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Japan to extend COVID-19 emergency through mid-September, report says
Date: 2021-08-16 07:52:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:29 - ID:9113616
TOKYO, Aug 16 (MENA) - The government is set to extend its state of emergency in regions including Tokyo to the middle of September as well as adding several other regions, the Japan Times reported on Monday. The current state of emergency is due ....
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Ukraine evacuates almost 80 people from Afghanistan – Zelensky
Date: 2021-08-16 07:45:56 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:28 - ID:9113621
KIEV, Aug 16 (MENA) - As the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital, 80 people, including eight Ukrainians, were evacuated from Kabul by a Ukrainian plane on Monday. That’s according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrinform News ....
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US State Department: More than 60 countries to facilitate safe departure of Afghans, foreigners
Date: 2021-08-16 07:43:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:9113543
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - State Department Spokesman Ned Price said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke separately with his counterparts in Australia, France, Germany and Norway about developments, including the security situation in ....
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British forces returning to Afghanistan 'not on the cards', says defense secretary
Date: 2021-08-16 07:40:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:26 - ID:9113535
LONDON, Aug 16 (MENA) - British forces returning to Afghanistan "not on the cards", said UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. In statements to Sky News on Monday, Wallace said it was not yet the right time to decide on whether to recognize the ....
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1st Czech flight evacuates personnel from Kabul
Date: 2021-08-16 07:39:40 GMT - Czech - World - SN:25 - ID:9113612
PRAGUE, Aug 16 (MENA) - The first Czech evacuation flight has taken off from Kabul’s international airport and landed in Prague, The Washington Post reported Monday. Prime Minister Andrej Babis said 46 people were on board Monday’s ....
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Afghanistan’s president is not in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Foreign Ministry says
Date: 2021-08-16 07:38:43 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:24 - ID:9113534
NUR SULTAN, Aug 16 (MENA) - Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani is not in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Foreign Ministry Spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov told TASS on Monday. "Ghani is not in Kazakhstan," he said, when asked if the Afghan president might be in ....
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Malaysian cabinet tenders its resignation to king, says Khairy
Date: 2021-08-16 07:36:57 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:23 - ID:9113545
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (MENA) - Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has posted an Instagram story on his verified account, saying that the Malaysian cabinet has tendered its resignation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, ....
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Afghanistan civil aviation authority: All commercial flights out of Kabul main airport canceled
Date: 2021-08-16 07:33:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:9113565
KABUL, Aug 16 (MENA) - Commercial flights out of Hamid Karzai International Airport have been canceled, CNN reported, quoting the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority. The civilian side of the airport is closed, according to a notice to ....
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New Zealand to deploy troops to aid citizens’ evacuation from Afghanistan
Date: 2021-08-16 07:01:24 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:19 - ID:9113538
WELLINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - New Zealand is racing to get its remaining citizens out of Afghanistan, and will deploy troops to assist with their evacuation after the Taliban swept to power overnight, The Guardian reported. Prime Minister Jacinda ....
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US forces secure Kabul airport, increase security presence to 6,000 soldiers
Date: 2021-08-16 06:48:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9113482
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - The US military has secured the perimeter of Kabul airport, the State Department said on Sunday, completely evacuating Washington’s embassy in the Afghan capital, the CNN reported. “All embassy personnel are located ....
