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Germany records 209,052 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-02-23 08:17:33 GMT - Germany - World - SN:18 - ID:9432686
BERLIN, Feb 22 (MENA) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said Wednesday that 209,052 new coronavirus cases and 299 deaths were reported in the country in the past 24 hours. This takes the country's total number of ....
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UK's NCSC: Russian hackers could aim to cripple Britain
Date: 2022-02-23 08:16:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:9432588
LONDON, Feb 23 (MENA) - Millions of companies across Britain were today warned to prepare for a Russian cyber attack as the UK placed sanctions on three wealthy allies of Vladimir Putin and five banks in response to the 'renewed invasion' of ....
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UN chief calls for dialogue on Ukraine crisis
Date: 2022-02-23 08:04:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9432677
NEW YORK, Feb 23 (MENA) - The head of the United Nations has urged Russia to exercise restraint over Ukraine, criticizing Moscow's planned deployment of what it calls a "peacekeeping" force in eastern Ukraine, according to the UN News Center. ....
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Czech summons Russian ambassador over Ukraine situation
Date: 2022-02-23 08:01:51 GMT - Czech - World - SN:15 - ID:9432683
PRAGUE, Feb 23 (MENA) - The Russian ambassador in Prague Alexander Zmeyevskiy has been summoned to the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday morning to explain the current situation in eastern Ukraine, Radio Prague International ....
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Belarusian president vows Minsk will enhance military cooperation with Russia
Date: 2022-02-23 07:50:27 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:14 - ID:9432614
MINSK, Feb 23 (MENA) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Minsk would develop military cooperation with Russia, regardless of what the West may think about it, reported TASS News Agency Wednesday. "We will invigorate the development ....
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Sanctions against Russia to hurt global markets - Russian diplomat
Date: 2022-02-23 07:43:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9432612
MOSCOW, Feb 23 (MENA) - Russia’s Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has hit back at the imposition of sanctions imposed by US president Joe Biden, suggesting the move would hurt global financial and energy markets as well as ordinary ....
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Russia calls UK sanctions "illegal"
Date: 2022-02-23 06:37:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:6 - ID:9432548
LONDON, Feb 22 (MENA) - Russia issued a strongly worded response to British sanctions on Wednesday, while attempting to justify Russia’s recognition of two pro-Moscow separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, according to media reports. The Russian ....
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Blinken says meeting with Lavrov is off after Russia moves on Ukraine
Date: 2022-02-23 06:36:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9432536
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva this week, he announced, in the latest sign that diplomatic avenues with Russia over Ukraine are ....
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Japan PM announces sanctions on Russia
Date: 2022-02-23 06:35:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:4 - ID:9432553
TOKYO, Feb 23 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has announced sanctions against Russia after the country unilaterally recognized the independence of parts of eastern Ukraine, NHK World-Japan reported. Kishida told reporters on ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 427 million
Date: 2022-02-23 06:12:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9432533
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 427 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Wednesday that the current ....