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  • Quad leaders oppose unilateral use of force in Indo-Pacific region

    Date: 2022-03-04 06:40:25 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:9449993

    TOKYO, March 4 (MENA) - Leaders from Japan, the United States, Australia and India agreed during their virtual meeting Thursday that they oppose any unilateral use of force to change the status quo in their region, the Japanese government said, as ....

  • Japan to release 7.5 mln barrels of reserve oil amid Ukraine crisis

    Date: 2022-03-04 06:24:10 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:9449958

    TOKYO, March 4 (MENA) - Japan will release 7.5 million barrels of oil from its emergency reserves as part of concerted action by the International Energy Agency members to stabilize oil markets following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kyodo news ....

  • S. Korea's daily coronavirus infections top 260,000 for 1st time

    Date: 2022-03-04 06:23:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:4 - ID:9449957

    SEOUL, March 4 (MENA) - South Korea's daily coronavirus cases exceeded 260,000 for the first time Friday as the highly transmissible omicron variant rages across the country, Yonhap news agency reported. The country reported 266,853 new ....

  • 2nd round of talks between Russia and Ukraine end with no cease-fire

    Date: 2022-03-03 21:58:10 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:126 - ID:9449515

    MINSK, March 3 (MENA) - Peace talks resumed on Thursday between Russia and Ukraine as both sides left the several hours of negotiations without a cease-fire agreement and war continuing to rage, ABC News reported. The Russian and Ukrainian ....

  • Discrimination, racism against third country nationals fleeing Ukraine must end: IOM

    Date: 2022-03-03 19:45:57 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:117 - ID:9449616

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) António Vitorino voiced Thursday his concerns over the reports documenting racism and discrimination behaviors against third country nationals attempting ....

  • Escalation in Ukraine putting 7.5 million children at risk

    Date: 2022-03-03 16:41:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:93 - ID:9449326

    KYIV, March 3 (MENA) – All the children in Ukraine - at least 7.5 million under 18-year-olds - are in grave danger of physical harm, severe emotional distress, and displacement, following an escalation in hostilities overnight, Save the Children ....

  • White House asks Congress to approve additional $10 bn in Ukraine-related aid

    Date: 2022-03-03 16:38:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:9449426

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - The White House on Wednesday formally asked Congress to authorize $ 10 billion in additional humanitarian, economic and security assistance for Ukraine and allies in central Europe to respond to Russia’s invasion of ....

  • Japan's JAL, ANA cancel or reroute Europe flights due to Ukraine crisis

    Date: 2022-03-03 12:29:13 GMT - Japan - World - SN:65 - ID:9448905

    TOKYO, March 3 (MENA) - Japan Airlines Co Ltd (9201.T) and ANA Holdings Inc (9202.T) cancelled all flights to and from Europe on Thursday and cancelled or rerouted flights on Friday as well, citing safety concerns following Russia's invasion of ....

  • Germany sends 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to back Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-03 11:31:04 GMT - Germany - World - SN:61 - ID:9448750

    BERLIN, March 3 (MENA) - The German government announces it will send 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine in an attempt to help the embattled country combat the Russian invaders, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reports. Last week, Germany decided to ....

  • President Zelenskyy says nearly 9,000 Russian soldiers have died in one week

    Date: 2022-03-03 10:08:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:46 - ID:9448525

    KIEV, March 3 (MENA) - Ukraine's president has claimed nearly 9,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion of his country began a week ago, according to the Ukrainian news agency. Volodymyr Zelenskyy told invading forces to "go ....

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