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Kabul-Hosted Intl Conference on Peace Process Begins Kabul is hosting a meeting of 19 representatives from nations as well as international organizations today in a virtual event organized by the Presidential Palace to discuss peace and to build consensus on the reconciliation process in the country.
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12,189 Known Active Cases of COVID-19 in Afghanistan The ministry also reported 239 new positive cases in the past 24 hours out of 668 tests.
The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 239 new positive cases in the past 24 hours out of 668 tests.
The ministry also reported 34 deaths due to COVID-19 over the last 24 hours while 737 others have... |
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Massive protests staged across Australia in support of Black Lives Matter Australian police cordon off the area around Town Hall during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in Sydney, Australia, on June 12, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Mass protest rallies have been staged in cities across Australia in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States.
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Iraqis rally to decry Saudi papers offensive cartoon of Ayatollah Sistani Iraqi protesters converge outside the gates of Baghdads heavily-fortified Green Zone on July 5, 2020 to denounce Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat over an offensive cartoon depicting the countrys top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. (Photo by al-Ahad television network)
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16 dead in Japan as heavy rain triggers floods, mudslides: Media This picture shows inundated houses due to heavy rain in Hitoyoshi, in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on July 4, 2020. (By AFP)
At least 16 people are dead after torrential rain in Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides, local media said Sunday, as rescue workers sift through debris in search of... |
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166 killed in Ethiopia protests over killing of musician Demonstrators march down University Avenue during a protest after the death of musician and activist Hachalu Hundessa, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the US, on July 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Police in Ethiopia say 166 people have lost their lives in violent protests that have rocked the Horn of Africa country... |
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Columbus statue toppled by race protesters in Baltimore: media Protesters pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus in the US city of Baltimore on Saturday, July 4, 2020.
American protesters have pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus in the US city of Baltimore, according to local media reports.
The statue of Columbus, the Italian navigator who reached... |
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FM Zarif: Irans ditching of US dollar to ease sanctions pressure paying off Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures during an open session of parliament in Tehran on July 5, 2020.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has underlined Irans achievements in ditching the US dollar, citing the countrys use of barter system to ease up pressure caused by the illegal... |
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Refugees stranded in Mediterranean to be quarantined on Italian ship A medic of French NGO SOS Mediterranee takes the temperature of refugees rescued by members of the boat Ocean Viking, off the coast of Lampedusa Island, in the Mediterranean Sea, on June 25, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Refugees stranded on board a rescue ship in the Mediterranean Sea have been scheduled to... |
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WHO notes all-time high in coronavirus cases in 24 hours +World updates Workers move the coffin of a COVID-19 victim to be cremated at Serafin cemetery in Bogota, Colombia, on July 4, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the number of new coronavirus infections reached a record high - at 212,326 cases - in the past 24 hours for the first time since... |
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Florida, Texas post daily COVID-19 records as positivity rates climb Sun seekers gather at Clearwater Beach, which remains open despite high numbers of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the state, on Independence Day in Clearwater, Florida, US Jul 4, 2020. (Reuters photo)
Florida and Texas, two states that have emerged as the latest hot spots of the US coronavirus... |
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Daesh kills 2, including 5-year-old, in Nigeria This photograph, taken on February 10, 2020, shows trucks burnt out by suspected members of the so-called West Africa Province (ISWAP) branch of Daesh during an attack in the village of Auno, in Nigerias Borno State, on February 9, 2020. (By AFP)
Takfiri Daesh terrorists have killed two civilians,... |
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Iran lodges complaint against US at ICC over sanctions amid rise in COVID-19 infections An Iranian nurse attends to an elderly COVID-19 patient at a hospital in the northern city of Gonbad-e Kavus, Gorgan Province, on July 4, 2020. (Photo by IRNA)
Iran has filed a complaint at the International Court of Justice (ICC) against the United States regarding the impact of Washingtons sanctions... |
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Russia calls UK courts decision to hold Venezuelan gold outrageous A man wearing a protective mask walks past a mural depicting Venezuelas late president Hugo Chavez at the Perez de Leon Hospital of the Petare neighborhood, in eastern Caracas, Venezuela, on June 23, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Russia says a decision by a court in the United Kingdom to give a Venezuelan opposition... |
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Protesters burn American flag outside White House after Trumps July Fourth speech Angry protesters burned an American flag outside the White House after President Donald Trumps July Fourth address on Saturday. (Photo via dailywire.com)
Angry protesters burned an American flag outside the White House after President Donald Trumps July Fourth address on Saturday.
