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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 440 million
Date: 2022-03-03 07:17:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9448096
WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 440 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Thursday that the ....
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Greece lifts mask-wearing outdoors as Covid infections recede
Date: 2022-03-03 07:13:18 GMT - Greece - World - SN:12 - ID:9448084
ATHENS, March 3 (MENA) - Greece will lift its requirement of mask-wearing outdoors from Saturday, its health minister said on Wednesday, as Covid-19 infections are trending lower. Health Minister Thanos Plevris said the advisory committee of ....
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Ukraine crisis causes delay in S. Korea,-U.S.-Japan talks to arrange defense ministerial meeting: official
Date: 2022-03-03 07:10:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:9448074
SEOUL, March 3 (MENA) - The armed conflict in Ukraine has led to a delay in talks among South Korea, the United States and Japan to arrange their in-person defense ministerial meeting, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Thursday, quoting a ....
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Blinken: Infrastructure destroyed in Ukraine not military targets
Date: 2022-03-03 07:02:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9448065
WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the infrastructure which Russia destroyed in Ukraine is not military targets. "They’re destroying critical infrastructure which supplies millions of people across Ukraine with ....
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Japan to freeze assets of 4 more Russian banks to align with EU
Date: 2022-03-03 06:38:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:9448009
TOKYO, March 3 (MENA) - The Japanese government will freeze assets held by four more Russian banks following the European Union's latest financial sanctions against Moscow imposed in response to Russia's attack against Ukraine, Finance Minister ....
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India reports 6,561 new coronavirus cases
Date: 2022-03-03 06:08:43 GMT - India - World - SN:1 - ID:9447960
NEW DELHI, March 3 (MENA) - India's COVID-19 case tally rose to 4,29,45,160 with 6,561 people testing positive for the infection in a day while active cases declined to 77,152, NDTV reported on Thursday, quoting the Union Health Ministry ....
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Russian armed forces destroyed more than 1,500 military targets in Ukraine — ministry
Date: 2022-03-02 22:39:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:136 - ID:9447882
MOSCOW, March 2 (MENA) - The Russian armed forces have destroyed more than 1,500 military targets in Ukraine since the start of the military operation, including shooting down 13 planes and 47 drones, TASS news agency quoted Defense Ministry ....
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Russian tycoon Abramovich decides to sell English football club Chelsea
Date: 2022-03-02 22:37:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:135 - ID:9447880
MOSCOW, March 2 (MENA) - Russian businessman Roman Abramovich has announced a decision to sell Chelsea Football Club, an English professional football team based in London, according to TASS News Agency. "I have always taken decisions with the ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry denies reports on expelling US envoy
Date: 2022-03-02 22:13:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:134 - ID:9447788
MOSCOW, March 2 (MENA) - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denied reports saying that Moscow had expelled the American ambassador. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that it was working on a response to the US decision to kick out 12 Russian ....
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Brent oil price jumps to $115
Date: 2022-03-02 21:30:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:130 - ID:9447851
NEW YORK, March 2 (MENA) - Brent crude oil cost jumped to $115 per barrel on Wednesday amid fear of supply chain disruption from Russia, the third-largest producer of oil, due to the country’s ongoing military operation in Ukraine, according to ....