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21 people wounded in bomb blast in western Afghanistan
Date: 2021-05-03 14:44:52 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:64 - ID:8940524
KABUL, May 3 (MENA) - A bomb exploded near a school in western Afghanistan on Monday wounding 21 people, many of them young students, a provincial official, quoted by ABC news, said. Ambulances rushed to the site and took the wounded to nearby ....
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EU summons Russia's ambassador over travel bans on officials
Date: 2021-05-03 12:44:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:8940166
MOSCOW, May 3 (MENA) - The European Union summoned the Russian ambassador on Monday after Moscow put eight EU nationals, including top Brussels officials, on a blacklist in retaliation for sanctions by the bloc, according to the Moscow Times. ....
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4 Afghan security members killed in Taliban attack in Nahrin
Date: 2021-05-03 10:43:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:8940072
KABUL, May 3 (MENA) - Four Afghan security members were killed, including a commander, in a Taliban attack in Nahrin district of northern Baghlan province on Sunday night, Tolo news agency reported Monday. Mohammad Azizi, district governor, ....
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Russia reports 8,489 new coronavirus cases, 336 deaths
Date: 2021-05-03 09:46:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:8940002
MOSCOW, May 3 (MENA) - Russia reported 8,489 new coronavirus infections on Monday, including 2,635 in Moscow, bringing the total national tally of infections to 4,831,744. The Russian coronavirus crisis centre said 336 more deaths of coronavirus ....
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India’s vaccine shortage will last months, biggest manufacturer warns
Date: 2021-05-03 09:37:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:30 - ID:8939962
LONDON, May 3 (MENA) - The chief executive of India’s Serum Institute, the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer, has warned that shortages of jabs will persist for months after Narendra Modi’s government failed to prepare for a devastating second ....
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7,255 new COVID-19 cases reported in PH
Date: 2021-05-03 09:06:12 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:26 - ID:8939900
MANILA, May 3 (MENA) - The Philippines reported 7,255 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, the Department of Health said in its latest bulletin. That raised nationwide cases to 1,062,225, of which 69,466 are active cases, CNN reported quoting the ....
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South Korea to push forward US-North Korea talks
Date: 2021-05-03 08:58:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:8939819
SEOUL, May 3 (MENA) - South Korea will try to help move nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea forward and restore its own dialogue with Pyongyang, the government said Sunday in a policy report on inter-Korean relations for this ....
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US stresses support for political settlement in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-05-03 08:47:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:8939875
KABUL, May 3 (MENA) - US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad has underlined the need for urgent support toward an inclusive political settlement that ends over 40 years of conflict in Afghanistan, Pajhwok reported Monday. Ambassador Khalilzad ....
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Blinken to attend G7 foreign ministers' meeting in London
Date: 2021-05-03 08:37:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:8939848
WASHINGTON, May 3 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend the G7 Foreign and Development Minister’s Meeting in London, the United Kingdom, from May 3-5, 2021, the State Department announced. "Secretary Blinken is attending the ....
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Kyrgyzstan's death toll in border conflict rises to 35
Date: 2021-05-03 08:14:31 GMT - Kyrgyzstan - World - SN:20 - ID:8939832
BISHKEK, May 3 (MENA) - One more citizen of Kyrgyzstan died of injuries as a result of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict, bringing the total death toll to 35. Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development Aliza Soltonbekova said the deceased ....