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  • China urges US to stop 'bullying' with anti-China economic, trade sanctions

    Date: 2021-12-18 14:34:12 GMT - China - World - SN:37 - ID:9325005

    BEIJING, Dec 18 (MENA) - China strongly protests and firmly opposes the bullying practices of the United States, and urges the US to immediately stop its wrong practices, Xinhua quoted a spokesman with the Ministry of Commerce as saying ....

  • Russia, US maintain contacts on Syria, says envoy

    Date: 2021-12-18 13:45:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:9324846

    WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (MENA) - Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Saturday that Russia and the United States maintain contacts on Syria. "In this regard, cooperation through the military channels is especially worth ....

  • Malaysia detects 11 more Omicron COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2021-12-18 13:13:01 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:30 - ID:9324850

    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 (MENA) – Malaysia reported 11 more Omicron COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total to 13, CNA reported. All 11 infections are imported, comprising three who travelled from the United Kingdom, three from the United ....

  • Indonesia raises volcano warning to second-highest level

    Date: 2021-12-18 13:10:46 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:28 - ID:9324757

    JAKARTA, Dec 18 (MENA) – Indonesian authorities raised the alert level for the highest volcano on Java island, saying Mount Semeru could blow up again after a sudden eruption earlier this month left 48 people dead and 36 missing in villages that ....

  • Russia wants US to urge Ukraine to implement Minsk agreements - Ambassador

    Date: 2021-12-18 12:26:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:26 - ID:9324595

    WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (MENA) - Russia wants the United States to exert pressure on Ukraine so that the latter will implement the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the military conflict in Donbas, Sputnik quoted Russian Ambassador to US Anatoly ....

  • Russia hopes next round of Iran talks to lead to agreement - Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2021-12-18 12:25:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:9324774

    MOSCOW, Dec 18 (MENA) - Russia expects that the upcoming eighth round of the talks on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) may result in a quick "mutually acceptable agreement," as parties to the negotiations have shown ....

  • Russia records 27,434 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-12-18 09:39:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:9324490

    MOSCOW, Dec 18 (MENA) - Russia recorded 27,434 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday. The total number of cases has reached 10,186,823, according to figures released by the ....

  • Death toll from Typhoon Rai passes 20

    Date: 2021-12-18 08:28:45 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:13 - ID:9324366

    MANILA, Dec 18 (MENA) - At least 21 people have been killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, officials said Saturday, with "alarming" reports of destruction on islands that bore the brunt of the storm, the Philippine Star ....

  • Russia sends 36 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-12-18 08:17:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:9324354

    MOSCOW, Dec 18 (MENA) - Three military transport aircraft of the Russian Defense Ministry delivered 36 tons of humanitarian aid to Kabul, the ministry's press service said Saturday. "Each Russian military transport aircraft is carrying ....

  • India reports 7,145 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-12-18 06:47:39 GMT - India - World - SN:3 - ID:9324272

    NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (MENA) - India on Saturday reported 7,145 new coronavirus cases, pushing the country's tally to 34,733,194 cases, according to the Indian Health Ministry's data. Meanwhile, with 289 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the toll ....

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