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  • Japan may review tour boat rules after fatal sinking: report

    Date: 2022-04-30 09:45:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9546335

    TOKYO, April 30 (MENA) – Japan may tighten oversight of its tour boat industry after a vessel sank off Hokkaido, killing at least 14 people on board, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported, citing an unidentified government official. The Ministry ....

  • Russia withstands West’s sanctions pressure: Lavrov

    Date: 2022-04-30 08:52:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:9546390

    MOSCOW, April 30 (MENA) - Russia has overcome the sanction pressure of Western states and the situation has already been stabilizing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted by Tass news agency as saying. "The special operation for ....

  • US begins to train Ukrainian troops in Germany

    Date: 2022-04-30 08:44:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9546371

    WASHINGTON, April 30 (MENA) - The U.S. has started to train Ukrainian troops on howitzer artillery systems and radars at U.S. military installations in Germany, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson was quoted by the Hill as saying. The efforts will ....

  • Saudi Crown Prince receives Pakistan’s PM

    Date: 2022-04-30 08:36:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:17 - ID:9546350

    RIYADH, April 30 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Vice Prime Minister and Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Al Salam palace Saturday, the official Saudi Press ....

  • S. Korea reports 43,286 new COVID-19 cases, 70 deaths

    Date: 2022-04-30 08:19:53 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:9546258

    SEOUL, April 30 (MENA) – South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 50,000 on Saturday as the omicron curve has turned downward and the country is set to lift the outdoor mask mandate, Yonhap News Agency reported. In a statement, the Korea ....

  • India reports 3,688 new Covid-19 cases, 50 deaths in past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-04-30 08:00:20 GMT - India - World - SN:14 - ID:9546254

    NEW DELHI, April 30 (MENA) – India reported 3,688 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 43,075,864, while the active cases increased to 18,684, the Times of India reported. According to ....

  • Germany reports more than 87,000 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours infections

    Date: 2022-04-30 07:57:28 GMT - Germany - World - SN:13 - ID:9546256

    BERLIN, April 30 (MENA) – Germany recorded 87,298 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. Coronavirus numbers remain very high in the country, with the ....

  • Houthis violate UN-brokered truce 131 times over past 48 hours

    Date: 2022-04-30 07:52:30 GMT - Yemen - World - SN:12 - ID:9546289

    ADEN, April 30 (MENA) - The Houthi militants committed 131 violations of the UN-brokered humanitarian and military truce, during the past 48 hours, a military official told Yemen News Agency (Saba) on Saturday. The violations included flights of ....

  • Biden authorizes E15 gasoline in effort to increase US fuel supply, reduce gas prices

    Date: 2022-04-30 07:41:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9546272

    WASHINGTON, April 30 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden on Friday issued an emergency fuel waiver allowing E15 gasoline — fuel that uses a 15% ethanol blend — to be sold in the United States this summer in an effort to expand Americans’ access to ....

  • IOM appeals for dlrs 514 million to support Ukraine response

    Date: 2022-04-29 20:21:41 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:67 - ID:9546011

    GENEVA, April 29 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for dlrs 514 million to support its continued response to the humanitarian needs of war-affected people in Ukraine and neighboring countries. Since the ....

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