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  • IAEA chief plans 2nd visit to Ukrainian atomic plant

    Date: 2023-03-25 20:07:35 GMT - Austria - World - SN:61 - ID:10084063

    VIENNA, March 25 (MENA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Saturday that its Director-General Rafael Grossi will travel next week to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which is seized by Russian forces. In a statement, IAEA ....

  • Idaho becomes 5th US state to allow death by firing squads

    Date: 2023-03-25 19:34:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:10084054

    WASHINGTON, March 25 (MENA) - Idaho just became the fifth US state to allow the use of the firing squad as an option for the death penalty, Bussiness Insider reported Saturday. Governor Brad Little signed HB 186 The bill would allow the use of ....

  • Putin and Erdogan held phone call, discussed Black Sea grain deal

    Date: 2023-03-25 14:47:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:41 - ID:10083626

    MOSCOW, March 25 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Al Arabiya reported. Erdogan thanked Putin for his “positive attitude” in extending the Black Sea grain deal and ....

  • Ukraine live briefing: Kyiv frustrated as U.N. report says both sides violated human rights

    Date: 2023-03-25 10:38:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:10083193

    WASHINGTON, March 25 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry expressed frustration at U.N. human rights monitors after they reported that both Kyiv and Moscow had committed rights violations against civilians and prisoners of war, the Washington Post ....

  • Poland receives 25,000 refugees from Ukraine over past 24 hours

    Date: 2023-03-25 09:55:12 GMT - Poland - World - SN:20 - ID:10083185

    WARSAW, March 25 (MENA) – A total of 25,000 refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation there, Radio Poland said on Saturday, citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency. Nearly ....

  • Kuwait: Water crisis threatens development of many countries 2 last Kuwait City

    Date: 2023-03-25 09:49:49 GMT - Kuwait - World - SN:19 - ID:10083178

    Al-Bannai said, "We are meeting today, 46 years after the last United Nations conference on water, and as all members of the international community, this file must be shed light on and given international impetus due to our knowledge of the ....

  • Kuwait: Water crisis threatens development of many countries

    Date: 2023-03-25 09:40:39 GMT - Kuwait - World - SN:18 - ID:10083166

    KUWAIT CITY, March 25 (MENA) - The State of Kuwait affirmed that the world is facing a water crisis that impedes the development process of many countries, which may slow down the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, KUNA ....

  • Senior MP proposes ban on ICC activity in Russia, penalty for any assistance to it

    Date: 2023-03-25 09:20:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:10083141

    MOSCOW, March 25 (MENA) - Speaker of Russia’s State Duma, or lower parliament house, Vyacheslav Volodin proposed on Saturday drafting amendments banning any activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Russia and envisaging a penalty for ....

  • India records over 1,500 fresh Covid cases, highest in 146 days

    Date: 2023-03-25 09:07:36 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:10083075

    NEW DELHI, March 25 (MENA) – India recorded over 1,500 fresh Covid cases, the highest in 146 days, Hindustan Times reported. New Covid infections logged stood at 1,590 while 910 recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, while India's active ....

  • Ukrainian farmers have already planted 293,000 ha with spring crops – Agrarian Policy Ministry

    Date: 2023-03-25 09:01:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10083109

    KIEV, March 25 (MENA) - Farmers in 18 regions throughout Ukraine have started the spring sowing campaign, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food. "All categories of households have cultivated 293 thousand ha with grain and ....

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