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  • Over 163,000 people evacuated from areas of special military operation in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-06 21:02:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:92 - ID:9454458

    MOSCOW. March 6 (MENA) - Over 163,000 people have been evacuated from the areas of the special military operation in Ukraine to Russia, almost 43,000 of them are children, the interagency coordination headquarters for humanitarian response in ....

  • UK premier promises Ukraine more defensive weapons

    Date: 2022-03-06 20:24:53 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:87 - ID:9454416

    LONDON, March 6 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky more “defensive equipment” to fight off the Russian invasion in a call on Sunday. Johnson stressed that the British people stand fully ....

  • TikTok suspends new content, live streaming on platform in Russia

    Date: 2022-03-06 20:19:52 GMT - China - World - SN:86 - ID:9454430

    BEIJING, March 6 (MENA) - TikTok has suspended new content and live streaming abilities on its platform in Russia due to the country's new ‘fake news’ law, the app announced on Sunday. In a statement posted to TikTok's newsroom, the app said ....

  • Blinken says NATO countries have "green light" to send fighter jets to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-06 20:14:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:9454447

    WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that NATO members have the go-ahead to send fighter jets to Ukraine as the U.S. and allies continue their efforts to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's ....

  • IAEA: Ukrainian nuclear power plant under orders of Russian commander

    Date: 2022-03-06 19:10:53 GMT - Austria - World - SN:81 - ID:9454342

    VIENNA, March 6 (MENA) - The management of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant has come under orders from the commander of the Russian forces that took control of the site last week, Ukraine informed the UN’s atomic watchdog, according to the ....

  • Sweden advises nationals to avoid all travel to Russia

    Date: 2022-03-06 19:03:57 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:78 - ID:9454325

    CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde tweeted on Sunday, advising its citizens not to travel to Russia because of the "serious and unpredictable security situation in the wider region," CNN reported. Russian President ....

  • Russian consulate workers must leave Czechia by March 12 - Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2022-03-06 18:45:40 GMT - Czech - World - SN:76 - ID:9454323

    PRAGUE, March 6 (MENA) - Diplomats who were working in the Russian Consulates in Brno and Karlovy Vary will have to leave the Czech Republic by March 12, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky told Czech Television on Sunday, according to Radio Prague. ....

  • Japan reports 53,969 new coronavirus cases, 132 fatalities in one day

    Date: 2022-03-06 18:36:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:75 - ID:9454263

    TOKYO, March 6 (MENA) - Japan reported on Sunday 53,969 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, upping the total number of cases to 5,403,393, according to NHK. As many as 132 deaths were also reported over the same period, taking the death ....

  • EIB Board approves 668 million euros immediate financial support to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-06 11:37:09 GMT - Luxembourg - World - SN:33 - ID:9453421

    LUXEMBURG, March 6 (MENA) - The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved 668 million euros as an immediate financial support for Ukraine, the EIB said in a statement Sunday. At an extraordinary meeting convened on Friday ....

  • US works with Poland to provide Ukraine with fighter jets

    Date: 2022-03-06 11:05:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:9453367

    LONDON, March 6 (MENA) - The US is working with Warsaw on a deal to provide Ukraine with Polish fighter jets as Kyiv ratchets up the pressure on the west to boost its air force capabilities so it can repel Russian attacks, reported The Financial ....

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