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  • S. Korea confirms 1st case of monkeypox infection

    Date: 2022-06-22 07:43:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:9635053

    SEOUL, June 22 (MENA) - South Korea on Wednesday confirmed its first case of monkeypox infection, prompting concerns over the possibility of the spread of the virus, Yonhap News Agency said. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention ....

  • Russian diplomat says his office hasn't received any requests from Washington about two captives in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-22 07:30:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9635036

    WASHINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said his office hasn't received any requests from Washington about two US captives in Ukraine, TASS news agency reported Wednesday. "There were no requests to the embassy. ....

  • Up to 280 people feared dead after magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

    Date: 2022-06-22 07:15:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:9635023

    KABUL, June 22 (MENA) - Up to 280 people are feared dead and hundreds more wounded after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, according to state-run news agency Bakhtar Wednesday. The earthquake hit at 1:24 am about 46 kilometers ....

  • Afghanistan rocked by 6.1 magnitude quake leaving 255 dead

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:49:10 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:9634992

    KABUL, June 22 (MENA) - At least 255 people have been killed by a magnitude-6.1 earthquake in Afghanistan's east, ABC news reported Wednesday. Most of the confirmed deaths were in the province of Paktika, where 100 people were killed and 250 were ....

  • UN: 222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:30:24 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:8 - ID:9634989

    NEW YORK, June 22 (MENA) - The UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), outlines that of those 222 million girls and boys, as many as 78.2 million are out of school, and close to 120 million who ....

  • Japan, Cambodia confirm close defense cooperation

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:17:35 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:7 - ID:9634973

    PHNOM PENH, June 22 (MENA) - The defense ministers of Japan and Cambodia have agreed to keep working together closely amid aggression by Russia that has shaken the foundation of international order, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported ....

  • New Zealand reports 5,684 new Covid cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:13:23 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:6 - ID:9634971

    WELLINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 5,684 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,289,128, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths with ....

  • India reports 12,249 new Covid cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:10:36 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9634970

    NEW DELHI, June 22 (MENA) - India reported 12,249 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 43,331,645, NDTV reported Wednesday. The Union Health Ministry said 13 new fatalities were reported in ....

  • 6.1-magnitude quake hits 44 km SW of Khost, Afghanistan: USGS

    Date: 2022-06-21 23:13:33 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:76 - ID:9634911

    KABUL, June 21 (MENA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 44 km SW of Khost, Afghanistan at 20:54:41 GMT on Tuesday, Alhurra TV reported quoting the US Geological Survey. The epicenter, with a depth of 50.83 km, was initially ....

  • Ukraine, Hungary agree to develop cooperation in energy sector

    Date: 2022-06-21 15:23:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:44 - ID:9634395

    KYIV, June 21 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban agreed to develop cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector during a phone call on Tuesday, News.Az reported. In a tweet, ....

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