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UAE reports 1,189 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-15 10:48:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:44 - ID:9112181
ABU DHABI, Aug 15 (MENA) - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced Sunday reporting 1,189 new Covid-19 cases within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the UAE to 701,776. Four new fatalities were reported ....
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Japanese firms cautious on soaring raw material costs amid COVID-19
Date: 2021-08-15 09:58:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:36 - ID:9112049
TOKYO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Surging raw material costs have become another headache for Japanese companies emerging from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, The Japan Times reported on Sunday. Major manufacturers posted a solid recovery in the ....
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S. Korea will complete 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccinations for 70 pct of public by Oct.: Moon
Date: 2021-08-15 09:50:44 GMT - south korea - World - SN:34 - ID:9111972
SEOUL, Aug 15 (MENA) - President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that South Korea will complete the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines for 70 percent of the population by October, adding that the government will further raise its target vaccine ....
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Russia reports 21,624 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-15 09:20:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:29 - ID:9111959
MOSCOW, Aug 15 (MENA) - Russia reported 21,624 new coronavirus cases and a near-record 816 pandemic deaths, The Moscow Times reported Sunday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 6,600,836 and the total deaths to 170,499, according ....
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Malaysian PM to resign tomorrow - Malaysian official
Date: 2021-08-15 09:19:36 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:28 - ID:9111965
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (MENA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will resign on Monday and pave the way for the country’s protracted political crisis to be resolved, a minister has said. “We just finished the meeting. Tomorrow, there ....
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12 killed in grenade attack on mini-truck in Karachi
Date: 2021-08-15 07:50:57 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:9111798
ISLAMABAD, Aug 15 (MENA) - Twelve members of an extended family, all women and young boys, lost their lives and several others suffered burn injuries in a grenade attack on a mini-truck on the outskirts of Karachi city Saturday night, according to ....
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3 foreign media members test positive for Covid-19 after returning from Olympics
Date: 2021-08-15 07:11:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9111771
TOKYO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Three foreign media members who covered the Tokyo Olympics tested positive for the coronavirus within 14 days of leaving Japan, Kyodo News Agency reported Sunday quoting the organizing committee of the games. The cases are ....
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US, Canada discuss efforts to reduce violence in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-15 07:11:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9111772
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau about diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the violence in Afghanistan. Secretary Blinken thanked Garneau for his country’s ....
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South Korea: New COVID-19 cases dip to 1,800s amid worry over spike in holiday-tied cases
Date: 2021-08-15 06:44:09 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:9111714
SEOUL, Aug 15 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus fell back to the 1,800s Sunday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but concerns remain over further spread of the virus following an extended weekend, the Korean news agency Yonhap ....
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Haiti hit by new earthquake with 5.8 magnitude - Seismologists
Date: 2021-08-15 06:42:07 GMT - Haiti - World - SN:17 - ID:9111766
PORT-AU-PRINCE , Aug 15 (MENA) - A new 5.8 magnitude earthquake has hit Haiti, a day after a more powerful deadly tremor, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said on Sunday. The earthquake was registered at 03:20 GMT, with the ....
