World

  • Service : English General
  • Category : World
  • Russian troops cross Kashlagach river to breach Aidar battalion’s defenses - ministry

    Date: 2022-03-19 20:37:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:9478362

    MOSCOW, March 19 (MENA) - In the course of the special operation in Ukraine, Russian troops leaped the Kashlagach River and breached the defenses of the Aidar battalion to advance five kilometers, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov ....

  • Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to rise globally

    Date: 2022-03-19 19:56:07 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:65 - ID:9478332

    WORLD CAPITALS, March 19 (MENA) - Several countries have seen a daily increase in coronavirus cases and deaths recently. Japan recorded 49,210 new coronavirus cases and 155 deaths in the past 24 hours, upping the total cases and deaths to ....

  • German coronavirus cases surpass 260,000 in 24 hrs

    Date: 2022-03-19 19:03:19 GMT - Germany - World - SN:59 - ID:9478253

    BERLIN, March 19 (MENA) - Germany recorded 260,239 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute for disease control and prevention (RKI) said on Saturday. This brings the total number of coronavirus cases to ....

  • Russian forces shell Makariv outside Kyiv, killing 7

    Date: 2022-03-19 15:47:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:46 - ID:9477994

    KYIV, March 19 (MENA) - A Russian mortar strike on the village of Makariv near Kyiv killed seven people and injured five, Ukrinform reported A number of households, an administrative building, and other premises were also damaged in the Russian ....

  • Four US soldiers onboard military aircraft killed during Nato training exercise

    Date: 2022-03-19 13:19:41 GMT - Norway - World - SN:33 - ID:9477782

    OSLO, March 19 (MENA) - All four US soldiers who were onboard a military plane that crashed in Norway on Friday have died, The Independent reported, quoting the country’s prime minister. Jonas Gahr Store expressed his “deepest sympathies” to the ....

  • China reports 2,157 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2022-03-19 09:39:38 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:9477116

    BEIJING, March 19 (MENA) – China reported 2,157 locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, Xinhua reported. The National Health Commission said Saturday of the new local infections, 1,674 were reported in the province of Jilin, ....

  • Zelensky calls for 'substantive peace talks'

    Date: 2022-03-19 09:35:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:9477320

    KIEV, March 19 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for "substantive talks on peace and security for Ukraine" in a video address released early on Saturday morning, Interfax news agency reported. "It's time to meet. It's time ....

  • Telegram banned in Brazil following Supreme Court order

    Date: 2022-03-19 07:59:18 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:9 - ID:9477166

    BRASILIA, March 19 (MENA) - The popular messaging app Telegram is set to be banned in Brazil following a ruling by Brazil’s Supreme Court, which said the app did not comply with local authorities when it is to prevent the sharing of "harmful ....

  • US opens investigation into Marine aircraft crash in Norway

    Date: 2022-03-19 07:46:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9477082

    WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) – Four people are missing after a US Marine Corps aircraft crashed in the Arctic near Norway, the Hill reported. The MV-22 Osprey was reported missing south of the town of Bodo, according to a statement from the Joint ....

  • 5.6-magnitude quake hits off Japan's northeast

    Date: 2022-03-19 07:24:51 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:9477047

    TOKYO, March 19 (MENA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate late Friday, with no threat of a tsunami and no immediate reports of major property damage, the weather agency and local ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD