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  • South Korean FM Chung arrives in China

    Date: 2021-04-02 20:19:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:65 - ID:8887873

    SEOUL, April 2 (MENA) - South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong arrived in China on Friday for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, to discuss bilateral ties, the Korean Peninsula situation and regional and global issues, Yonhap news ....

  • Netherlands suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine for under-60s

    Date: 2021-04-02 20:08:16 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:64 - ID:8887817

    AMSTERDAM, April 2 (MENA) - The Netherlands on Friday suspended use of the Oxford/AstraZenca vaccine for people under the age of 60, citing concern about an increased risk of blood clots. In a statement, the government said there had been five ....

  • Russia says ready to cooperate with China to maintain peace in Middle East

    Date: 2021-04-02 20:06:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:8887823

    MOSCOW, April 2 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Beijing's initiative on security and stability in the Middle East is in line with Russian approaches, Sputnik news agency reported. "Beijing is proposing a constructive ....

  • Roadside bombs kill 5, wound 7 civilians in Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-04-02 19:42:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:60 - ID:8887836

    KABUL, April 2 (MENA) - Roadside bombs killed at least five civilians and wounded seven others on Friday in Afghanistan, Russia Today quoted provincial officials as saying. Daesh group claimed responsibility for the killing of a policewoman a day ....

  • Suspect 'neutralized' after crash near US Capitol

    Date: 2021-04-02 19:28:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:8887788

    WASHINGTON, April 2 (MENA) - The US Capitol complex was placed on lockdown Friday after a vehicle rammed into two US Capitol Police officers, according to law enforcement, MSNBC reported. The suspect and a US Capitol Police officer have both ....

  • G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region

    Date: 2021-04-02 16:46:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:8887458

    LONDON, April 2 (MENA) - G7 countries are "seriously concerned" about alleged human rights violations in Tigray, calling on all parties to provide immediate and "unhindered humanitarian access" to Ethiopia's conflict-hit region. The foreign ....

  • Iran reports 11,660 new Coronavirus cases, over 100 deaths

    Date: 2021-04-02 15:38:04 GMT - Iran - World - SN:39 - ID:8887429

    TEHRAN, April 2 (MENA) – The Iranian health ministry announced on Friday that 11,660 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported across the country during the past 24 hours, adding that 117 patients have passed away in the same period of ....

  • Afghanistan registers 23 new coronavirus cases, two deaths

    Date: 2021-04-02 14:39:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:37 - ID:8887225

    KABUL, April 2 (MENA) -The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 23 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,637 samples tested in the last 24 hours, according to Tolo News. The ministry also reported two deaths and 10 recoveries ....

  • Biden’s climate summit invitation to Putin received

    Date: 2021-04-02 13:16:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:31 - ID:8887168

    MOSCOW, April 2 (MENA) - The invitation sent by US President Joe Biden to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to attend the upcoming Leaders Summit on Climate has been received, the details of the invitation are being clarified via diplomatic ....

  • At least 54 dead in Taiwan train crash

    Date: 2021-04-02 12:51:20 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:29 - ID:8887165

    TAIPEI, April 2 (MENA ) - At least 54 people are reported dead after a passenger train derailed in a tunnel near the city of Hualien in eastern Taiwan, ABC News reported Friday quoting local authorities. The Railway Police Bureau said there were ....

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