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  • Explosion in Kabul claims lives of 3 civilians

    Date: 2021-03-18 08:13:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:8857463

    KABUL, March 18 (MENA) - At least three civilians were killed and 14 others injured when a government bus carrying employees was targeted by a bomb in Kabul on Thursday, Khaama Press reported. The incident occurred at around 7:20 am local time in ....

  • UN chief Guterres appoints French diplomat Jean Arnault as personal envoy on Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-03-18 07:17:34 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:8 - ID:8857267

    NEW YORK, March 18 (MENA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has appointed veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault as his personal envoy on Afghanistan and regional issues, authorising him to liaise with regional countries on his behalf to support ....

  • Global Covid-19 cases surpass 121 million

    Date: 2021-03-18 07:05:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8857361

    WASHINGTON, March 18 (MENA) - The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 121 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.67 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Thursday morning, the ....

  • Man arrested near US vice president’s residence on weapons charge

    Date: 2021-03-18 06:55:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:8857332

    WASHINGTON, March 18 (MENA) - A San Antonio man was arrested near the official residence of Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington on Wednesday and was charged with weapons-related offenses, the U.S. Secret Service said. The Secret Service, ....

  • Trump net wealth dropped by $700 Million during presidency: Report

    Date: 2021-03-17 21:55:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:151 - ID:8857156

    WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - Former President Donald Trump lost about a quarter of his overall wealth during the four years he served in the White House, according to the latest estimate from the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. When Trump took ....

  • Biden says he will wait to assign motive for Atlanta shootings

    Date: 2021-03-17 21:12:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:142 - ID:8857112

    WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden acknowledged concerns of Asian Americans following shootings at massage parlors in Atlanta but said he is waiting until the FBI completes its investigation to attribute a motive to the killer, The ....

  • 14 hospitalized in Canaries after migrants rescued at sea

    Date: 2021-03-17 21:11:04 GMT - Spain - World - SN:140 - ID:8857113

    MADRID, March 17 (MENA) - Scores of migrants have been rescued from several boats near Spain's Canary Islands, with 14 — many suffering from hypothermia — requiring hospitalization, ABC News reported on Wednesday. Spain's Maritime Rescue Service ....

  • Pfizer says it is on course to deliver UK COVID vaccine supplies

    Date: 2021-03-17 20:47:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:139 - ID:8857110

    LONDON, March 17 (MENA) - Pfizer Inc PFE.N said on Wednesday it was on track to meet its delivery targets for COVID-19 shots in the United Kingdom in line with an agreed monthly schedule, after Britain warned of a significant reduction in its ....

  • Over 4 million Indonesians have received Covid-19 Vaccine

    Date: 2021-03-17 20:36:23 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:136 - ID:8857094

    JAKARTA, March 17 (MENA) - Indonesia has administered 5.48 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine since the campaign began on January 13, with 4.02 million people having received at least one shot, according to Health Ministry. Of those figures, 1.48 ....

  • Belarus reports 1,124 new COVID-19 cases, 1,305 recoveries in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-03-17 19:20:21 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:123 - ID:8856967

    MINSK, March 17 (MENA) – Belarus confirmed 1,124 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, BelTA cited the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry. The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 305,270 cases. A total of 296,183 ....

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