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  • Switzerland reopens airspace after 'technical malfunction'

    Date: 2022-06-15 09:20:45 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:33 - ID:9623106

    GENEVA, June 15 (MENA) - Switzerland reopened its airspace on Wednesday morning, after a computer glitch had grounded flights across the Alpine nation for several hours. "The technical malfunction at Skyguide has been resolved," the Swiss air ....

  • Ukraine: 32,750 Russian soldiers killed since start of military operation

    Date: 2022-06-15 09:05:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:30 - ID:9623023

    KIEV, June 15 (MENA) - Russia lost about 32,750 troops in Ukraine (+250 over the past day), Ukrinform said Wednesday according to a statement made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. Between February 24, 2022 and June ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases surpass 536mn

    Date: 2022-06-15 08:42:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:9623057

    WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 536 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Wednesday that the ....

  • Earthquakes strike off Iranian coast; no damage reported

    Date: 2022-06-15 08:38:14 GMT - Iran - World - SN:24 - ID:9623084

    TEHRAN, June 15 (MENA) - Three earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling surrounding areas. The US Geological Survey said two magnitude 4.7 temblors struck, followed by a 5.3 off the island, according to ABC ....

  • Syrian settlement still priority despite military operation in Ukraine - Envoy

    Date: 2022-06-15 08:31:48 GMT - Syria - World - SN:23 - ID:9622967

    DAMASCUS, June 15 (MENA) - Russian President's Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev said ththe Syrian settlement is still a priority to his country, despite the military operation in Ukraine. Lavrentiev said to Russia Today channel on ....

  • Swiss airspace closed after computer glitch

    Date: 2022-06-15 08:27:11 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:22 - ID:9622985

    GENEVA, June 15 (MENA) - Swiss airspace was closed on Wednesday after a computer glitch with the air traffic control system grounded flights at the country's main airports, NDTV reported. "Swiss airspace is closed to traffic for security reasons ....

  • In Ukraine, is the balance tipping in Moscow’s favor? Not yet --paper

    Date: 2022-06-15 08:17:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:9622984

    WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) - Russian military advances in eastern Ukraine this month have raised growing concern in the West that the balance of the war is tipping in Moscow’s favor, but Biden administration officials think these fears are ....

  • Polish PM calls for more weapons for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-15 08:11:12 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:19 - ID:9622960

    THE HAGUE, June 15 (MENA) - Poland’s prime minister has called on the international community to supply more weapons to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia's military operation, Radio Poland reported. Mateusz Morawiecki made the ....

  • Ukraine suffering painful losses, Zelensky says

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:57:01 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:9622964

    KIEV, June 14 (MENA) - Ukrainian forces are suffering painful losses in fighting Russian troops in both the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk and the Kharkiv region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "The fiercest battles, as before, are in ....

  • Chinese envoy hopes Yemen ceasefire will be permanent

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:53:50 GMT - China - World - SN:16 - ID:9622963

    BEIJING, June 15 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy said China hopes for a permanent truce between the warring parties in Yemen, which entered a two-month cease-fire on April 2 under the auspices of the UN and agreed to extend the truce for another two months ....

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