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  • US continues to sanction procurement networks for Iran’s UAV, weapons programs

    Date: 2023-03-22 08:45:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10078822

    WASHINGTON, March 22 (MENA) - The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), designated four entities and three individuals for their involvement in the ....

  • 4.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Davao Oriental

    Date: 2023-03-22 06:34:42 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:7 - ID:10078634

    MANILA, March 22 (MENA) - A magnitude 4.2 earthquake jolted Davao Oriental past noon on Wednesday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tectonic tremor that hit the province at 12:28 p.m. was ....

  • Russia to extend oil production cuts till end of June

    Date: 2023-03-21 16:03:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:10078088

    MOSCOW, March 21 (MENA) - Russia announced Tuesday that it was extending until the end of June oil production cuts of 500,000 barrels per day, a response to Western sanctions that were due to expire at the end of March. "In accordance with the ....

  • WFP: Millions of most vulnerable children still miss out school meals amid global food crisis

    Date: 2023-03-21 13:19:00 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:45 - ID:10077456

    GENEVA, March 21 (MENA) - Amidst a global food crisis which sees families in many countries struggling to put food on the table, a new report says governments worldwide are increasingly convinced that school meals are a powerful and cost-effective ....

  • Russian PM meets with China's Xi Jinping at Russian government house

    Date: 2023-03-21 11:52:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:10077396

    MOSCOW, March 21 (MENA) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is paying an official visit to Russia. The Chinese leader came to the Russian Government House, Tass News Agency ....

  • Xi Jinping Invites Putin to China ahead of second round of talks

    Date: 2023-03-21 11:18:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:10077312

    MOSCOW, March 21 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said he invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to visit China this year, Russian news agencies reported both leaders will hold a second round of talks in Moscow on Tuesday. “Yesterday ....

  • Biden expresses support for ‘brave women’ of Iran as White House marks Nowruz

    Date: 2023-03-21 10:03:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:10077054

    WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said Monday the United States stands with the “brave women and all the citizens of Iran” who are inspiring the world with their conviction and courage as they fight for their “human rights and ....

  • Brexit: DUP to vote against government over Windsor framework

    Date: 2023-03-20 22:48:09 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:10076625

    LONDON, March 20 (MENA) – The Democratic Unionist party (DUP) is to vote against the government in this week’s first parliamentary vote on the new Windsor framework Brexit deal, The Guardian reported. Party officers met on Monday and made a ....

  • World is on brink of catastrophic warming, UN climate change report says

    Date: 2023-03-20 20:58:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:10076596

    WASHINGTON, March 20 (MENA) - Human activities have transformed the planet at a pace and scale unmatched in recorded history, causing irreversible damage to communities and ecosystems, according to one of the most definitive reports ever published ....

  • Russia-Armenia-Azerbaijan joint statements remain key to stabilization: Lavrov

    Date: 2023-03-20 20:19:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:96 - ID:10076459

    MOSCOW, March 20 (MENA) - Trilateral statements by the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan undoubtedly remain the key to stabilizing the situation in the region in various areas, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Lavrov made the ....

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