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  • 3 people die in plane crash in Germany

    Date: 2021-07-17 18:34:24 GMT - Germany - World - SN:68 - ID:9067279

    BERLIN, July 17 (MENA) – A light plane crashed in a wooded area of the southwestern German state of Baden-Wurttemberg on Saturday, with police now confirming three deaths. The Piper aircraft came down near the town of Steinenbronn after taking ....

  • JHU: World coronavirus cases hit 189,719,011

    Date: 2021-07-17 17:00:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:9067222

    WASHINGTON, July 17 (MENA) - The US Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday that the total number of coronavirus infections at the global level hit now 189,719,011. The university added that the total number of death cases reached now ....

  • Pakistani troops army troops deployed at all border crossings with Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-07-17 16:54:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:62 - ID:9067132

    ISLAMABAD, July 17 (MENA) - The Pakistan Army has deployed regular troops at all border crossings with Afghanistan and all illegal crossing points have been sealed, the local Express Tribune quoted Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) ....

  • Tokyo region sees signs of 5th COVID wave, cases at 6-month highs

    Date: 2021-07-17 15:57:41 GMT - Japan - World - SN:59 - ID:9067121

    TOKYO, July 17 (MENA) - The Tokyo metropolitan region saw signs of a fifth coronavirus wave on Saturday, with daily cases in the capital and a neighboring prefecture hitting nearly six-month highs, less than a week before the opening of the Tokyo ....

  • US plans to evacuate 2,500 under-threat Afghan interpreters

    Date: 2021-07-17 15:20:53 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:55 - ID:9067007

    KABUL, July 17 (MENA) - Out of roughly 20 thousand Afghan interpreters and other jobholders who have applied for SIV, 2,500 of them are planned to be evacuated directly to the United States within days, Khaama Press reported Saturday. After ....

  • Olympics committee head focused on winning over skeptical Japanese public

    Date: 2021-07-17 15:18:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:54 - ID:9066935

    TOKYO, July 17 (MENA) – International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said Saturday he is confident of winning over a skeptical Japanese public and expects a "safe and successful" Tokyo Olympics, despite concerns about coronavirus infections at ....

  • Scotland reports 2,317 new Covid cases, 4 new deaths in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-07-17 14:34:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:52 - ID:9066984

    EDINBURGH, July 17 (MENA) - There have been 2,317 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours, The Herald reported. According to Scottish Government statistics, there has been four new deaths in the same period. Of the ....

  • Vietnam reports 2,106 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-07-17 09:30:30 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:28 - ID:9066372

    HANOI, July 17 (MENA) - Vietnam’s Health Ministry on Saturday reported 2,106 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total tally to 46,292 infections, The National Post reported. The ministry added that 501 people recovered from the virus ....

  • Armenia records 187 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-07-17 09:24:49 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:27 - ID:9066357

    YEREVAN, July 17 (MENA) - As many as 187 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 227,298, the Ministry of Healthcare reported on Saturday. The ministry said 114 patients ....

  • Ukraine reports 591 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths

    Date: 2021-07-17 09:14:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:26 - ID:9066354

    KIEV, July 17 (MENA) - Ukraine recorded 591 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 2,244,196, Ukrinform news agency said on Saturday. "Some 591 new confirmed cases of coronavirus ....

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