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  • N. Korea warns US against intercepting missiles during tests

    Date: 2023-03-07 09:02:08 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:15 - ID:10053304

    PYONGYANG, March 7 (MENA) - North Korea warned Tuesday that it would be a "clear declaration of war" if its missiles were shot down during their test launches over the Pacific Ocean, France 24 reported. The United States and South Korea have ....

  • Qin blames US for rising tensions between Washington, Beijing

    Date: 2023-03-07 08:27:01 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:10053257

    BEIJING, March 7 (MENA) - Taiwan is China's first red line that the United States must not cross, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Tuesday. Speaking at his first news conference as foreign minister during an annual parliament session in ....

  • More than 154,000 Russian troops killed since start of operation in Ukraine

    Date: 2023-03-07 08:09:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10053300

    KYIV, March 7 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed about 154,830 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to March 7, 2023, including 1,060 over the past day alone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a ....

  • Ukraine’s Air Force launches 15 strikes on Russian positions

    Date: 2023-03-07 07:38:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10053254

    KIEV, March 7 (MENA) - The Air Force of the Defense Forces of Ukraine launched 15 strikes on Russia positions, as well as one on an anti-aircraft missile system at its firing position. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in ....

  • Top Scottish politician says Stone of Destiny shouldn't be sent for King Charles coronation

    Date: 2023-03-06 21:02:06 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:87 - ID:10053014

    LONDON, March 6 (MENA) - In protest at Scotland being denied another independence referendum, former first minister Alex Salmond has said the historic Stone of Destiny should not sent to London to be used in the King’s coronation. Meanwhile, a ....

  • Russia expresses concern about tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, calls for restraint — MFA

    Date: 2023-03-06 21:00:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:84 - ID:10053017

    WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) – Russia is deeply concerned about escalating tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh and is calling on the sides to exercise restraint, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying in a statement on ....

  • US first lady to host winners of IWOC awards at White House Wednesday

    Date: 2023-03-06 21:00:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:10053015

    WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and First Lady Jill Biden will host the annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards ceremony at the White House on Wednesday. The 2023 IWOC Award ceremony will honor a ....

  • Russia can defeat West’s neocolonial plans together with other countries: Ex-Russian president

    Date: 2023-03-06 20:01:59 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:10052936

    MOSCOW, March 6 (MENA) - Russia can drive the last nail into the coffin of the Western world’s neocolonial aspirations together with other countries, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council and Chairman of the ruling United Russia Party, Dmitry ....

  • Diabetes, obesity rising in young Americans, study finds

    Date: 2023-03-06 19:15:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:10052934

    WASHINGTON, March 6 (MENA) - Diabetes and obesity, two risk factors for heart disease, are on the rise among young adults in the US, according to a newly published study of about 13,000 people ages 20 to 44 years old, according to The Washington ....

  • Employment-related gender gaps greater than previously thought, ILO report finds

    Date: 2023-03-06 19:14:23 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:77 - ID:10052698

    GENEVA, March 6 (MENA) - Gender imbalances in access to employment and working conditions are greater than previously thought and progress in reducing them has been disappointingly slow in the last two decades, according to a new International ....

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