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Afghanistan: 2 explosions reported near US embassy, presidential place
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Two powerful explosions were reported late on Sunday near the US embassy and Afghan presidential place in Kabul, Sputnik reported.
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Power cannot be transferred unless Taliban inform about President's succes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 15 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that power cannot be transferred unless the Taliban inform about President's successor from their side, Sputnik reported citing sources.
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Putin offers condolences to Lebanese President over deadly fuel tanker exp
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday extended condolences to his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Aoun, over the deadly fuel tank blast in northern Lebanon's Akkar province.
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani expected to abdicate within next few hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 15 (ANI): As the Taliban has entered the gates of capital city Kabul, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is expected to abdicate within the next few hours, Sputnik reported on Sunday.
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Russia records 21,624 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 21,624 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 22,144 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,600,836, the federal response center said on Sunday.
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Haiti hit by new earthquake with 5.8 magnitude
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A new 5.8 magnitude earthquake has hit Haiti, a day after a more powerful deadly tremor, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said on Sunday.
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COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 31,142 to over 20.35 mln
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 31,142 to 20,350,142 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Saturday.
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Russia records 22,144 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,144 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 22,277 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,579,212, the federal response center said on Saturday.
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Japan orders evacuation of over 1.2 million people over heavy rainfall
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has ordered the evacuation of 1.23 million people in four southwestern provinces over the heavy rainfall, media reported on Saturday.
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Russia: Several bodies found in Kuril lake near crashed helicopter
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kamchatka [Russia], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Several bodies of dead tourists have been found in the Kuril Lake, Russia's Kamchatka Territory, near the crashed Mi-8 helicopter, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 33,933 to over 20.31 mln
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 33,933 to 20,319,000 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
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South Korea allows use of remaining AstraZeneca doses on those aged over 3
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The South Korean health authorities have allowed to immunize those aged 30 and over with the unused shots of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Friday.
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