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  • Russia detains two alleged pro-Ukrainian saboteurs

    Date: 2022-04-27 09:13:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:29 - ID:9541848

    MOSCOW, April 27 (MENA) - Two Russian citizens were detained as they allegedly prepared to sabotage a transportation infrastructure facility in Russia’s Belgorod region near the Ukrainian border, The Wall Street Journal quoted Russia’s federal ....

  • Russia cuts off gas to Bulgaria, Poland in toughest response yet to Western sanctions

    Date: 2022-04-27 08:29:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:9541851

    MOSCOW, April 27 (MENA) - Russian energy giant Gazprom today halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for failing to pay for its gas in roubles, as President Vladimir Putin ordered, the Daily Mail reported. The decision is the Kremlin's ....

  • More than 21,000 Ukrainian refugees cross into Poland in past 24hrs

    Date: 2022-04-27 07:33:17 GMT - Poland - World - SN:18 - ID:9541759

    WARSAW, April 27 (MENA) - Over 2.9 million refugees from Ukraine had crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Wednesday. As many as 21,400 refugees crossed the ....

  • Japan protests South Korea's plan to survey disputed islets

    Date: 2022-04-27 07:21:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:9541737

    TOKYO, April 27 (MENA) - Japan has lodged a protest with South Korea over its plan to survey islets controlled by Seoul and claimed by Tokyo, Kyodo news agency quoted the top government spokesman as saying Wednesday. "The plan is unacceptable and ....

  • S. Korea reports 76,787 new cases amid slowdown of omicron wave

    Date: 2022-04-27 07:20:35 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:9541712

    SEOUL, April 27 (MENA) - South Korea reported 76,787 new COVID-19 infections, on Wednesday as most of the country's virus restrictions are lifted amid the slowdown of the omicron wave, Yonhap news agency reported. The infections include 37 ....

  • Germany reports more than 141,000 new coronavirus infections

    Date: 2022-04-27 07:19:11 GMT - Germany - World - SN:15 - ID:9541754

    BERLIN, April 27 (MENA) - Germany recorded 141,661 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Wednesday. Coronavirus numbers remain very high in the country, with the ....

  • India reports 2,927 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2022-04-27 06:49:48 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:9541672

    NEW DELHI, April 27 (MENA) - India reported 2,927 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections to 43,065,496, NDTV reported. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases increased to 16,279. The country ....

  • New Zealand reports 9,902 new Covid cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-04-27 06:45:20 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:8 - ID:9541682

    WELLINGTON, April 27 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 9,902 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 906,397, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths with ....

  • Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption

    Date: 2022-04-27 06:37:56 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:7 - ID:9541669

    NAY PYI TAW, April 27 (MENA) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption and sentenced her to five years in prison Wednesday in the first of several corruption cases against her, ABC News ....

  • Putin tells UN chief he still has 'hope' for Ukraine talks

    Date: 2022-04-26 19:07:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:79 - ID:9541384

    MOSCOW, April 26 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told the visiting UN chief Tuesday that he still had hope for negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine, France 24 reported. "Despite the fact that the military operation is ongoing, ....

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