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New Zealand reports 23,936 new Covid cases over past 24 hours
Date: 2022-03-08 07:45:53 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:19 - ID:9456707
WELLINGTON, March 8 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 23,936 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 264,255, according to TVNZ. The Health Ministry on Tuesday said the death tally ....
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UN urges Russia to provide safe passage for civilians
Date: 2022-03-08 07:39:38 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:18 - ID:9456701
NEW YORK, March 8 (MENA) - UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths called on Russia to ensure safe passage for civilians fleeing fighting and for the delivery of humanitarian aid into areas of active hostilities in Ukraine. As civilians in places ....
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Japan imposes more sanctions on Russia, Belarus over Ukraine invasion
Date: 2022-03-08 07:22:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9456679
TOKYO, March 8 (MENA) - Japan will implement further sanctions against Russia and Belarus over Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, freezing assets held by their government officials and other entities, the top government spokesman said ....
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Germany reports 156,799 new coronavirus infections, 291 deaths
Date: 2022-03-08 07:21:01 GMT - Germany - World - SN:15 - ID:9456697
BERLIN, March 8 (MENA) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said Tuesday that 156,799 new coronavirus cases and 324 deaths were reported in the country in the past 24 hours. This takes the country's total number of ....
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Germany to host G7 meeting on impact of Russia attacks on Ukraine on food security
Date: 2022-03-08 07:06:54 GMT - Germany - World - SN:14 - ID:9456668
BERLIN, March 8 (MENA) - Germany will host a virtual meeting of agriculture ministers from the G7 countries on Friday to discuss the impact of Russia's attacks on Ukraine on global food security and how to best stabilize food markets, US News ....
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US reiterates support for Ukraine, condemns Russia attacks
Date: 2022-03-08 07:04:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9456657
WASHINGTON, March 8 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken by phone with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to offer continued support to the people and government of Ukraine and to condemn Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian ....
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Malaysian parl't: No intention to impose sanctions against Russia
Date: 2022-03-08 07:01:32 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:12 - ID:9456661
KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (MENA) - Malaysia has no intention of imposing sanctions against Russia over the tension with Ukraine, Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah was quoted by Malaysian National News Agency "Bernama" as having said Tuesday. "We ....
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Japan embassy staff to leave Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-08 06:47:24 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9456654
TOKYO, March 8 (MENA) - All staff members of the Japanese Embassy in Ukraine will temporarily move out of the country, the government said, citing security reasons as Russia's invasion intensifies. The officials who were originally working in ....
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S. Korea reports more than 202,000 new Covid cases
Date: 2022-03-08 06:40:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:9456611
SEOUL, March 8 (MENA) - Severe and critical cases of COVID-19 in South Korea hit a two-month high Tuesday as the highly contagious omicron variant continued to spread rapidly across the country and fuel new outbreaks, Yonhap news agency ....
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Japan to work with G7 to ban Russian oil imports
Date: 2022-03-08 06:03:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:9456584
TOKYO, March 8 (MENA) - Japan said it is ready to work with other Group of Seven countries toward banning imports of Russian oil. "As the international community strengthens sanctions against Moscow, it's in Japan's best interests to cooperate ....
