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  • Pakistan, US need to work ‘more closely’ amid worsening Afghan security: NSA

    Date: 2021-08-01 20:05:18 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:99 - ID:9089347

    ISLAMABAD, Aug 1 (MENA) – The Pakistani National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan and the United States needed to work “more closely” amid evolving situation in Afghanistan as security vacuum widened by the withdrawal of ....

  • Blinken says US ‘confident’ that Iran behind attack on Israeli-linked ship

    Date: 2021-08-01 19:23:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:9089346

    WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the Biden administration is “confident” that Iran was behind a deadly attack on an Israeli-operated merchant ship near Oman, joining Israel and Britain in blaming ....

  • John Hopkins: Tally of coronavirus exceeds 198 million worldwide

    Date: 2021-08-01 18:48:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:9089330

    WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - As many as 198,938,668 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). It reported that about 4,220,551 have died from the virus ....

  • COVID-19: UK records 24,470 new coronavirus cases, 65 more deaths

    Date: 2021-08-01 15:51:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:74 - ID:9089159

    LONDON, Aug 1 (MENA) - The UK has reported 24,470 new COVID-19 cases and 65 more deaths in the latest 24-hour period, Sky News reported. Some 26,144 coronavirus infections and 71 fatalities were announced yesterday, while 29,173 cases and 20 ....

  • Malaysia sees fourth-highest daily COVID-19 infections with 17,150 cases

    Date: 2021-08-01 12:21:25 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:58 - ID:9088649

    KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (MENA) - Malaysia on Sunday reported 17,150 new COVID-19 cases - the country's fourth-highest daily tally to date. The new cases has brought the national tally of coronavirus infections to 1,130,422, said health ....

  • Japan starts giving COVID vaccine shots to citizens temporarily returning

    Date: 2021-08-01 10:13:08 GMT - Japan - World - SN:43 - ID:9088413

    TOKYO, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Japanese government on Sunday started administering COVID-19 vaccine shots at Narita and Haneda airports to citizens who are returning from abroad temporarily to be inoculated, Kyodo News reported. Those subject to the ....

  • Chancellor Sunak writes letter to UK PM calling for relaxation of holiday rules to boost economy

    Date: 2021-08-01 10:03:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:40 - ID:9088356

    LONDON, Aug 1 (MENA) - Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has written to Boris Johnson warning that the UK's travel restrictions are "out of step" in comparison to other countries, Sky News reported. According to the Sunday Times newspaper, ....

  • France reports more than 23,000 cornavirus cases

    Date: 2021-08-01 09:46:31 GMT - France - World - SN:37 - ID:9088209

    PARIS, Aug 1 (MENA) - France reported 23,471 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, LCI news channel reported Sunday quoting the French National Authority for Health. Also 43 new coronavirus related-fatalities were reported during the same ....

  • Russia reports 22,804 new COVID-19 cases, 789 deaths

    Date: 2021-08-01 09:31:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:9088303

    MOSCOW, Aug 1 (MENA) - Russia reported 22,804 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 2,484 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 6,288,677. The government coronavirus task force said 789 people had died of ....

  • Thailand reports 18,027 new cornavirus cases

    Date: 2021-08-01 08:14:16 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:28 - ID:9088121

    BANGKOK, Aug 1 (MENA) - Thailand reported 18,027 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, bringing the case load to 615,314, Bangkok Post newspaper reported Sunday quoting the Public Health Ministry. The ministry added that 133 more ....

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