do not believe ....
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Biden briefed on Kabul situation, Daesh threat
Date: 2021-08-21 22:20:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:9123711
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (MENA) - The White House said President Joe Biden has been briefed by members of his national security team on the evolving situation in Afghanistan, Politico reported on Saturday. Biden and his team met in the White House ....
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EU has not recognized Taliban, says commission chief
Date: 2021-08-21 21:30:48 GMT - France - World - SN:75 - ID:9123679
PARIS, Aug 21 (MENA) - The European Union has not recognised the Taliban, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday, nor is it holding political talks with the militants, a week after they seized control of Afghanistan. The ....
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Russian embassy urges UK to drop policy of confrontation against Moscow
Date: 2021-08-21 20:39:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:9123646
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (MENA) - The British government needs to abandon the line of confrontation towards Russia, otherwise the UK will face Moscow’s tit-for-tat measures, the Russian embassy to London said in a statement released on Saturday, following the ....
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Over 12 million citizens received Covid-19 vaccination in Uzbekistan
Date: 2021-08-21 20:18:44 GMT - Uzbekistan - World - SN:72 - ID:9123622
TASHKENT, Aug 21 (MENA) – Over 12 million citizens have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Uzbekistan so far, Trend news agency reported on Saturday. Some 81,178 people were vaccinated on Friday, according to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health. It ....
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Taiwan to reopen border for foreign students after 3-month closure
Date: 2021-08-21 18:48:40 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:67 - ID:9123437
TAIPEI, Aug 21 (MENA) - Taiwan's Ministry of Education said that the Central Epidemic Command Center had approved its plan to allow foreign students enrolled in Taiwanese schools to re-enter the country, as those without resident permits are ....
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OIC to convene extraordinary session on Afghanistan situation on Sunday
Date: 2021-08-21 16:01:36 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:58 - ID:9123255
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will convene an extraordinary session of the OIC Executive Meeting in Saudi Arabia’s city Jeddah on Sunday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, the OIC Secretary General ....
