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JHU: Coronavirus cases surpass 591 mn
Date: 2022-08-16 08:20:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9722753
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload reached 591,192,492 and deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Tuesday. In its latest update, JHU revealed that the current ....
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Kashmiri Pandit shot dead, another injured as terrorists open fire inside apple orchard in Shopian
Date: 2022-08-16 07:56:38 GMT - India - World - SN:14 - ID:9722691
NEW DELHI, Aug 16 (MENA) - One Kashmiri Pandit was shot dead on Tuesday after terrorists opened fire in an apple orchard in Chotipora area of Shopian. Another person was injured., India TV news reported. The area has been cordoned off. This is ....
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Diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists to be sanctioned: China
Date: 2022-08-16 07:51:22 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:9722651
BEIJING, Aug 16 (MENA) - A spokesperson of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on Tuesday announced sanctions on "Taiwan independence" diehards on a Chinese mainland's list, Xinhua news agency reported. In ....
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6 border police personnel killed after bus falls into River in Kashmir
Date: 2022-08-16 07:42:24 GMT - India - World - SN:12 - ID:9722659
NEW DELHI, Aug 16 (MENA) - Six border police personnel died after the bus they were travelling in fell into a riverbed in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, NDTV reported. At least 30 other personnel travelling in the bus have suffered injuries in ....
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US, Japan eye cooperation for 'any situation' amid Taiwan tension
Date: 2022-08-16 07:27:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9722617
TOKYO, Aug 16 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and new Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada affirmed bilateral cooperation to respond to "any situation in the region," while criticizing China's firing of ballistic missiles that ....
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Czech Finance ministry agrees on rise in defence budget next year
Date: 2022-08-16 07:24:54 GMT - Czech - World - SN:10 - ID:9722550
PRAGUE, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Czech Ministry of Finance approved to increase the budget of the Ministry of Defense to a record record CZK 110 billion next year, Czech Television reported. It said agreement on the increase had been reached by the ....
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Indonesia has successfully controlled COVID-19, exercised global leadership amid tensions: Jokowi
Date: 2022-08-16 07:19:54 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:9 - ID:9722626
JAKARTA, Aug 16 (MENA) - Indonesia President Joko Widodo on Tuesday that Indonesia has successfully controlled the COVID-19 pandemic while growing its economy, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. The Indonesian leader also said that the Southeast ....
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India reports 8,813 new Covid cases in past 24 hrs
Date: 2022-08-16 06:23:15 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:9722533
NEW DELHI, Aug 16 (MENA) - India on Tuesday reported 8,813 new Covid-19 cases and 29 deaths in the past 24 hours, NDTV reported. Total infections reached 44,277,194 in the country, the health ministry announced. With the new rise, the total ....
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UK spy plane illegally crossed Russian border, forced out - Russian defense ministry
Date: 2022-08-15 20:42:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:89 - ID:9722400
MOSCOW, Aug 15 (MENA) - A UK reconnaissance aircraft illegally crossed the Russian state border near Cape Svyatoy Nos in Murmansk region, it was forced out by the crew of the MiG-31 interceptor, Sputnik quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying ....
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China vows to safeguard sovereignty after US lawmakers' Taiwan visit
Date: 2022-08-15 19:40:27 GMT - China - World - SN:82 - ID:9722341
BEIJING, Aug 15 (MENA) - China on Monday vowed to take strong measures to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity following a US delegation's visit to the Taiwan region on Sunday, CGTN reported. US lawmakers led by Senator Ed Markey ....
