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  • Russian aviation authorities extend closing of airspace in country’s south until March 20

    Date: 2022-03-11 09:06:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:9463019

    MOSCOW, March 11 (MENA) - Russia’s aviation authorities have extended the closing of airspace in the country’s south until March 20, a source in the Russian Transport Ministry told TASS news agency. "Until March 20, 3:45 am Moscow time," he ....

  • Japan to spend 8.8 bil. yen on humanitarian aid for war-torn Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-11 08:26:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:9462925

    TOKYO, March 11 (MENA) - The Japanese government decided on Friday to disburse 8.8 billion yen (dlrs 75.3 million) from fiscal 2021 reserve funds for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine following its invasion by Russia since late last month, Kyodo ....

  • Japan to provide cash handout to financially-struggling foreign students

    Date: 2022-03-11 08:22:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9462836

    TOKYO, March 11 (MENA) - The Japanese government has decided on an emergency cash handout program to support financially-struggling international students who enter the country following the easing of coronavirus border restrictions, NHK reported. ....

  • US, Poland discuss coordinated efforts to provide security, humanitarian support to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-11 08:22:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9462877

    WASHINGTON, March 11 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau on coordinated efforts to provide security and humanitarian support to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s unprovoked, ....

  • Japan marks 11th anniversary of quake disaster, Fukushima crisis

    Date: 2022-03-11 08:11:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9462895

    TOKYO, March 11 (MENA) - Japan on Friday marked the 11th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated its northeastern region in 2011 and left more than 15,000 dead in the worst natural calamity in the country's ....

  • New Zealand reports 20,989 new Covid cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-03-11 07:52:40 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:13 - ID:9462876

    WELLINGTON, March 11 (MENA) - New Zealand registered 20,989 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, New Zealand TV quoted the health ministry as saying Friday. The ministry also reported seven deaths of COVID-19, raising the total number of ....

  • S. Korea reports 282,987 new COVID-19 cases, 229 deaths

    Date: 2022-03-11 07:43:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:9462830

    SEOUL, March 11 (MENA) - South Korea reported 282,987 new COVID-19 infections, including 282,880 local cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 5,822,626, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 453mn

    Date: 2022-03-11 07:11:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9462835

    WASHINGTON, March 11 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 453 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Friday that the current ....

  • India reports 4,194 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2022-03-11 07:08:17 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:9462829

    NEW DELHI, March 11 (MENA) - India has reported 4,194 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, NDTV reported Friday. India's Covid case tally has risen to 42,984,261, while the death toll reached 515,714, after 255 deaths were reported in the ....

  • EU announces launch of Afghan Women Leaders Forum

    Date: 2022-03-11 07:02:17 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:8 - ID:9462799

    BRUSSELS, March 11 (MENA) - More than 60 Afghan Women Leaders met on March 10 to launch a structured dialogue on the role of women in the ongoing discussions about Afghanistan, the European Union External Action Service said in a press release on ....

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