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Germany records 3,571 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2021-08-04 07:16:53 GMT - Germany - World - SN:11 - ID:9093437
BERLIN, Aug 4 (MENA) - The number of coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 3,571 over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 3,659,900, according to data released by Germany's Robert Koch Institute Wednesday. The death toll in the country ....
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Police officer dies following shooting outside the Pentagon building
Date: 2021-08-03 23:26:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:114 - ID:9093265
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - A police officer died Tuesday after shots were fired outside the Pentagon building, CNN quoted law enforcement sources as saying. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency, which oversees the security of the Pentagon, ....
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Afghan FM calls for special UNSC emergency session on Taliban's attacks
Date: 2021-08-03 20:07:04 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:103 - ID:9093126
KABUL, Aug 3 (MENA) - Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar called his Indian counterpart Jaishankar on Monday to discuss convening an emergency UN Security Council session on the escalation of violence and widespread human rights violations ....
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Powerful blast rocks Afghan capital
Date: 2021-08-03 18:33:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:91 - ID:9093022
KABUL, Aug 3 (MENA) - A car bomb exploded in Kabul on Tuesday evening, just hours after the Afghan army urged residents in another city to evacuate ahead of an operation against the Taliban, CNN reported. Gunshots were heard after the blast which ....
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US Pentagon on lockdown after shots fired near bus platform
Date: 2021-08-03 17:20:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:9092907
WAHSINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - The US Pentagon building is on lockdown after a "shooting event" near the Metro Bus platform, a Department of Defense spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The gunman was shot by a Pentagon police officer and did not get ....
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UK reports 21,691 new coronavirus cases, 138 deaths
Date: 2021-08-03 16:04:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:73 - ID:9092865
LONDON, Aug 3 (MENA) - An additional 138 people in the UK are reported to have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test - the highest number since 17 March - and 21,691 new people tested positive. There were 6,099 patients in hospital ....
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Kisho defeated by Ukraine's Parviz Nasipov in wrestling semi-finals
Date: 2021-08-03 11:27:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:43 - ID:9092010
TOKYO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim "Kisho" was defeated by his Ukrainian counterpart Parviz Nasipov 6-7 in their clash on Tuesday as part of semi-finals competitions of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Kisho failed ....
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US State Department to evaluate ways of responding to ban on hiring Russian embassy staff
Date: 2021-08-03 08:52:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:9091660
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - The United States will continue to study appropriate actions in response to a ban on hiring Russian and third-country citizens at its diplomatic missions in Russia, US State Department Spokesman Ned Price told journalists ....
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JHU: World coronavirus cases hit 198,894,515
Date: 2021-08-03 07:36:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9091435
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - The US Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said the total number of coronavirus infections at the global level hit 198,894,515. The university added that the total number of deaths worldwide reached now 4,235,461, according ....
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Vaccinations up more than 200% in hardest hit states: White House
Date: 2021-08-03 07:16:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9091497
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (MENA) - White House COVID coordinator Jeff Zients said that last week the US reached its highest day seven-day average of vaccinations since July 4th, and 3 million Americans got their first shot in the past seven days, ABC News ....
