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India reports 9,436 new Covid cases, 30 deaths
Date: 2022-08-28 06:46:56 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:9742024
NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (MENA) - India reported 9,436 new COVID-19 cases in a day, upping its tally of infections 44,408,132, while the count of active cases has declined to 86,591, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death ....
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New Zealand reports 1,394 new Covid-19 cases
Date: 2022-08-28 06:17:09 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:4 - ID:9742002
WELLINGTON, Aug 28 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 1,394 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,734,157, according to TVNZ. The death tally reached 1,869 in the country, the ....
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Putin signs decree to allow Donbass and Ukrainian residents to stay in Russia indefinitely
Date: 2022-08-27 15:55:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:9741581
MOSCOW, Aug 27 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin decreed to allow residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics as well as Ukrainians to stay in Russia indefinitely, the Russian news agency Tass reported. "Citizen of DPR, LPR ....
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Japan PM vows $30 bil. over next 3 years for Africa
Date: 2022-08-27 11:51:49 GMT - Tunisia - World - SN:39 - ID:9741141
TUNIS, Aug 27 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday pledged $30 billion over the next three years for African development, with a focus on investing in human capital and fostering quality growth in a continent where China and ....
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S. Korea, China vow stronger ties on supply chains during ministerial talks
Date: 2022-08-27 11:44:55 GMT - south korea - World - SN:38 - ID:9741125
SEOUL, Aug 27 (MENA) - South Korea and China agreed Saturday to boost cooperation and communications on supply chains by setting up a new high-level consultative body, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported, quoting Seoul's finance ministry. The ....
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US donates 9m more Covid vaccines to Pakistan
Date: 2022-08-27 09:56:32 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:27 - ID:9740845
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (MENA) - The United States, the single largest donor of Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines, has — in partnership with Covax — donated another batch of nine million pediatric and adult doses to Pakistan on Friday. In a press ....
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China allocates 10 bln yuan for drought relief, autumn grain production
Date: 2022-08-27 09:45:39 GMT - China - World - SN:26 - ID:9740826
BEIJING, Aug 27 (MENA) - China's Ministry of Finance on Friday earmarked 10 billion yuan (about 1.46 billion U.S. dollars) central reserve funds to support drought relief and the production of autumn grain, Xinhua reported. Some 6.5 billion yuan ....
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More than 80 people rescued from Philippine ferry fire
Date: 2022-08-27 09:39:57 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:25 - ID:9740810
MANILA, Aug 27 (MENA) - Philippine coast guard personnel and volunteers have rescued more than 80 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry that caught fire as it approached a port south of Manila, prompting many to jump into the water as flames ....
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US to create new Arctic ambassador position
Date: 2022-08-27 09:03:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:9740752
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (MENA) - The US administration announced plans to appoint an ambassador-at-large for the Arctic region. The ambassador will work with Arctic and non-Arctic nations and Indigenous groups to promote U.S. priorities in the ....
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Japan aims to expand size of circular economy to 80 tril. yen by 2030
Date: 2022-08-27 08:46:04 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:9740721
TOKYO, Aug 27 (MENA) - Japan aims to boost the size of its domestic circular economy, which focusses on reducing carbon emissions through reuse of products and resources, to 80 trillion yen ($583.7 billion) by 2030, government sources said. The ....
