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    New Zealand to enter lockdown after single virus case found
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    New Zealand to enter lockdown after single virus case found

    Wellington, Aug 17: New Zealand's government took drastic action Tuesday by putting the entire nation into a strict lockdown for at least three days after finding a single case of coronavirus infection in the community. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern invoked some of the stirring rhetoric she...
    Taliban announces amnesty, urges women to join government
    International

    Taliban announces 'amnesty', urges women to join government

    Kabul, Aug 17: The Taliban announced Tuesday an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government, trying to calm nerves across a nervous capital city that only the day before saw chaos at its airport as people tried to flee their rule. The comments by Enamullah Samangani, a...
    Biden to address nation on deadly chaos in Afghanistan
    International

    Biden to address nation on deadly chaos in Afghanistan

    Washington, Aug 16: President Joe Biden will address the nation on Monday about the US evacuation from Afghanistan, after the planned withdrawal of American forces turned deadly at Kabul's airport as thousands tried to flee the country after the Taliban's takeover. The White House says Biden...
    Afghan President flees the country as Taliban move on Kabul
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    Afghan President flees the country as Taliban move on Kabul

    Kabul, Aug 15: Afghanistan's embattled President left the country Sunday, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signalling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.The Taliban, which for hours had been in the outskirts...
    7.2 magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Haiti
    International

    7.2 magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Haiti

    Port-au-Prince, Aug 14: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Haiti on Saturday, with the epicenter 12 kilometers northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud, the US Geological Survey said.People in the capital of Port-au-Prince felt the tremor and many rushed into the streets in fear, although...
    Taliban seize province near Kabul, attack northern city
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    Taliban seize province near Kabul, attack northern city

    Kabul, Aug 14: The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan's capital and launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city in the north defended by powerful former warlords, Afghan officials said. Homa Ahmadi, a lawmaker from Logar, says the Taliban...
    Londons Tower Bridge reopens after being stuck for hours
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    London's Tower Bridge reopens after being stuck for hours

    London, Aug 10: London's Tower Bridge has reopened to traffic after the famous crossing became stuck open for hours due to a technical problem. The City of London Corporation, which owns and runs the bridge, said Monday that the bridge was stuck in a raised position due to a technical issue. Roads...
    Japans PM thanks people for safe Olympics during pandemic
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    Japan's PM thanks people for safe Olympics during pandemic

    Tokyo, Aug 9: Japan's Prime Minister thanked people for helping the country safely hold the Olympics despite the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic. He noted the Games were delayed by a year and held under tight restrictions, but "I believe we were able to fulfill our responsibility as the...
    Israel military strikes Hamas after launch of fire balloons
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    Israel military strikes Hamas after launch of fire balloons

    Ramallah, Aug 7: Israeli warplanes struck two targets in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, the Israeli military said, in response to incendiary balloons launched from Gaza into Israel. The Israeli military struck what it said was a Hamas military compound and a rocket launching site after four...
    Thousands jam Philippine vaccination sites over false news
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    Thousands jam Philippine vaccination sites over false news

    Manila, Aug 6: Thousands of people jammed coronavirus vaccination centers in the Philippine capital, defying social distancing restrictions, after false news spread that unvaccinated residents would be deprived of cash aid or barred from leaving home during a two-week lockdown that started Friday. ...
    Hawaii under tsunami watch after huge 8.2 quake hits Alaska
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    Hawaii under tsunami watch after huge 8.2 quake hits Alaska

    Perryville (US), Jul 29: A tsunami watch was issued for Hawaii on Wednesday evening following a large earthquake off the Alaska peninsula. According to Honolulu Star Advertiser, The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center listed the magnitude as 8.1 and said "an investigation is underway to determine...
    Unvaccinated US swimmer sparks debate as Olympics start
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    Unvaccinated US swimmer sparks debate as Olympics start

    Tokyo, Jul 23: A debate is brewing between former gold medalist Maya DiRado and some American swimmers over U.S. medal threat Michael Andrew's decision not to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus as he prepares to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. DiRado sparked the discourse this week with a...
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