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US still working to contact most of the estimated 1,500 American citizens left in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-25 23:03:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:124 - ID:9131048
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that there may be as many as 1,500 Americans in Afghanistan left to evacuate, a calculation that he described as “difficult to pin down with absolute precision at any ....
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Blinken speaks to German FM on Afghan issue
Date: 2021-08-25 22:14:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:121 - ID:9131033
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas discussed coordinating efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover last week, the News Today reported. The ....
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CAF urges British govt to allow African players to join national teams
Date: 2021-08-25 21:27:11 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:117 - ID:9131008
CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) urged the British government to allow the African players playing in the English Premier League to join their national teams to participate in the qualification matches of 2022 FIFA ....
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Cuba reports 8,637 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-25 21:00:57 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:114 - ID:9130965
HAVANA, Aug 25 (MENA) - Cuba reported 8,637 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday after the study of 50,543 samples, so the country accumulates 7,634,180 samples taken and 611,163 positive, Contramaestre News quoted Dr. Francisco Durán, national ....
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UK records 35,847 new cases and 149 more deaths, daily figures show
Date: 2021-08-25 19:25:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:105 - ID:9130820
London, Aug 25 (MENA) - The UK has recorded 35,847 new COVID cases and 149 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, Sky News reported. The figures compare with 30,838 infections and 174 fatalities recorded on Thursday - the ....
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WHO asks for COVID-19 booster delay as 'world's poorest countries' are on brink of catastrophe
Date: 2021-08-25 19:17:03 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:103 - ID:9130849
GENEVA, Aug 25 (MENA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General said he's really "disappointed" with the way coronavirus vaccines are being distributed worldwide, calling for a two-month delay in administering booster shots so that ....
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Covid cases exceed 24,000 in Japan
Date: 2021-08-25 18:59:21 GMT - Japan - World - SN:102 - ID:9130853
TOKYO, Aug 25 (MENA) - The authorities in Japan confirmed on Wednesday a record high 24,321 new coronavirus cases, NHK reported. This brings the total number of coronavirus infections reported in Japan in this pandemic to 1,368,822. A high ....
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Greece registers 3,273 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-25 17:50:57 GMT - Greece - World - SN:98 - ID:9130736
ATHENS, Aug 25 (MENA) - Greek health authorities revealed Wednesday that 3,273 new coronavirus cases were detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the caseload in Greece to 570,077. Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 13,509 after recording 42 ....
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Canada scales up military evacuations in Kabul amid Taliban takeover
Date: 2021-08-25 16:11:05 GMT - Canada - World - SN:83 - ID:9130604
OTTAWA, Aug 25 (MENA) - More than 2,700 people have been airlifted out of Kabul by Canadian forces in recent weeks and additional efforts are underway, according to the federal government. A military aircraft with more than 500 evacuees aboard ....
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Washington: 19,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan in 24 hours
Date: 2021-08-25 16:02:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:9130606
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (MENA) - The US military and its allied partners have evacuated 19,000 from Afghanistan in a 24-hour period, Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor, the vice director for logistics of the Joint Staff, said. "Since the US and coalition forces ....
