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Inclusion, participation of indigenous peoples must be ensured in COVID-19 response: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM - Inclusion and participation of the world's 476 million indigenous peoples must be ensured in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and on the road ahead towards recovery, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday, Xinhua reports.

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10.08.2020 20:29

Cluster infections break out at Seoul's Namdaemun Market

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - Eight merchants working at Namdaemun Market in central Seoul and at least one family member have tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials said Monday, raising concern about a fresh cluster of pandemic infections at the nation's largest traditional market, Yonhap reports.

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10.08.2020 19:35

Monsoon rains claim at least 58 lives in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD. KAZINFORM - At least 58 people have lost their lives due to heavy monsoon rains triggering flash floods in Pakistan, local media said on Monday quoting officials, IRNA reports.

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10.08.2020 18:55

Russia’s upgraded Ka-52M combat helicopter makes debut flight

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s upgraded Kamov Ka-52M combat helicopter made its debut flight, the Industry and Trade Ministry reported on Monday, TASS reports.

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10.08.2020 17:45

Abai’s Book of Words translated into Armenian language

YEREVAN. KAZINFORM – The modern rendition of Mukhtar Auezov’s novel The Path of Abai as well as Abai’s Book of Words are now available in the Armenian language, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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10.08.2020 16:45

COVID-19 cases, fatalities on rise in Brazil, Mexico

BUENOS AIRES. KAZINFORM - The novel coronavirus outbreak claimed 572 lives in Brazil over the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Monday, Anadolu Agency reports.

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10.08.2020 16:14

Over 60% of Olympic volunteers worry about anti-coronavirus measures

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - More than 60 percent of volunteers registered for next summer's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are worried about how anti-coronavirus measures will be implemented and the format of the events, according to a recent survey by the games' organizers, Kyodo reports.

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10.08.2020 14:48

India’s COVID-19 recoveries cross 1.5 million

NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM - India’s recoveries from the novel coronavirus rose to 1,530,070 on Monday, accounting for 69% of its cases, Anadolu Agency reports.

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10.08.2020 13:55

New Zealand sees no community transmission of virus for over 100 days

SYDNEY. KAZINFORM - New Zealand has recorded zero community transmissions of coronavirus for over 100 days, following a strict nation-wide lockdown earlier in the pandemic, Kyodo reports.

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10.08.2020 13:15

Typhoon Jangmi nears S. Korea amid persisting monsoon season, flights canceled

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - Typhoon Jangmi, the season's fifth typhoon, moved closer to the country's southern resort island of Jeju on Monday while the country's first monsoon season to extend into mid-August in decades showed no signs of letting up, Yonhap reports.

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10.08.2020 11:15

Int'l community pledges aid to blasts-stricken Lebanon

PARIS. KAZINFORM - The international community on Sunday pledged timely and sufficient aid, well-coordinated under the leadership of the United Nations (UN), to assist the Lebanese people hit by the massive explosions at the Beirut port five days ago, Xinhua reports.

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10.08.2020 09:38

S. Korea sees growing signs of economic recovery: KDI

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's economic sluggishness has eased on diminishing negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a state-run think tank said Sunday, Yonhap reports.

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09.08.2020 14:35

WHO reports one-day surge in coronavirus cases by over 284,000

GENEVA. KAZINFORM - More than 284,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, exceeding 19.18 million, while the coronavirus-related fatalities increased by over 6,000 to surpass 716,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Saturday, TASS reports.

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09.08.2020 13:50

Fire kills 7 at COVID facility in southern India

NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM - At least seven people were killed in a fire at a private hotel used as a COVID-19 facility in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh state early Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports.

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09.08.2020 13:10

Football: Juventus name Andrea Pirlo new manager

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Andrea Pirlo signed a two-year contract with Juventus to be their new manager Saturday following the departure of Maurizio Sarri, the club announced, Anadolu reports.

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09.08.2020 12:53

Nagasaki pushes Japan gov't to work for nuke ban amid rising danger

NAGASAKI. KAZINFORM - The mayor of Nagasaki on Sunday pushed the Japanese government to take more action toward realizing a world free of nuclear weapons, amid a global retreat of leadership on the issue, at a memorial ceremony on the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city, Kyodo News reports.

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09.08.2020 11:10

Death toll from heavy rains rises to 22 in S. Korea

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - The death toll from weeklong heavy rains in South Korea rose to 22 on Saturday, officials said. At least 10 people went missing and seven were injured while more than 3,000 were displaced, according to the national disaster control center and local governments, Yonhap reports.

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08.08.2020 15:45

Tokayev conveys condolences to India over plane crash

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has offered condolences to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, over the plane crash in the state of Kerala, India, Kazinform reports.

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08.08.2020 14:20

Indonesia: Sinabung Volcano erupts

JAKARTA. KAZINFORM - The Sinabung volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra Island erupted Saturday spewing ash and smoke 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) above its crater, Anadolu Agency reports.

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08.08.2020 14:14

Centuries-old cliff inscriptions discovered in north China’s Inner Mongolia

HOHHOT. KAZINFORM - Archaeologists discovered cliff inscriptions with ancient Mongolian characters, bearing a history of nearly 1,000 years, in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinhua reports.

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07.08.2020 21:13

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