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US embassy tells Americans not to travel to Kabul airport amid chaos outside gates
Date: 2021-08-21 15:38:41 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:56 - ID:9123254
KABUL, Aug 21 (MENA) - The US government has told Americans in Afghanistan not to travel to Kabul airport due to security threats at the gates, The Independent reported. American citizens should only attempt to enter the airport if individually ....
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Ismail Sabri sworn in as new Malaysian prime minister
Date: 2021-08-21 15:37:29 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:54 - ID:9123252
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (MENA) - Ismail Sabri Yaakob was sworn in as Malaysia's ninth prime minister on Saturday, marking his party's return to power just three years after it lost federal power for the first time since the country's ....
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Malaysia reports 22,626 new coronavirus cases in one day
Date: 2021-08-21 13:25:58 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:39 - ID:9122924
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (MENA) – Malaysia's health ministry on Saturday said 22,626 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were detected over the past 24 hours, taking the tally in the Southeast Asian country to 1,535,286. In statements carried by The ....
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German military helicopters help evacuation effort in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-21 13:25:44 GMT - Germany - World - SN:38 - ID:9122916
BERLIN, Aug 21 (MENA) – Germany has sent an additional two helicopters to Afghanistan to help with evacuation efforts in Kabul. The choppers arrived on Saturday and are expected to enhance military capability in and around Hamid Karzai International ....
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Ukraine evacuates more nationals from Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-21 13:25:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:37 - ID:9122826
KIEV, Aug 21 (MENA) - Ukraine’s military transport aircraft IL-76MD with evacuated citizens has left Kabul on Saturday, General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook. The number of evacuees and the time of return to Ukraine are ....
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Italy urges protection of civilians in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-21 13:11:02 GMT - Italy - World - SN:35 - ID:9122923
ROME, Aug 21 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said a priority should be given by the NATO to the protection of civilians in Afghanistan. He told his NATO colleagues during a key meeting on Afghanistan and the gravity of the situation was ....
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More than 85 Indian people evacuated from Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-21 11:23:46 GMT - India - World - SN:30 - ID:9122689
NEW DELHI, Aug 21 (MENA) - An Indian transport plane has evacuated more than 85 Indian nationals from Kabul. Air Force's C-130J transported them back to India amid a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan following the Taliban ....
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Tokyo reports 5,074 COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-08-21 10:27:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:9122656
TOKYO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Japan's capital reported 5,074 coronavirus infections on Saturday, exceeding 5,000-mark for the fourth day in a row, Mainichi newspaper reported. Tokyo registered 5,405 new infections on August 20, and remains under a ....
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Republican senators seek accountability for US military equipment falling in Taliban's hands
Date: 2021-08-21 10:05:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:9122653
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (MENA) - Dozens of Republican senators sought recently accountability from the Biden administration over US military equipment that landed into the hands of the Taliban in Afghanistan, said the US Military Watch magazine. "As ....
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Russia reports 797 COVID-19 deaths, 21,000 new cases
Date: 2021-08-21 09:34:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:9122516
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (MENA) - Russia reported 797 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours on Saturday and 21,000 new cases. The caseload hit 6,726,523 and the death toll reached 175,282. As many as 20,647 patients recovered from the virus ....
