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Taliban condemns bombing of mosque in Kabul
Date: 2022-08-18 09:36:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:28 - ID:9726681
KABUL, Aug 18 (MENA) - The Taliban government authorities vehemently condemned the Wednesday evening mosque explosion in Kabul, the Afghan capital, which reportedly left at least 21 people dead and 33 more injured, the Khaama Press News Agency ....
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New COVID-19 cases in S.Korea near 180,000
Date: 2022-08-18 08:23:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:19 - ID:9726535
SEOUL, Aug 18 (MENA) - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 170,000 for the second consecutive day Thursday as the country is experiencing a new virus wave amid the continued spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant, according to ....
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Four killed, 27 missing in northwest China floods
Date: 2022-08-18 08:13:11 GMT - China - World - SN:17 - ID:9726463
BEIJING, Aug 18 (MENA) – Four people were killed and 27 others are missing after flash flooding hit northwest China on Thursday, The Times of India quoted local sources as saying. A search and rescue operation has been launched, the provincial ....
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Monkeypox cases top 35,000: WHO
Date: 2022-08-18 07:38:16 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:14 - ID:9726457
GENEVA, Aug 18 (MENA) - Monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. “Almost 7,500 cases ....
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Canada giving Ukraine CAD 450M to buy gas ahead of winter
Date: 2022-08-18 06:44:28 GMT - Canada - World - SN:7 - ID:9726357
OTTAWA, Aug 18 (MENA) - Ukraine will receive from Canada CAD450 million in assistance to procure gas ahead of the heating season, according to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform. “One more gesture of solidarity from friendly Canada. Ukraine will ....
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Ukrainian MPs to promote Ukraine's reputation in Africa: Rada Speaker
Date: 2022-08-17 21:40:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:85 - ID:9726217
KYIV, Aug 17 (MENA) - The leading members of the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) are planning a series of meetings with the parliaments and speakers of African countries to promote Ukraine's reputation in the world, Verkhovna Rada Chairman ....
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Russian envoy says Serbian president won’t reconsider his rejection of sanctions on Russia
Date: 2022-08-17 20:19:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:9726158
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko on Wednesday said Serbian President Alexandar Vucic will hold on to his policy of rejecting any sanctions on Russia, Tass reported. "The issue of pressure and ....
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Work in Vienna format on Iran nuke deal is at finish line, Russian senior diplomat says
Date: 2022-08-17 20:02:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:77 - ID:9726157
MOSCOW, Aug 17 (MENA) - Work on restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program in the Vienna format is at the finish line, but not all issues have been closed yet, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey ....
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Philippines reports 2,892 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-08-17 19:35:53 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:74 - ID:9726162
MANILA, Aug 17 (MENA) - The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported an additional 2,892 cases of COVID-19 in the country. However, it also said that active infections decreased to 35,101 as of August 17. According to the COVID-19 ....
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NATO says ‘urgent’ need to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant
Date: 2022-08-17 18:03:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:9726018
LONDON, Aug 17 (MENA) - The head of NATO has urgently called on Russia to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant amid rising safety concerns at the facility due to Russia's ....
