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  • Judoka Tonaki wins silver for Japan's 1st medal at Tokyo Olympics

    Date: 2021-07-24 11:56:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:29 - ID:9075974

    TOKYO, July 24 (MENA) - Judoka Funa Tonaki fell to Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo in the women's under 48-kilogram final on Saturday, her silver the host nation's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported. The ....

  • Hanoi goes into lockdown as virus cases soar

    Date: 2021-07-24 10:25:42 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:23 - ID:9075792

    HANOI, July 24 (MENA) - Vietnam locked down eight million people in Hanoi on Saturday, the latest attempt to curb a serious coronavirus outbreak that has already forced a third of the country to stay home, France 24 reported. Authorities reported ....

  • Bangladesh reports 6,364 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-07-24 09:49:58 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:21 - ID:9075695

    DHAKA, July 24 (MENA) - The health authorities in Bangladesh reported on Saturday 6,364 new COVID-19 cases while the virus claimed 166 lives. The official tally showed that the virus killed 18,851 people and infected 1,046,564 so far, according ....

  • Russia reports 23,947 new COVID cases, 799 deaths

    Date: 2021-07-24 09:28:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:9075636

    MOSCOW, July 24 (MENA) - Russia on Saturday reported 23,947 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the caseload to 6,102,469 since the pandemic broke out in the country. The Russian health authorities said that the new cases were ....

  • Total COVID-19 cases in the Philippines hit 1,543,281

    Date: 2021-07-24 09:23:51 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:18 - ID:9075634

    MANILA, July 24 (MENA) - Local health authorities on Saturday reported 6,216 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 1,543,281. The country also recorded 241 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total ....

  • Malaysia reports record 15,902 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-07-24 09:13:21 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:17 - ID:9075635

    KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (MENA) - Malaysia's health ministry reported on Saturday 15,902 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This is the second time in as many days that Malaysia has broken its record for new COVID-19 cases, after reporting ....

  • Afghan, US presidents discuss joint cooperation

    Date: 2021-07-24 09:01:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:15 - ID:9075572

    KABUL, July 24 (MENA) - President Ashraf Ghani discussed with US President Joe Biden in a phone call late on Friday relations between the two countries. According to Bakhtar News Agency, Biden reassured Ghani that support for the Afghan forces ....

  • 51 Taliban insurgents killed, 17 wounded in airstrikes in 3 Afghan districts

    Date: 2021-07-24 08:57:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:9075569

    KABUL, July 24 (MENA) - Fifty-one Taliban insurgents were killed and 17 others injured in airstrikes in three districts in Afghanistan. Twenty-one Taliban insurgents were killed in an airstrike in Nijrab district of Kapisa last night. The ....

  • Germany reports 1,919 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-07-24 07:06:12 GMT - Germany - World - SN:7 - ID:9075437

    BERLIN, July 24 (MENA) - Germany reported on Saturday 1,919 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of cases in the country up to 3,754,511. According to data from Robert Koch Institute, the death cases in the country ....

  • Thailand reports 14,269 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-07-24 06:11:44 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:6 - ID:9075387

    BANGKOK, July 24 (MENA) - Thailand reported on Saturday 14,269 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases to 481,967, the Public Health Ministry said. The ministry added that 119 more Covid-19-linked fatalities were ....

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