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  • Russia records 8,640 new coronavirus cases, 235 deaths over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-04-19 08:59:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:9529052

    MOSCOW, April 19 (MENA) - Russia has reported 8,640 new cases of coronavirus and 235 novel deaths in the past 24 hours, according to a statement released by the national coronavirus information center on Tuesday. Total infections hit 18,092,791 ....

  • Germany reports 22,483 new coronavirus cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-04-19 08:10:15 GMT - Germany - World - SN:22 - ID:9528974

    BERLIN, April 19 (MENA) - The German health authorities reported 22,483 new infections within one day, according to Robert Koch Institute data. However, the significance of the data is questionable because of the Easter days. According to the ....

  • Russian army faces logistic difficulties in Donbas

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:48:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:9528836

    WASHINGTON, April 19 (MENA) - Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby asserted on Tuesday that the Russian army focuses in the east and south areas of Ukraine but there are logistic problems facing it to deliver aid to the soldiers in these areas, ....

  • US state secretary thanks Romania for receiving 700,000 Ukrainian refugees

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:46:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9528896

    WASHINGTON, April 19 (MENA) - US State Secretary Antony Blinken extended thanks to Romania for receiving nearly 700,000 refugees from Ukraine. This came during a phone call held between Blinken and Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu. ....

  • Poland received 2.83 mln refugees from Ukraine since February 24

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:34:15 GMT - Poland - World - SN:18 - ID:9528869

    WARSAW, April 19 (MENA) - Over 2.83 million refugees from Ukraine had crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Tuesday. As many as 20,000 refugees have crossed the ....

  • 2 additional omicron recombinant variants reported in S. Korea for first time

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:33:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:9528867

    SEOUL, April 19 (MENA) - Two new versions of omicron, XE and XM, were detected for the first time in South Korea, Yonhap News Agency quoted the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) as saying on Tuesday. One of the XE patients ....

  • M5.4 quake hits Japan's Ibaraki, Fukushima, no damage reported

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:31:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9528799

    TOKYO, April 19 (MENA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 struck Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures as well as other parts of Japan on Tuesday morning, but no damage has been reported so far, Kyodo quoted the Japanese government as ....

  • New Zealand's PM to visit Japan

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:19:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9528827

    TOKYO, April 19 (MENA) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is scheduled to visit Japan from Wednesday for a summit with her Japanese counterpart, Kishida Fumio, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported Tuesday. Japan's Chief ....

  • Japan to offer protective masks, clothing, drones to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:17:56 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9528820

    TOKYO, April 19 (MENA) - Japan will provide Ukraine with protective masks and clothing against chemical weapons, as well as commercial drones, to support the country in its ongoing war with Russia, Kyodo reported Tuesday. The decision was made upon ....

  • UN plans to form humanitarian contact group for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:17:27 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:13 - ID:9528835

    NEW YORK, April 19 (MENA) - Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths announced that he intends to pay a visit to Turkey to push for the creation of a "humanitarian contact group" involving ....

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