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  • India logs 27,409 new cases in last 24 hrs

    Date: 2022-02-15 06:13:11 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:9418019

    NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (MENA) - India on Tuesday reported 27,409 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour period, bringing the Covid tally to 42,692,943, NDTV reported. According to the Ministry of Health, a total of 82,817 patients have recovered on ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 413 million

    Date: 2022-02-15 05:41:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:9417994

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 413 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Tuesday that the current ....

  • Canada to send lethal weapons, $500mn loan to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-02-15 05:22:33 GMT - Canada - World - SN:2 - ID:9417993

    OTTAWA, Feb 15 (MENA) - Canada is providing lethal weapons to Ukraine and a $500-million loan as the Eastern European country girds for possible war with Russia, The Globe And Mail reported. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government has ....

  • Pentagon says Russia yet to make final decision on invading Ukraine

    Date: 2022-02-15 05:15:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9417990

    WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (MENA) - Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said the US Department of Defense does not believe Russia has made a final decision on invading Ukraine but warned that military action could happen any day. “We still don’t believe ....

  • Canadian PM plans to use Emergencies Act to quell anti-vax protests

    Date: 2022-02-14 22:24:19 GMT - Canada - World - SN:98 - ID:9417892

    OTTAWA, Feb 14 (MENA) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told his caucus (parliamentary group) he will invoke the never-before-used Emergencies Act to give the federal government extra powers to handle anti-vaccine mandate protests, CBC reported ....

  • UN chief speaks separately with Russian, Ukrainian FMs

    Date: 2022-02-14 21:22:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:97 - ID:9417890

    MOSCOW, Feb 14 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke separately on Monday with the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine to discuss the escalating tension on the border between the two countries, Sputnik news agency quoted UN ....

  • Russia has surrounded Ukraine on three sides – CNN says

    Date: 2022-02-14 20:38:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:9417879

    WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (MENA) – Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine's border in recent weeks, according to US estimates, raising fears from Western and Ukrainian intelligence officials that an invasion could be imminent, CNN ....

  • US did not notify Russia about operation against Daesh leader in Syria: Moscow

    Date: 2022-02-14 12:02:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:48 - ID:9416969

    MOSCOW, Feb 14 (MENA) - The United States has not notified Russia in advance about its military operation against the leader of the Islamic State (Daesh) in Syria but Washington complied with all deconflicting procedures, Russian Deputy Foreign ....

  • UK would support Ukraine if it decides not to join NATO - minister

    Date: 2022-02-14 11:51:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:46 - ID:9416861

    LONDON, Feb 14 (MENA) - Britain would support whatever Ukraine decides to do on its ambition to join NATO, British defense minister James Heappey said on Monday in the shadow of dangers of very imminent Russian invasion. "If Ukraine decides that ....

  • Athens urges Greek citizens to leave Ukraine ‘immediately’

    Date: 2022-02-14 11:30:15 GMT - Greece - World - SN:42 - ID:9416856

    ATHENS, Feb 14 (MENA) - Amid mounting fears of a Russian military campaign against Ukraine, Greece has urged its citizens to leave the country “immediately,” Kathimerini reported. A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Monday also advised ....

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