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  • Mariupol under Ukrainian control but subject to intense strikes, UK says

    Date: 2022-03-04 09:18:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:9450170

    LONDON, March 4 (MENA) - The southeastern port city of Mariupol remains under Ukrainian control but it has been encircled by Russian forces and subjected to intense strikes, Britain said in an intelligence update on Friday. "Mariupol remains ....

  • Russian embassy demands US condemn Senator Graham's outrageous remarks on Putin

    Date: 2022-03-04 09:18:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:9450220

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - The Russian Embassy in the United States on Friday demanded that Washington officially explain and condemn Senator Lindsey Graham's statement calling for assassinating Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sputnik news ....

  • Blinken, Ukrainian FM discuss measures to support Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-04 09:18:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:9450211

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to reiterate the United States’ commitment to providing security, financial, and humanitarian support as Ukraine faces ....

  • Russia’s COVID-19 cases surge by almost 89,000

    Date: 2022-03-04 09:17:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9450172

    MOSCOW, March 4 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 89,174 over the past day to 16,775,024, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday. As many as 9,849 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, down ....

  • Moon casts early vote for next week's presidential election

    Date: 2022-03-04 09:17:31 GMT - south korea - World - SN:20 - ID:9450174

    SEOUL, March 4 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in cast his ballot Friday, as South Korea began two-day early voting for next week's presidential election, Yonhap news agency reported. Wearing a face mask and disposable gloves, Moon and ....

  • Chinese researchers develop inhalable antibody against COVID-19, variants

    Date: 2022-03-04 09:17:22 GMT - China - World - SN:19 - ID:9450135

    BEIJING, March 4 (MENA) - As the world waits for effective COVID-19 therapies, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences said they have developed an inhalable neutralizing antibody that can provide broad protection against the virus and several ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 442 million

    Date: 2022-03-04 07:55:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9450097

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 442 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Friday that the current ....

  • Japan reaches target of administering 1 mln COVID booster shots per day

    Date: 2022-03-04 07:49:20 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9450034

    TOKYO, March 4 (MENA) - Japan reached the government's target of administering 1 million COVID-19 booster shots per day in mid-February as it accelerated the inoculation drive to stem infections driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant of ....

  • Ukraine: Russian troops take control of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

    Date: 2022-03-04 07:03:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:9450014

    KIEV, March 4 (MENA) - The Russian military has taken control of the area around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), according to Ukrinform. Earlier, Enerhodar Mayor Dmytro Orlov said on Telegram that the situation remains ....

  • EC president says Slovakia alone has taken in 80,000 Ukrainian refugees up to now

    Date: 2022-03-04 06:54:37 GMT - Slovakia - World - SN:9 - ID:9450003

    BRATISLAVA/BRUSSELS, March 4 (MENA) - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that Slovakia alone has taken in 80,000 Ukrainian refugees up to now. Speaking at a press conference with Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger, she ....

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