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  • Japan reports over 25,000 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-05-10 09:40:49 GMT - Japan - World - SN:28 - ID:9560367

    TOKYO, May 10 (MENA) - Japan recorded 25,652 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 8,000,000, NHK World Japan reported. Meanwhile, 15 deaths have also been recorded over the same ....

  • Bitcoin falls below $30,000 for first time since July 2021

    Date: 2022-05-10 08:24:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9560128

    WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - Bitcoin has tumbled below $30,000 for the first time since July as interest rate rises send investors fleeing from the riskiest corners of global financial markets, the Financial Times reported. The world’s most actively ....

  • Japan approves more sanctions on Russia

    Date: 2022-05-10 07:43:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:9560134

    TOKYO, May 10 (MENA) - Japan's government formally approved additional sanctions on Russia in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday in response to the ongoing military operation in Ukraine, according to NHK News Agency. The move reflects Japan's belief that ....

  • Biden calls on Congress to immediately pass nearly $40 billion aid package for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-05-10 07:03:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9560068

    WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - Amid the ongoing Moscow-Kyiv war, Democrats in Congress are currently working on a plan to increase US President Joe Biden's proposed $33 billion Ukraine assistance package to over $40 billion, with the US House expected ....

  • New Zealand reports 9,257 new Covid cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-05-10 06:59:59 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:8 - ID:9560071

    WELLINGTON, May 10 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 9,257 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,005,674 million, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths ....

  • Havana hotel explosion: 40 dead after rescuers find more bodies in ruins

    Date: 2022-05-10 06:59:30 GMT - Cuba - World - SN:7 - ID:9560069

    HAVANA, May 10 (MENA) - More bodies were pulled from the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital on Monday, bringing the official death toll of a powerful explosion at the iconic building to 40, Global News reported. Dr. Julio Guerra, chief of ....

  • Prince Charles to stand in for Queen Elizabeth at UK parliament opening

    Date: 2022-05-09 23:29:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:116 - ID:9559950

    LONDON, May 9 (MENA) - The Queen has pulled out of this year's State Opening of Parliament and the reading of the Queen's speech, Buckingham Palace has announced. This will be the first time since 1963 that the Queen will have missed this ....

  • Ukraine calls for moves to unblock ports, prevent global food crisis

    Date: 2022-05-09 17:03:20 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:83 - ID:9559561

    KIEV, May 9 (MENA) - Ukraine’s president called on the international community on Monday to take immediate steps to end a Russian blockade of his country’s ports to allow wheat exports and prevent a global food crisis, the Financial Post said. ....

  • Macron: We are not at war with Russia

    Date: 2022-05-09 14:11:42 GMT - France - World - SN:70 - ID:9559130

    STRASBOURG, May 9 (MENA) - French President Emmaneul Macron said on Monday it is up to Ukraine alone to define the conditions for any negotiations with Russia, noting: "our European duty to stand by Ukraine." Delivering a speech during the ....

  • Russia not to remain indifferent if Finland joins NATO - Senior diplomat

    Date: 2022-05-09 12:54:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:9558970

    MOSCOW, May 9 (MENA) - Russia will "not remain indifferent" if Finland joins NATO, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Monday, according to Russia Today. Finland and Sweden are deliberating applying for membership in the ....

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