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One dead, hundreds displaced by flooding in northern Ghana
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], August 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Heavy flooding in northern Ghana's Upper West region claimed one life and displaced hundreds, officials confirmed Saturday.
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UK records another 32,058 coronavirus cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 32,058 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,460,930, according to official figures released Saturday.
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Thailand reports 20,571 new COVID-19 cases, 261 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], August 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Saturday reported 20,571 new COVID-19 cases and 261 more deaths, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
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Malaysia reports 22,262 new COVID-19 cases, 223 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 22,262 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said on Saturday, bringing the national total to 1,535,286.
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Philippines logs 16,694 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 1,824,051
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 16,694 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the second-highest one-day tally since the outbreak in January last year.
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Five killed, 30 injured in bomb blast in Pakistan's Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan] August 20 (ANI): At least five people lost their lives while 30 were reported injured in a bomb blast that happened on Thursday near a procession of Shia Muslims in Pakistan's eastern Bahawalnagar district, Xinhua reported.
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Indonesia reports 20,004 new COVID-19 cases, 1,348 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 20,004 within one day to 3,950,304, with the death toll adding by 1,348 to 123,981, the country's health ministry said on Friday.
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Russia confirms 20,992 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia registered 20,992 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 21,058 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,705,523, the federal response center said on Friday.
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Chinese legislature approves amendments on third child policy: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Chinese National People's Congress (NPC) on Friday voted to approve amendments to the Population and Family Planning Law allowing couples to have a third child, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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China renews blue alert for rainstorms
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 20 (ANI/Xinhua): China's National Meteorological Center on Friday renewed a blue alert for rainstorms in some northeastern and eastern parts of the country, calling for precautionary measures.
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IS poses steady threat globally, says UN counter-terrorism chief
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) to international peace and security has remained significant and steady over the past six months, raising serious international concerns, said the UN counter-terrorism chief on Thursday (local time).
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New Zealand reports 11 new Delta cases of COVID-19 in community
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], August 20 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 11 new Delta cases of COVID-19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of cases associated with the current Auckland community outbreak to 31.
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