World

  • Service : English General
  • Category : World
  • Covid cases exceed 520 million worldwide- JHU

    Date: 2022-05-14 10:26:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:9568093

    WASHINGTON, May 14 (MENA) - As many as 520,674,228 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Saturday. It added that about 6,262,580 have died from the virus ....

  • Australia reports 50,434 new coronavirus infections in past 24 hrs

    Date: 2022-05-14 10:07:50 GMT - Australia - World - SN:21 - ID:9568039

    CANBERRA, May 14 (MENA) - Australia registered 50,434 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Australian Health Ministry said Saturday. The caseload hit 6,552,073 in the country, according to the ministry. Also, 48 new fatalities ....

  • Germany reports 61,859 Covid cases, 144 deaths

    Date: 2022-05-14 08:24:26 GMT - Germany - World - SN:12 - ID:9567785

    BERLIN, May 14 (MENA) – Germany recorded 61,859 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The total number of the coronavirus cases in Germany reached ....

  • India bans wheat exports 2 days after announcing massive trade goal

    Date: 2022-05-14 08:10:17 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:9567758

    NEW DELHI, May 14 (MENA) - India has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of its steps to control the spike in prices at home, NDTV reported. Only export shipments for which letters of credit have been issued on or before ....

  • UN chief 'disturbed' by violence at Shireen Abu Akleh's funeral

    Date: 2022-05-14 08:04:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9567745

    NEW YORK, May 14 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply disturbed" by violence during the funeral procession for veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a spokesman said Friday. He "was deeply disturbed by the confrontations ....

  • New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid-19

    Date: 2022-05-14 07:53:33 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:8 - ID:9567674

    WELLINGTON, May 14 (MENA) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested positive for COVID-19, her office announced in a statement on Saturday. Ardern had been in isolation since May 8, DW reported. The prime minister - who was due ....

  • New COVID-19 cases under 30,000 amid clear downward trend

    Date: 2022-05-14 07:16:45 GMT - south korea - World - SN:5 - ID:9567669

    SEOUL, May 14 (MENA) - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 on Saturday in an apparent sign that the country's virus cases are significantly declining amid eased social distancing rules, Yonhap News Agency reported. The country ....

  • US president mourns passing of UAE president

    Date: 2022-05-13 22:20:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:75 - ID:9567521

    ABU DHABI/WASHINGTON, May 13 (MENA) – President of the United States Joe Biden has expressed his deep sadness over the passing of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan. In a statement issued by the White House, President Biden said, ....

  • Zelensky says ready for direct talks with Putin

    Date: 2022-05-13 20:06:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:9567293

    KIEV, May 13 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is ready for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin without intermediaries and on terms of a dialogue, Interfax news agency reported. "I am ready for talks with Putin. ....

  • India to reopen embassy in Kiev as of May 17

    Date: 2022-05-13 15:34:20 GMT - India - World - SN:60 - ID:9567111

    NEW DELHI, May 13 (MENA) - The Indian embassy in Ukraine, shut after Russia's operation there, will reopen as of May 17, the Indian Foreign Ministry announced. In a communique carried by NDTV on Friday, the ministry said: "The Indian Embassy in ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD