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Thailand reports 19,851 coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-20 08:08:12 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:14 - ID:9121019
BANGKOK, Aug 20 (MENA) - Thailand reported 19,851 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases to 1,009,710, the Public Health Ministry announced on Friday. The ministry added that 240 more COVID-19-linked fatalities ....
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Kazakhstan reports 7,348 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2021-08-20 08:00:57 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:13 - ID:9121041
NUR-SULTAN, Aug 20 (MENA) - Kazakhstan recorded 7,348 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the total COVID-19 tally to 723,064, state news agency Kazinform reported Friday. The Kazakh health ministry said 5,886 more recoveries were ....
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Johns Hopkins: Coronavirus hit 209,915,414 cases worldwide
Date: 2021-08-20 07:43:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9121002
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - As many as 209,915,414 people have been reported to be infected with the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Friday. It added that about 4,401,878 have died from the virus ....
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NATO: Over 18,000 people evacuated since Sunday from Kabul airport
Date: 2021-08-20 07:30:51 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:10 - ID:9121001
BRUSSELS, Aug 20 (MENA) - A NATO official said that more than 18,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul airport since the Taliban took over the Afghanistan capital on Sunday, France 24 reported on Friday. Crowds continued to throng outside the ....
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More than 2,000 evacuated from Afghanistan in 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-19 22:36:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:9120836
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) - More than 2,000 people were evacuated from Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, DOD officials said during a Pentagon press conference. The US military footprint at Hamid Karzai International Airport has expanded to ....
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Afghan boy, 5, fell to his death from Sheffield hotel window days after fleeing Taliban
Date: 2021-08-19 22:36:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:9120787
LONDON, Aug 19 (MENA) - An Afghan refugee, aged five, has died following a fall from a hotel window just days after arriving in the UK after fleeing Taliban conflict, Express reported Thursday. The five-year-old and his family arrived in the UK ....
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Younger children more likely to spread Covid-19 to households than older kids: study
Date: 2021-08-19 22:35:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:9120835
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) - A study published this week found that younger children were more likely to transmit Covid-19 to their households than older children, The Hill reported Thursday. The study, which was published in The Journal of the ....
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Putin, Macron discuss situation in Afghanistan — Kremlin
Date: 2021-08-19 20:32:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:9120765
MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Emmanuel Macron of France have discussed the situation in Afghanistan, emphasizing the need to resolve humanitarian issues, TASS reported. "The parties thoroughly discussed the ....
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UN chief gravely concerned over ‘unspeakable violence’ in Tigray
Date: 2021-08-19 19:53:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:9120704
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) - UN chief António Guterres told journalists that he is gravely concerned about the situation in Ethiopia, particularly the “unspeakable violence” against women and others in Tigray, UN News reported. The ....
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EU calls on Russia to investigate Navalny's assassination attempt
Date: 2021-08-19 19:53:18 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:80 - ID:9120710
BRUSSELS, Aug 19 (MENA) - The European Union has called on the Russian Federation to investigate the assassination attempt of Alexey Navalny, saying that those responsible must be brought to justice. "One year on from Alexey Navalny’s poisoning ....
