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  • Singapore reports 15,345 new Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths

    Date: 2022-03-11 16:35:28 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:61 - ID:9463693

    SINGAPORE, March 11 (MENA) - Singapore reported 15,345 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 917,103, Channel News Asia reported on Friday quoting the Ministry of Health. The ministry also ....

  • Russian-Ukrainian talks make certain progress - Putin

    Date: 2022-03-11 14:30:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:9463552

    MOSCOW, March 11 (MENA) - Russian-Ukrainian talks take place practically every day and are making certain progress, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, TASS reported. ....

  • Russia bans export of passenger cars, aircraft until Dec.31

    Date: 2022-03-11 12:30:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:9463383

    MOSCOW, March 11 (MENA) - The Russian government has imposed a ban on the export of previously imported cars and other motor vehicles designed to transport people, including vans and racing cars, TASS News Agency reported on Friday. This measure is ....

  • Germany records 252,836 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-03-11 12:01:59 GMT - Germany - World - SN:36 - ID:9463199

    BERLIN, March 11 (MENA) - The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Germany increased by 252,836 to reach 16,757,658, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. Meanwhile, the virus-related fatalities rose ....

  • Vaccinated foreign entrants to S.Korea to be exempted from self-quarantine

    Date: 2022-03-11 09:53:10 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:9462971

    SEOUL, March 11 (MENA) - Vaccinated foreign entrants to South Korea will be exempted from the seven-day self-quarantine later this month, the health ministry said Friday. Those who were fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 at home or registered ....

  • Russian aviation authorities extend closing of airspace in country’s south until March 20

    Date: 2022-03-11 09:06:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:9463019

    MOSCOW, March 11 (MENA) - Russia’s aviation authorities have extended the closing of airspace in the country’s south until March 20, a source in the Russian Transport Ministry told TASS news agency. "Until March 20, 3:45 am Moscow time," he ....

  • Japan to spend 8.8 bil. yen on humanitarian aid for war-torn Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-11 08:26:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:9462925

    TOKYO, March 11 (MENA) - The Japanese government decided on Friday to disburse 8.8 billion yen (dlrs 75.3 million) from fiscal 2021 reserve funds for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine following its invasion by Russia since late last month, Kyodo ....

  • Japan to provide cash handout to financially-struggling foreign students

    Date: 2022-03-11 08:22:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9462836

    TOKYO, March 11 (MENA) - The Japanese government has decided on an emergency cash handout program to support financially-struggling international students who enter the country following the easing of coronavirus border restrictions, NHK reported. ....

  • US, Poland discuss coordinated efforts to provide security, humanitarian support to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-11 08:22:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9462877

    WASHINGTON, March 11 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau on coordinated efforts to provide security and humanitarian support to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s unprovoked, ....

  • Japan marks 11th anniversary of quake disaster, Fukushima crisis

    Date: 2022-03-11 08:11:46 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9462895

    TOKYO, March 11 (MENA) - Japan on Friday marked the 11th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated its northeastern region in 2011 and left more than 15,000 dead in the worst natural calamity in the country's ....

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