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  • China reports no new local COVID-19 cases for first time since July

    Date: 2021-08-23 06:53:42 GMT - China - World - SN:17 - ID:9125528

    BEIJING, Aug 23 (MENA) - China's health authority reported on Monday that there were no new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 for the first time since July, offering more signs that the current outbreak which began late last month may be ....

  • UK plans to evacuate 6,000 persons from Afghanistan this week

    Date: 2021-08-23 06:28:25 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:15 - ID:9125506

    LONDON, Aug 23 (MENA) - Britain will step up the mass evacuation of British and Afghan citizens from Afghanistan today under plans to fly up to 6,000 people out of the country this week, the Times newspaper reported. The Times has been told that ....

  • Pakistan reports 3,772 new coronavirus infections, 80 deaths

    Date: 2021-08-23 06:21:24 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:13 - ID:9125497

    ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (MENA) - Pakistan's tally for confirmed Covid-19 cases went up by 3,772 - to 1,127,584 - on Sunday, whereas the death toll reached 25,003 with 80 more fatalities. Around 3,107 recoveries were also recorded in a day, taking the ....

  • Armed clashes reported between unknown gunmen, US, German, Afghan forces in Kabul

    Date: 2021-08-23 06:11:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:9125491

    KABUL, Aug 23 (MENA) - Armed clashes were reported between unknown gunmen and the US, Afghan and German forces in Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan, CNN reported. The CNN quoted the German army as saying that the clashes took place at ....

  • India reports 25,072 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-08-23 05:58:27 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9125474

    NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (MENA) - India reported 25,072 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 160 days, India Times reported quoting the government a statement as saying on Monday. The overall tally of Covid cases in the country ....

  • US evacuated nearly 28,000 persons from Afghanistan since Aug 14, says Biden

    Date: 2021-08-23 05:51:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:9125464

    WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (MENA) - US President Biden said that the U.S. has evacuated nearly 28,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14, including around 11,000 people in about 36 hours over the weekend, CNBC News reported. In a televised address ....

  • John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 211 million cases worldwide

    Date: 2021-08-23 05:46:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9125461

    WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (MENA) - As many as 211,816,907 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally so far, CNN reported according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Monday. It reported that about 4,431,068 ....

  • 3 in 4 say removal of US troops from Afghanistan has gone badly: poll

    Date: 2021-08-22 19:47:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:9125245

    WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (MENA) - Roughly three-quarters of Americans say they believe the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan was executed badly, according to a CBS News - YouGov poll released on Sunday. When asked how they felt the US removal ....

  • Russia reports 762 Covid-19 deaths, 20,564 new cases in one day

    Date: 2021-08-22 17:23:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:9125026

    MOSCOW, Aug 22 (MENA) - Russia reported 762 coronavirus-related deaths and 20,564 new cases in the last 24 hours. The caseload hit 6,747,087 and the death toll reached 176,044, Russian health authorities said on Sunday. As many as 15,414 ....

  • Enhanced Su-57M fighter coming in 2025 - Magazine

    Date: 2021-08-22 14:25:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:50 - ID:9124642

    WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (MENA) – Russian state media reported that production of an enhanced version of the Su-57 next generation fighter, which first began serial production in 2019, is expected to start in 2025, Military Watch Magazine said. "In ....

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