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  • Russian, Ukrainian delegations to resume online talks on March 21

    Date: 2022-03-20 19:19:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:79 - ID:9480172

    MOSCOW, March 20 (MENA) - Russian and Ukrainian delegations are expected to resume online talks on March 21, TASS reported Sunday. "An online meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations is planned for March 21," it said, citing ....

  • N. Korea fires 4 shots from multiple rocket launchers into Yellow Sea

    Date: 2022-03-20 12:28:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:49 - ID:9479306

    SEOUL, March 20 (MENA) - North Korea on Sunday fired four suspected shots from its multiple rocket launchers into the Yellow Sea, Yonhap News Agency quoted South Korean military officials as saying. South Korea's National Security Council held an ....

  • EU seeks to boost stockpile of iodine pills and nuclear protective gear

    Date: 2022-03-20 11:16:09 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:42 - ID:9479130

    LONDON, March 20 (MENA) - Brussels has accelerated plans designed to improve the EU’s health response in case of a nuclear incident following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, EU officials said as quoted by The Financial Times newspaper. The European ....

  • Russian losses in Ukraine: 14,700 troops killed

    Date: 2022-03-20 11:01:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:40 - ID:9479082

    KIEV, March 20 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine have killed around 14,700 Russian military personnel and destroyed 74 multiple rocket launchers and 96 fighter jets, according to the Ukrainian news agency. On its Facebook account, the General ....

  • Support rate for Japan Cabinet rises to 60.1%: Kyodo poll

    Date: 2022-03-20 09:16:22 GMT - Japan - World - SN:27 - ID:9478790

    TOKYO, March 20 (MENA) - The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet rose to 60.1 percent from 56.6 percent in February, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday. In the two-day telephone survey through Sunday, 75.2 percent ....

  • Wang Yi: China's stance on Ukraine is on the right side of history

    Date: 2022-03-20 08:53:36 GMT - China - World - SN:25 - ID:9478734

    BEIJING, March 20 (MENA) - China's stance on the Ukraine issue is on the right side of history, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wang made the remarks during a media interview a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping ....

  • Russian forces bomb art school in Mariupol housing 400 refugees

    Date: 2022-03-20 08:41:17 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:21 - ID:9478628

    KIEV, March 20 (MENA) - Russian forces have bombed an art school in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, where about 400 residents had taken shelter, the city council said on Sunday as quoted by Sky news. There was no immediate word of ....

  • Switzerland ready to host negotiations

    Date: 2022-03-20 08:35:09 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:19 - ID:9478568

    GENEVA, March 20 (MENA) - As Russia-Ukraine conflict enters Day 25, Switzerland has decided to play the role of mediator in resolving the prolonged war, ABC news reported. Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said he could organize talks between Kyiv ....

  • NSDC bans pro-Russian parties in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-20 07:38:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:16 - ID:9478513

    KYIV, March 20 (MENA) - The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) ruled to suspend the work of a number of political structures including the Opposition Platform for Life, Ukrinform reported Sunday. President of Ukraine ....

  • Germany reports over 131,000 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-03-20 07:24:02 GMT - Germany - World - SN:14 - ID:9478481

    BERLIN, March 20 (MENA) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases reported 131,792 new infections, bringing the total number of cases to 18,553,100. About 49 people died, bringing the total death toll to 126,699. The ....

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