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Northern Ireland reports 872 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-02 18:24:52 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:77 - ID:9091089
BELFAST, Aug 2 (MENA) - Health officials said that five people have died with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, with 872 new cases reported, according to Belfast Telegraph. The total number of Covid-19 cases since the outbreak of the virus here last ....
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External intrigue imposed on Afghans – Ghani says
Date: 2021-08-02 18:24:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:76 - ID:9091086
KABUL, Aug 2 (MENA) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during his speech in an exclusive gathering of the national council-Parliament, Senate- said that the ongoing war is an external intrigue imposed on the people of Afghanistan and security forces ....
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Brazil records 20,503 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-02 18:24:24 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:75 - ID:9091090
BRASILIA, Aug 2 (MENA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 20,503 to 19,938,358 within the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said. With 464 more deaths, the toll now stands at 556,834, according to the ....
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40 Taliban gunmen killed in US strikes on Helmand's capital
Date: 2021-08-02 13:49:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:55 - ID:9090581
KABUL, Aug 2 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed that the US army has conducted aerial strikes in the provincial capital-Lashkargah- city of Helmand province on Monday. 215 Maiwand corps based in southern Helmand province also said ....
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WHO: 12.6 mln infected with COVID-19 in eastern Mediterranean
Date: 2021-08-02 11:32:43 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:45 - ID:9090220
CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - Director of Program Management of the World Health Organization (WHO) for eastern Mediterranean region Dr Rana Hajjeh has said 12.5 million people in eastern Mediterranean contracted COVID-19 and more than 236 cases died ....
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Pakistan rejects Canada statements on its role in Afghan peace process
Date: 2021-08-02 10:27:07 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:41 - ID:9090114
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2 (MENA) - The Pakistani Foreign Office (FO) has objected strongly to remarks made by a former Canadian minister, saying his comments betrayed a lack of understanding of the Afghan peace process as well as ignorance about facts on the ....
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207 cases added as Sydney outbreak, lockdown continue
Date: 2021-08-02 09:51:07 GMT - Australia - World - SN:37 - ID:9090004
SYDNEY, Aug 2 (MENA) - Vaccination rates will factor into the NSW decision on whether its lockdown will extend beyond August, The Canberra Times quoted NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian as saying on Monday. NSW recorded 207 local cases in Monday's ....
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Japan expands COVID state of emergency to Osaka, 3 areas near Tokyo
Date: 2021-08-02 09:03:40 GMT - Japan - World - SN:30 - ID:9089913
TOKYO, Aug 2 (MENA) - Japan expanded Monday a COVID-19 state of emergency covering the capital and Okinawa to include Osaka and three prefectures near Tokyo due to a recent spike in coronavirus cases amid fears of a medical system collapse during ....
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Russia reports 23,508 new COVID-19 cases, 785 deaths
Date: 2021-08-02 08:54:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:28 - ID:9089864
MOSCOW, Aug 2 (MENA) - Russia on Monday reported 23,508 new COVID-19 cases, including 3,330 in Moscow, taking the total number of cases to 6,312,185 since the pandemic began, according to media reports. The government also confirmed 785 ....
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US to grant visas for Afghans who have worked for nongovernmental bodies
Date: 2021-08-02 08:26:31 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:27 - ID:9089845
KABUL, Aug 2 (MENA) - US officials in the department of state said that the US administration is all set to announce its new program for resettling Afghans who have worked with US-funded projects, media outlets, and US-nongovernmental bodies in ....
