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  • Five Afghan Policemen Killed in Zabul, Uruzgan Attacks

    Date: 2021-05-22 12:32:18 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:37 - ID:8969216

    KABUL, May 22 (MENA) - Five policemen were killed and three more were wounded in separate incidents in Zabul and Uruzgan provinces on Sunday night, Tolo news reported, quoting local officials. Four policemen were killed and two more were wounded ....

  • One dead, four injured in Amsterdam stabbing; suspect arrested

    Date: 2021-05-22 11:40:49 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:31 - ID:8969081

    AMSTERDAM, May 22 (MENA) - One person has been killed and four others taken to hospital after a man armed with a knife carried out a string of random attacks in the Amsterdam district of De Pijp, the Dutch News reported. The stabbings took place ....

  • India reports over 257,000 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-05-22 09:41:02 GMT - India - World - SN:23 - ID:8968870

    NEW DELHI, May 22 (MENA) - India on Saturday reported 257,299 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking its overall caseload to 26,289,290, Times of India reported. The death toll in the country rose to 295,525 by a single-day rise of ....

  • Germany reports 7,082 Covid-19 cases, 170 deaths in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-05-22 09:38:14 GMT - Germany - World - SN:22 - ID:8968874

    BERLIN, May 22 (MENA) - Robert Koch-Institute (RKI) reported on Saturday that an additional 7,082 cases of coronavirus have been detected in Germany since yesterday, bringing the overall figure to 3,642,244. During the same period, the Covid-19 ....

  • Austria reports 583 new coronavirus infections, 7deaths

    Date: 2021-05-22 09:36:41 GMT - Austria - World - SN:21 - ID:8968869

    VIENNA, May 22 (MENA) - The Austrian Health Ministry reported 583 new coronavirus cases and seven fatalities in the past 24 hours. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country reached ....

  • Afghanistan: Five key Taliban members killed in Herat

    Date: 2021-05-22 06:53:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:6 - ID:8968601

    KABUL, May 22 (MENA) - Five key Taliban members were killed in clashes with Afghan security troops in Herat province, according to local security sources. Maulawi Mazlum, commander of Taliban Red Unit in Herat, along with his deputy and three ....

  • US, S. Korea agree on strong alliance in summit talks

    Date: 2021-05-21 21:16:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:96 - ID:8968367

    SEOUL, May 21 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his American counterpart, Joe Biden, agreed Friday on the importance of a stronger alliance between the nations, in their first-ever summit at the White House, Yonhap news agency ....

  • 6.4-magnitude quake hits SW China's Yunnan: CENC

    Date: 2021-05-21 19:16:04 GMT - China - World - SN:88 - ID:8968121

    BEIJING, May 21 (MENA) - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in southwest China's Yunnan Province at 9:48 p.m. (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), Xinhua reported. The epicenter was ....

  • Austrians to be offered 3rd COVID vaccine shot in autumn

    Date: 2021-05-21 18:46:31 GMT - Austria - World - SN:84 - ID:8968265

    VIENNA, May 21 (MENA) - Austrian Federal Minister of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection Wolfgang Muckstein said Friday a third COVID-19 vaccination jab would be offered in the autumn. Researchers still don’t know how long ....

  • Canadian gov't extends flight ban from India, Pakistan until June 21

    Date: 2021-05-21 18:43:52 GMT - Canada - World - SN:83 - ID:8968297

    OTTAWA, May 21 (MENA) - Canada has extended its ban on direct flights from India and Pakistan until June 21 to help control the spread of new variants of the novel coronavirus, CBC reported Friday. The previous 30-day ban, first imposed on April ....

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