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India records 34,457 coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-21 06:56:28 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9122309
NEW DELHI, Aug 21 (MENA) - India recorded 34,457 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 32,393,286, the Times of India quoted the Health Ministry as saying Saturday. The ministry said ....
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Uzbekistan reports 881 coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-21 06:25:13 GMT - Uzbekistan - World - SN:4 - ID:9122280
TASHKENT, Aug 21 (MENA) - Uzbekistan recorded on Saturday 881 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total number to 148,203 the Ministry of Health said. Seven coronavirus patients died in the past 24 hours, ....
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Thailand reports 20,571 coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-21 06:18:30 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:3 - ID:9122276
BANGKOK, Aug 21 (MENA) - Thailand reported 20,571 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases to 1,030,281, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday. The ministry added that 261 more COVID-19-linked fatalities ....
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Pakistan reports 3,084 coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-21 06:14:56 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:2 - ID:9122273
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (MENA) - Pakistan reported on Saturday 3,084 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country up to 1,119,970 cases. The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said that 3,648 people have recovered ....
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US military evacuation flights from Afghanistan land at Ramstein airbase in Germany
Date: 2021-08-20 22:53:24 GMT - Germany - World - SN:77 - ID:9122216
BERLIN, Aug 20 (MENA) - The first few US military evacuation flights from Afghanistan have landed at Ramstein Air Base, a United States Air Force base in Germany, carrying approximately 350 passengers, Senior Master Sergeant Stacia Zachary told CNN ....
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Biden: Kabul evacuation among 'most difficult' in history
Date: 2021-08-20 21:11:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:9122109
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said Friday he could not guarantee the final outcome of the emergency evacuation from Kabul's airport, calling it one of the most "difficult" airlift operations ever, CNN reported. "This is one ....
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Resistance to Taliban is doomed - Russian envoy to Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-20 21:10:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:71 - ID:9122110
KABUL, Aug 20 (MENA) – Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan praised the conduct of the Taliban on Friday in the days since its takeover, saying there was no alternative to the group and resistance to it would fail, Russia Today reported. Ambassador ....
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Putin urges world powers to 'normalize' situation in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-20 19:39:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:9122002
MOSCOW, Aug 20 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in on Washington’s military operation in Afghanistan and its ensuing pullout on Friday, TASS news agency reported. "As for the operation in Afghanistan, naturally, it cannot be ....
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UK imposes sanctions on 7 Russian FSB agents over novichok attack
Date: 2021-08-20 17:41:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:60 - ID:9121906
LONDON, Aug 20 (MENA) - Seven members of the Russian security services have been hit with sanctions by the UK following the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent, Sky News reported Friday. One year ago today, Navalny - a Russian ....
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US extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada & Mexico
Date: 2021-08-20 17:15:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:9121950
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - The US is extending non-essential travel restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through at least September 21, the US Department of Homeland Security announced Friday, citing the Delta variant of the ....