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  • Ukrainian forces shot down Russian helicopter, attack aircraft, seven drones in past day

    Date: 2023-03-03 06:39:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:4 - ID:10047419

    KIEV, March 3 (MENA) - Over the past day, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched 13 strikes on Russian troops' buildup areas, according to the Ukrainian news agency. The Ukrainian forces shot down a Su-25 attack aircraft, a Mi-24 ....

  • Reports of poisoned Iranian school girls "deeply concerning" - White House

    Date: 2023-03-03 06:10:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:10047382

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - The reports of poisoned school girls in Iran is "deeply concerning" and the world needs to know what is causing the ailments, White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday. Hundreds of ....

  • Ukraine, U.S. to deepen cooperation in energy sector

    Date: 2023-03-02 21:08:56 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:98 - ID:10047308

    KYIV, March 2 (MENA) - The Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, held a meeting with the U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm as part of the meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation in Zagreb. The ....

  • Russian economy needs huge additional resources for restructuring — Central Bank

    Date: 2023-03-02 21:08:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:97 - ID:10047309

    MOSCOW, March 2 (MENA) - The Russian economy currently needs significant additional resources for restructuring, Governor of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina said. "The economy needs huge additional resources now. Funding should be directed to ....

  • New US sanctions target Iranian shipping, petrochemicals

    Date: 2023-03-02 19:34:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:10047210

    WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - The US Treasury Department imposed new sanctions Thursday on Iran-linked shipping and petrochemical companies. The sanctions also target 20 shipping vessels, it added in a statement carried by Alhurra TV on Thursday. ....

  • John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide surpass 675 mln

    Date: 2023-03-02 08:18:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:10045714

    WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - As many as 675,520,399 people have been reported to be infected with coronavirus globally since its outbreak, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Thursday. It added that about 6,873,426 have died from the virus ....

  • Russia’s GDP drop slowing down to 3.2% YOY in January 2023 — Economy Ministry

    Date: 2023-03-01 23:01:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:93 - ID:10045380

    MOSCOW, March 1 (MENA) - The decline of the national gross domestic product (GDP) geared down to 3.2% year-on-year in January 2023 after having 4.2% last December, TASS quoted the Russian Ministry of Economic Development as saying in its current ....

  • UK says human rights indivisible

    Date: 2023-03-01 21:43:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:92 - ID:10045346

    LONDON, March 1 (MENA) - The UK stressed on Wednesday that human rights are indivisible, interdependent and, universal and they are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The realization of human rights underpins sustainable ....

  • Greek transport min. resigns following deadly train crash

    Date: 2023-03-01 16:23:35 GMT - Greece - World - SN:78 - ID:10044939

    ATHENS, March 1 (MENA) – Greece’s Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis submitted his resignation on Wednesday afternoon, 17 hours after the deadly train tragedy in Tempi, Kathimerini reported. His resignation comes following ....

  • Greek President Sakellaropoulou visits site of train crash

    Date: 2023-03-01 15:52:24 GMT - Greece - World - SN:72 - ID:10044846

    ATHENS, March 1 (MENA) - Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou cut short her official visit to Moldova on Wednesday and returned to Greece, with her plane landing at Larissa airport, from where she was taken to the site of a deadly collision ....

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