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Архив 2020-08-12

COVID-19 kills 188 more Iranians over past 24 hours TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that some 188 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 18,988, IRNA reports.

12.08.2020 20:26

Gov't doubles state aid for disaster relief in S Korea SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's government on Wednesday decided to double the state aid for disaster relief and recovery, as the unusually prolonged rainy season has wrecked havoc on houses, farm land and infrastructure nationwide, Yonhap reports.

12.08.2020 19:27

Kazakhstan to resume flights to 7 countries from Aug 17 NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan is to resume flights to seven countries starting from August 17, Kazinform reports.

12.08.2020 18:38

President briefed on national railways company’s activities NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Today, the Head of State, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has met with the Chairman of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Company, Sauat Mynbayev, Kazinform cites Akorda.kz.

12.08.2020 18:02

Brazilian state in talks to produce Russian vaccine BOGOTA. KAZINFORM - Brazil's Parana state is in talks to produce a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Russia, despite not having completed mass clinical trials, Anadolu Agency reports.

12.08.2020 17:58

UN Chief calls on leaders to enable world’s youth to enjoy lives of safety, dignity and opportunity TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on International Youth Day, 12 August 2020, called on leaders and adults everywhere to do everything possible to enable the world’s youth to enjoy lives of safety, dignity and opportunity and contribute to the fullest of their great potential, IRNA reports.

12.08.2020 17:25

10 fast-food franchise employees test positive for COVID-19 in Seoul SEOUL. KAZINFORM - Ten employees working at a local fast-food franchise have tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials said Wednesday, raising concerns over a possibly bigger outbreak, Yonhap reports.

12.08.2020 16:57

Tokyo reports 222 more coronavirus cases TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Tokyo reported on Wednesday 222 new coronavirus cases, the metropolitan government said, Kyodo reports.

12.08.2020 16:25

Armenia extends coronavirus-related state of emergency for another month YEREVAN. KAZINFORM - Armenia extended the coronavirus-related state of emergency for another month at a Cabinet meeting on August 12, Armenpress reports.

12.08.2020 15:35

Kazakhstan to send gov’t delegation to Moscow for COVID-19 vaccines purchase talks - President NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a congratulatory telegram to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the registration of the world’s first vaccine against COVID-19, Kazinform reports referring to Akorda.kz.

12.08.2020 15:01

Nur-Sultan’s COVID-19 hospital discharges last patient NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The Central Veterans Clinical Hospital which is used as a COVID-19 facility has seen its last COVID-19 patient being discharged, Kazinform correspondent reports.

12.08.2020 14:48

Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe up by over 216,000 in past day — WHO GENEVA. KAZINFORM - More than 216,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on August 11, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 19.93 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Tuesday, TASS reports.

12.08.2020 14:16

Kazakh Railways reports online ticket sales failure NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – To buy train tickets online in Kazakhstan is temporarily unavailable due to technical failure, Kazinform cites the Kazakh Railaways' press service.

12.08.2020 13:55

Turkey confirms 1,183 new cases of COVID-19 ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Turkey on Tuesday confirmed 1,183 more cases of COVID-19, raising the tally to 243,180, Anadolu Agency reports.

12.08.2020 13:25

Mets issue weather forecast for next three days NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – In the next three days, August 13-15, the southern cyclone is said to shift to the northeastern regions of Kazakhstan brining unstable weather conditions, Kazinform cites Kazhydromet.

12.08.2020 12:45

UN calls for rapid formation of Lebanese government ANKARA. KAZINFORM - The UN special coordinator for Lebanon called on Lebanese authorities Tuesday to rapidly form a new government following the resignation of Prime Minister Hassan Diab and his cabinet, Anadolu Agency reports.

12.08.2020 12:14

International reserves up $2.4bn – National Bank NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan’s international reserves have increased by $2.4 billion in a month and totaled $35.3 billion by late July, Kazinform correspondent reports.

12.08.2020 11:40

Biden picks Sen. Harris as running mate, 1st black woman VP candidate WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Tuesday that he has picked Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, making her the first black and Asian American woman to be nominated for vice president by a major party in the United States, Kyodo reports.

12.08.2020 11:20

Over 80% of COVID-19 beds emptied in Shymkent SHYMKENT. KAZINFORM - The epidemic situation has been improving as less new COVID-19 cases are reported every day, Kazinform cites the city administration.

12.08.2020 10:38

Kazakhstan reports 8 COVID-19-like pneumonia deaths NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 1,423 cases of and 8 deaths from pneumonia flagged as pneumonia with COVID-19 signs have been reported countrywide in the last 24 hours, Kazinform cites coronavirus2020.kz.

12.08.2020 10:15

Kazakhstani Putintseva advances to Top Seed Open 2nd round NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 33rd seed Kazakhstani Yulia Putintseva has defeated Australian Ajla Tomljanović to advance to the second round of the Top Seed Open – the first American tournament of the WTA Tour to be played between August 10-16 since the suspension due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Kazinform cites Sports.kz.

12.08.2020 09:51

Russia receives request for 1 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses from 20 states MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia has received a request for the production of 1 bln doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology from 20 states, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev said during an online conference, TASS reports.

12.08.2020 09:20

Kazakhstan closes in on 75,000 COVID-19 recoveries NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 975 more COVID-19 recoveries have been registered in Kazakhstan for the past day, Kazinform cites coronavirus2020.kz.

12.08.2020 08:55

New COVID-19 cases spotted in Kazakhstan in past day NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan has added 691 new COVID-19 cases, including 377 asymptomatic ones, to its total COVID-19 caseload in the last 24 hours, Kazinform cites coronavirus2020.kz.

12.08.2020 08:34

Senate elections kick off in Kazakhstan NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Elections for the Senate of the Kazakh Parliament have kicked off today, Kazinform correspondent reports.

12.08.2020 08:19

August 12. Today's Birthdays NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Today's Birthdays is the one-stop shop where you can learn about prominent Kazakhstani people who were born on the 12th of August.

12.08.2020 08:00

August 12. Kazinform's timeline of major events NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events and dates for the 12th of August. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on August 12.

12.08.2020 07:00

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