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  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 443,419,476

    Date: 2022-03-05 06:26:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9451439

    WASHINGTON, March 5 (MENA) - As many as 443,419,476 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday. In a statement, the university added that 5,988,994 people have died ....

  • North Korea fires ballistic missile in 9th round of launches this year

    Date: 2022-03-05 06:17:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:2 - ID:9451430

    TOKYO, March 5 (MENA) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday, the Japanese government said on Saturday. This marks the ninth in a series of missile tests by Pyongyang this year, according to Kyodo News. The missile is believed to ....

  • UK can offer aid to Ukrainians, but it is reluctant – Columnist

    Date: 2022-03-04 22:59:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:102 - ID:9451342

    LONDON, March 4 (MENA) – There are specific actions that Britain can take to ease Ukraine’s suffering, and Britain has been clearly reluctant to take them, the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins said. The most immediate is to throw open Britain’s ....

  • WFP ramping up operations as hunger rises in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-04 22:28:32 GMT - Poland - World - SN:100 - ID:9451332

    WARSAW, March 4 (MENA) – Amid reports of dwindling food supplies in embattled areas in Ukraine, the World Food Program (WFP) on Friday began ramping up operations, the organization said, warning that the conflict could have consequences beyond the ....

  • US 'assessing' cutting off consumption of Russian oil - White House

    Date: 2022-03-04 21:58:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:9451339

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - The White House is assessing the impact of cutting off imports of Russian oil, Council of Economic Advisors Chair Cecilia Rouse told reporters at a Friday news briefing. "We are looking at options that we can take ....

  • UN chief condemns 'horrific attack' on Peshawar mosque

    Date: 2022-03-04 21:42:09 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:98 - ID:9451341

    NEW YORK, March 4 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the "horrific attack" on a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar that killed 56 people. "Houses of worship should be havens, not targets. I condemn today’s ....

  • UN welcomes Russia-Ukraine talks, hopes agreements to be implemented without delay

    Date: 2022-03-04 21:24:41 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:96 - ID:9451315

    NEW YORK, Mar 4 (MENA) – The United Nations has welcomed Russia-Ukraine talks and expressed the hope that all agreements will be implemented without delay, ANI reported. "We welcome the reported agreement between the Ukrainian and Russian ....

  • Russia blocks access to Facebook

    Date: 2022-03-04 21:20:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:95 - ID:9451284

    MOSCOW, March 4 (MENA) - Russia’s media regulator "Roskomnadzor" said Friday it will block access to Meta-owned Facebook in the country. The regulator said Facebook violated federal law by restricting access to accounts of several ....

  • Blinken: No-fly zone could cause full-fledged war

    Date: 2022-03-04 21:18:04 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:94 - ID:9451320

    BRUSSELS, March 4 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine could result in a "full-fledged war" with Russia. "We have a responsibility to make sure the war doesn't spill over beyond ....

  • 1.25 million people forced to leave Ukraine - IOM

    Date: 2022-03-04 20:52:09 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:93 - ID:9451206

    GENEVA, March 4 (MENA) - More than 1.25 million people have fled the escalating violence in Ukraine to neighboring countries, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday. Men, women and children including migrant workers ....

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