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Japan’s daily COVID-19 cases top 10,000 for 1st time TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan's daily total of COVID-19 cases topped 10,000 for the first time on Thursday, with Tokyo experiencing surging infections, casting a pall over the Olympics, Kyodo reports.

29.07.2021 18:44

Magnitude 8.2 quake strikes Alaska, tsunami warning issued ANKARA. KAZINFORM - A tsunami alert has been issued after a powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said early on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports.

29.07.2021 14:15

COVID-19: Brazil has 19.7 mi cases, 551.9k deaths BRASIL. KAZINFORM - The total amount of people infected with the novel coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic in Brazil has reached 19,749,073. From Monday to Tuesday, health authorities confirmed 41,411 positive diagnoses for COVID-19, Agencia Brasil reports.

29.07.2021 13:55

Australia's Olympic athletics team put into isolation amid COVID risk SYDNEY. KAZINFORM - Australia's Olympic athletics team in Tokyo was put into immediate isolation on Thursday after the United States' pole vaulter Sam Kendricks tested positive for COVID-19, Xinhua reports.

29.07.2021 13:19

Guatemala and Russia signed new contract for supply of Sputnik V vaccine — Health Ministry RIO DE JANEIRO. KAZINFORM - The government of Guatemala and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) have signed a new contract for the supply of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to the republic, Guatemalan Health Minister Amelia Flores announced on Tuesday, TASS reports.

29.07.2021 12:38

Daily virus cases dip as authorities mull stronger virus curbs in S.Korea SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell slightly Thursday after reaching a record high the previous day as health authorities weigh implementing more virus restrictions to slow down the spread of the delta variant and growing infections outside the greater Seoul area, Yonhap reports.

29.07.2021 11:46

Death rate down in June; deaths from COVID drop to 8th place in Slovakia BRATISLAVA. KAZINFORM - A total of 4,251 individuals died in Slovakia in June, the lowest figure in twelve months, and COVID-19 was far from being the most frequent cause of death, falling to eighth place, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, TASR reports.

28.07.2021 22:34

Olympics: Tennis federation shifts match timings to avoid Tokyo heat TOKYO. KAZINFORM - The International Tennis Federation said Wednesday it will move the daily start time of all Tokyo Olympic matches back to 3 p.m. to avoid the worst of the heat, Kyodo reports.

28.07.2021 22:12

Belarus, Kazakhstan mull over joint construction projects MINSK. KAZINFORM – Belarusian First Deputy Architecture and Construction Minister Igor Kostyukov spoke about promising Belarusian construction projects in Kazakhstan and other countries at a press conference to discuss development prospects of the national civil engineering industry ahead of Builder's Day in BelTA's press center on 28 July.

28.07.2021 21:27

COVID-19: Italy approves Moderna jab for 12-17-yr-olds ROME. KAZINFORM - Italian medicines agency AIFA said Wednesday that its technical-scientific committee had approving using the Spikevax (Moderna) vaccine with minors aged from 12 to 17, ANSA reports.

28.07.2021 20:29

Japan’s daily COVID-19 cases top 8,000 for 1st time TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan's daily total of COVID-19 cases topped 8,000 for the first time on Wednesday, with a surge in infections in Tokyo casting a pall over the Olympics and putting pressure on the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to take stronger countermeasures, Kyodo reports.

28.07.2021 15:39

Morocco extends state of health emergency for another month RABAT. KAZINFORM -Morocco on Tuesday extended for a month its state of health emergency imposed among measures to fight the novel coronavirus, Anadolu Agency reports.

28.07.2021 14:40

Brazil exceeds 550k deaths from COVID-19 BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - The report released by the Health Ministry Monday (Jul. 26) reports 550,502 deaths from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. In 24 hours, 578 fatalities were confirmed, Agencia Brasil reports.

28.07.2021 13:43

S. Korea: Daily virus cases hit new high; infections in non-capital area, delta variant worrisome SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hit a new high Wednesday, health authorities said, as the highly transmissible delta variant and rising infections outside the greater Seoul area continue to hamper the virus fight, Yonhap reports.

28.07.2021 12:16

Quanzhou added to UNESCO World Heritage List FUZHOU. KAZINFORM - East China's port city of Quanzhou, once hailed as «the very great and noble city» by the Italian explorer Marco Polo, won UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status Sunday, bringing the total number of the country's UNESCO World Heritage sites to 56, Xinhua reports.

27.07.2021 22:31

ANSA: Province of Como hit by severe floods ROME. KAZINFORM - The province of Como has been hit by severe floods that tossed around parked cars and caused massive damage following torrential rain overnight, ANSA reports.

27.07.2021 22:06

Tokyo logs record 2,848 daily COVID cases 4 days after Olympics open TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Tokyo reported a record 2,848 daily coronavirus infections on Tuesday, four days after the opening of the Olympics, with health experts warning that the worst is yet to come, Kyodo reports.

27.07.2021 21:38

Uzbekistan registers an all-time high of new coronavirus cases in past day TASHKENT. KAZINFORM - Uzbekistan registered the largest number of new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours over the entire pandemic period, the country’s Health Ministry reported on Tuesday, TASS reports.

27.07.2021 15:36

UNESCO adds four natural, three cultural sites to World Heritage List PARIS. KAZINFORM - Four natural sites and three cultural sites were added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage List on Monday, Xinhua reports.

27.07.2021 13:12

New virus cases in 1,300s for 2nd day; virus fight dogged by delta variant, vacationers SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 1,300s for the second straight day Tuesday as health authorities strive to stem infections outside the greater Seoul area and the spread of the delta variant with toughened distancing measures, Yonhap reports.

27.07.2021 11:45

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