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Russia rejects US assurances on Ukraine's biological program
Date: 2022-04-01 14:09:30 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:54 - ID:9501595
AMSTERDAM, April 1 (MENA) - Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Alexander Shulgin on Friday condemned assurances of the US Department of Defense on the peacefulness of biological ....
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A third of the world remains totally unvaccinated against COVID: Tedros
Date: 2022-04-01 14:04:46 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:53 - ID:9501774
GENEVA, April 1 (MENA) - A third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including a shocking 83 per cent of all Africans, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO). "This is not acceptable to ....
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Mariupol evacuation Friday not yet certain - Red Cross
Date: 2022-04-01 13:45:02 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:51 - ID:9501681
GENEVA, April 1 (MENA) - The Red Cross said it was heading to Mariupol and hoping to evacuate civilians from the Ukrainian city, but it was still unclear if the operation could go ahead, CNN reported. "We remain hopeful, we are in action moving ....
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Ukrainian ambassador pledges support for nationals seeking refuge in Japan
Date: 2022-04-01 13:43:38 GMT - Japan - World - SN:50 - ID:9501625
TOKYO, April 1 (MENA) - Ukrainian ambassador to Japan Sergei Korsunsky has indicated that the embassy will provide whatever support it can to displaced Ukrainians who seek refuge in Japan, NHK reported Friday. Korsunsky told a news conference in ....
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Sri Lanka lifts curfew after violent protests over economic crisis
Date: 2022-04-01 13:41:31 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:48 - ID:9501676
COLOMBO, April 1 (MENA) - Sri Lankan police lifted a curfew on Friday after protests in which dozens of people were arrested and injured near the home of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over his handling of an economic crisis, according to the BBC ....
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Russia’s COVID-19 cases surge by almost 19,100 - crisis center
Date: 2022-04-01 12:53:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:9501672
MOSCOW, April 1 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 19,164 over the past day to 17,862,089, TASS News Agency quoted the anti-coronavirus crisis center as saying on Friday. Moscow’s COVID-19 cases surged by 1,038 over the past day versus ....
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Japan to allow up to 10,000 visitors daily from April 10
Date: 2022-04-01 12:50:12 GMT - Japan - World - SN:42 - ID:9501573
TOKYO, April 1 (MENA) - Japan will raise its daily cap on overseas arrivals to around 10,000 from April 10, up from the current 7,000, the top government spokesman said Friday, as the country gradually relaxes its coronavirus border controls, Kyodo ....
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Denmark to send about 800 troops to Latvia
Date: 2022-04-01 12:48:15 GMT - Latvia - World - SN:40 - ID:9501546
RIGA, April 1 (MENA) - Denmark is committed to sending approximately 800 of its troops to Latvia to enhance NATO defense against any potential Russian aggression in this region, as confirmed after a meeting between Latvian PM Krišjānis Kariņš and ....
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Russian-Ukrainian talks should continue, but there are no approved plans - Russian FM
Date: 2022-04-01 12:31:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:9501571
MOSCOW, April 1 (MENA) - There are currently no definitely approved plans for talks with Ukraine, but they should continue, Interfax News Agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday. "As for the Russian-Ukrainian ....
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Over 88 pct Chinese fully vaccinated against COVID-19: official
Date: 2022-04-01 12:26:51 GMT - China - World - SN:37 - ID:9501548
BEIJING, April 1 (MENA) - China has fully vaccinated 88.11 percent of its population against COVID-19 as of Thursday, a Chinese health official said Friday. As of Thursday, more than 3.27 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered ....
