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Abu Dhabi CP receives written note from Indonesian president
Date: 2022-03-17 15:12:47 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:73 - ID:9475034
ABU DHABI, March 17 (MENA) - Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan has received a written note from Indonesian President Joko Widodo on enhancing strategic relations between ....
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WHO chief issues warning as Asia suffers massive COVID-19 spike
Date: 2022-03-17 10:55:59 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:48 - ID:9474430
GENEVA, March 17 (MENA) - WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the COVID-19 cases have been on the surge and urged countries to continue vaccination drives. World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus raised yet another ....
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Chinese mainland reports 1,226 new local COVID-19 cases
Date: 2022-03-17 10:48:01 GMT - China - World - SN:47 - ID:9474412
BEIJING, March 17 (MENA) - The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 1,226 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 1,860 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Of the new local infections, 742 were reported in the ....
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Panama-flagged ship sank by Russian fire in Black Sea: Naval authority
Date: 2022-03-17 10:06:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:9474275
WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - Director of the Maritime Authority in Panama Nouriel Araoz said on Wednesday that a Panamanian-flagged merchant ship sank by Russian missile fire in the Black Sea, and two other ships were damaged, Hurra Channel ....
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White House insists no-fly zone over Ukraine ‘could prompt war with Russia’
Date: 2022-03-17 09:58:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:9473812
WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) – The White House said it continues to stand in opposition to a no-fly zone over Ukraine as the country fights back against Russia, suggesting the move would have repercussions that would send the United States into World ....
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Russia reports 34,819 new Covid cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2022-03-17 09:57:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:36 - ID:9473988
MOSCOW, March 17 (MENA) - Russia has confirmed 34,819 new cases of coronavirus and 561 novel deaths in a span of past 24 hours, according to the national coronavirus information center. Russia’s total fatality since the start of the coronavirus ....
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117 cases of violence registered in Afghanistan since March 2021
Date: 2022-03-17 09:13:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:29 - ID:9474112
KABUL, March 17 (MENA) - As many as 117 cases of violence against journalists and media workers have been registered across Afghanistan since March 2021. A joint report from two media groups, released on Wednesday, said that four journalists were ....
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Panel OKs Japan ending COVID-19 quasi-emergency next week
Date: 2022-03-17 09:05:30 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:9473939
TOKYO, March 17 (MENA) – A government panel on Thursday gave its greenlight to the lifting of all remaining COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency curbs in Japan as scheduled next week as the number of new infections in the country is on a downtrend, ....
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Russian missile strike in Kyiv kills, injures 4, residential building on fire
Date: 2022-03-17 08:05:46 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:22 - ID:9473813
KYIV, March 17 (MENA) – One person has been killed by a Russian missile attack in Kyiv this morning, The Guardian reported. Rescue services said they received a report of a residential building on fire in the Darnytsky district, Ukraine’s ....
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Pentagon stresses keenness to swiftly extend aid to Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-17 07:55:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9473830
WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - The United States, together with its allies and partners, stand resolutely with the Ukrainians as they fight for their future, according to the Pentagon. President Joe Biden has taken yet another step to support ....
