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PSG close in on Messi as superstar prepares to break silence

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PARIS, Aug 8, 2021 : As Lionel Messi prepared to say farewell to Barcelona in a club press conference on Sunday, French fans and media alike were salivating over the impact the superstar’s mooted arrival at Paris Saint-Germain would have …

Hundreds flee, homes destroyed as forest fires ravage Greek island

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ISTIAIA, Greece, Aug 8, 2021 : Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought desperately Sunday to control wildfires on the island of Evia that have charred vast areas of pine forest, destroyed homes and forced tourists and locals to flee. Blazes also …

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 31,934,455

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NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 : India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,934,455 on Sunday as 39,070 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 491 deaths …

UK’s COP26 head warns of global ‘catastrophe’ from climate breakdown unless measures taken

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London [UK], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK president of the COP26 Climate Change Conference, Alok Sharma, has warned that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophe” from climate breakdown, calling for urgent actions. The remark, made in an …

Malaysia reports highest daily COVID-19 death toll, 18,688 new infections

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 8 : Malaysia recorded a fresh high of 360 single-day death toll from COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total deaths to 10,749, according to the Health Ministry. Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press …