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Baghdad condemns US for missile test inside its embassy US Embassy compound in Baghdads Green Zone (Photo by Reuters)
The Iraqi government has condemned the United States for testing an air defense missile system inside its embassy in Baghdad.
Iraqs deputy parliament speaker Hassan Karim al-Kaabi on Saturday described the move as provocative and in violation... |
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Iraq officially protests Turkeys cross-border offensive This file photo shows Turkish military forces at the Syrian-Iraqi border during an operation to prevent Kurdish forces from using the route to reinforce northeast Syria (By Reuters)
The Iraqi government has expressed its official protest at Turkeys attacks against the Arab countrys north, saying the... |
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Right-leaning parties stage anti-govt demo in Rome People attend a united rally of the League party, the Brothers of Italy (FdI) party and the Forza Italia (FI) party for a protest against the government on July 4, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
In the Italian capital, about 3,000 people attended an anti-government demonstration organized jointly by Italy’s... |
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DFB-Pokal final: Bayer Leverkusen 2-4 Bayern Munich Bayern Munich have clinched their 2nd German Cup in a row after eliminating Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 at Olympiastadion in Berlin.
The newly crowned Bundesliga champions got on the score sheet when David Alaba sent an exquisite free-kick into the right-hand corner 16 minutes into the match.
Then 8 minutes... |
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Iran says has triggered JCPOA dispute mechanism six times Irans foreign minister says he has triggered the "dispute resolution mechanism" of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA, on at least six occasions.
"Dont believe the hype: Iran triggered JCPOA DRM (Dispute Resolution Mechanism) on at least 6 occasions (in ref to US AND E3 violations),"... |
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Trump fund-raising official tests positive for covid-19 Kimberly Guilfoyle shakes hands with US President Donald Trump (L) as his son, Trump Jr., looks on. (photo via YouTube)
Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of US President Donald Trumps eldest son and a top fund-raising official for his 2020 re-election campaign, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Sergio... |
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70 affected by gas leak at Iranian petrochemical complex: Spokesman File photo shows a view to Karoon Petrochemical Complex, located in the Persian Gulf port of Imam Khomeini inn southern Iran.
More than 70 staff members of an Iranian petrochemical plant have been briefly hospitalized after inhaling chlorine that leaked from a storage tank in the facility.
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Coronavirus: July 4th advice from Ivanka Trump backfires US President Donald Trump and his daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump (C) attend an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board Meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 26, 2020. (AFP photo)
Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trumps daughter and adviser, drew criticism by advising... |
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Trump attacks radical left in fourth of July speech US President Donald Trump arrives for the independence day events at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020. (AFP photo)
US President Donald Trump took the chance in his independence day speech to attack the "radical left."
"We are now in the process of defeating the... |
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Indian Air Force carries out drills near China border Indias Air Force carried out exercises around an airbase near the border with China on Saturday as troops from the two countries are locked in a stand-off.
The drills came the day after Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Ladakh region, where 20 Indian soldiers were killed during clashes... |
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US Soldier Killed in Vehicle Accident in Afghanistan A US soldier died in a vehicle accident in Afghanistan on Friday, Pentagon confirmed.
The US Department of Defense said Saturday that the soldier died in Farah as the result of a vehicle rollover accident.
Pentagon identified the soldier as Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, 21, from San Antonio, Texas.
The... |
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COVID-19: 348 New Positive Cases Reported The Ministry of Public Health reported 348 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 868 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported seven new COVID-19 deaths and 1,833 recoveries.
With this, the total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 32,672, the total deaths reached 826 and the... |
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US records 53,000 new cases, Brazil passes 1.5m, Russia nears 675,000 TOPSHOT - Health workers carry a COVID-19 patient on a stretcher made with pipe tubes and and using kitchen gloves in Puerto Carreno, Colombian Amazon, on the border with Peru, on July 3, 2020. Colombia exceeded 100,000 infections of the new coronavirus on Wednesday, almost four months after registering... |
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North Korea rejects talks with US as political tool for Washington Residents hold US and North Korean flags while they wait for motorcade of North Koreas leader Kim Jong-un en route to the Metropole Hotel for the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, on February 28, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
North Korea has dismissed the possibility of fresh talks with the... |
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EUs Borrell: Iran triggers dispute mechanism in nuclear deal EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell addresses a press conference following a videoconference with EU Defense Ministers in Brussels, Belgium, on June 16, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The EU foreign policy chief says he has received a letter from Iran that demands triggering the dispute resolution mechanism... |
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