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Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 8.33 million: Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,333,206 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The A

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France cancels defense meeting with UK over submarine row: report

France has cancelled a meeting between Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart planned for this week after Australia scrapped a submarine order

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Scenes from Valencia's Fallas Festival

Sunday marked the end of Valencia’s Fallas Festival, a celebration held in the Spanish city commemorating Saint Joseph.The holiday, usually celebrated in March, was moved t

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China calls for restraint, dialogue in resolving problems in Guinea

China has called for the release of Guinea's detained President Alpha Conde, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday."We call on all parties to exercise restraint and resolve

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Hurricane Ida from space: Photos from astronauts and satellites

Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, making the first hurricane of the year to hit the Gulf Coast and the first to reach the U.S.

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Hurricane Ida from space: Photos from astronauts and satellites

Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, making the first hurricane of the year to hit the Gulf Coast and the first to reach the U.S.

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Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana

The category four Hurricane Ida has made a landfall in the U.S. state of Louisiana on Sunday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.Arriving with a barometric pressure of 930 millibars, Ida

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U.S. assessing possibilities of civilian casualties in Kabul airstrike

U.S. military forces on Sunday said they are assessing the possibilities of civilian casualties after an airstrike on a vehicle in Kabul, in which they eliminated an imminent ISIS-K threat to Hamad K

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Chinese FM talks with U.S. secretary of state

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday held a phone talk and exchanged views on the Afghanistan situa

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New explosion heard in Kabul, Xinhua reports

An explosion was heard near Kabul airport on Sunday, Xinhua reported.

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At least 21 dead in flooding in U.S. state of Tennessee

At least 21 people died and dozens are missing after flooding in the southern U.S. state of Tennessee, local officials said on Sunday in what they warned was a prelimin

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Haiti earthquake death toll rises to 2,207

The death toll from the deadly Haiti earthquake on August 14 has risen to 2,207 with 344 people still missing, Haiti's civil protection agency said on Sunday.Some 12,268 people were injured in the ma

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China's Mars rover completes planned mission on red planet

China's Mars rover Zhurong had traveled 889 meters on the surface of the red planet as of Sunday and completed the roving exploration mission as planned, according to t

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Death toll from Haiti earthquake rises to 724 -- civil protection authorities

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll has risen to 724 in a strong earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday morning, the nation's civil protection authorities

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Taliban order members to enter Kabul: spokesman

The Taliban has ordered its fighters to enter the Afghan capital Kabul, a spokesman for the group said on Sunday.The statement by Zabihullah Mujahid came shortly after reports saying President Ashraf

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Toll in massive Haiti quake jumps to 724 people dead: govt

At least 724 people were killed in the powerful earthquake that rocked Haiti, authorities said Sunday, updating the toll on the disaster-hit nation.An additional 2,800 people were injured in the 7.2-

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Taliban claim control over Afghanistan's Jalalabad

The Taliban have gained control over Afghanistan's Jalalabad, the country's fifth largest city, the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter on Sunday.