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  • US Secretary of State, Czech FM meet

    Date: 2022-04-27 11:16:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:9542251

    WASHINGTON, April 27 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Wednesday with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky, according to a statement by the US Department of State. Blinken recognized the tremendous support both the government ....

  • Australia reports more than 39,700 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-04-27 10:54:48 GMT - Australia - World - SN:48 - ID:9542151

    CANBERRA, April 27 (MENA) - Australia registered 39,700 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Australian Health Ministry said Wednesday. The caseload hit 5,796,177 in the country, according to the ministry. Also, 43 new fatalities ....

  • John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 511 mln

    Date: 2022-04-27 10:37:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:9542117

    WASHINGTON, April 27 (MENA) - As many as 511,079,180 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Wednesday. It added that about 6,225,687 have died from the virus ....

  • Russia’s daily COVID-19 cases surge by almost 7,700 — crisis center

    Date: 2022-04-27 10:32:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:45 - ID:9542149

    MOSCOW, April 27 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 7,705 over the past day to 18,159,600, the Russian news agency Tass reported on Wednesday, quoting the anti-coronavirus crisis center. As many as 2,986 people were hospitalized with ....

  • Bulgarian government ready for such scenario for months

    Date: 2022-04-27 09:18:56 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:32 - ID:9541890

    SOFIA, April 27 (MENA) - Bulgarian government spokeswoman Lena Borislavova said that there is no reason to worry in connection with the news that Russia is suspending gas supplies to Bulgaria, Sofia News Agency reported. Borislavova also noted ....

  • EU okays aid to Lithuanian firms hurt by China spat

    Date: 2022-04-27 09:14:28 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:30 - ID:9541891

    BRUSSELS, April 27 (MENA) - The EU approved state aid to Lithuanian companies affected by China's "discriminatory" trade barriers in a row over Taiwan, The Straits Times reported. Lithuania has attracted bitter retaliation from China after Taiwan ....

  • Russia detains two alleged pro-Ukrainian saboteurs

    Date: 2022-04-27 09:13:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:29 - ID:9541848

    MOSCOW, April 27 (MENA) - Two Russian citizens were detained as they allegedly prepared to sabotage a transportation infrastructure facility in Russia’s Belgorod region near the Ukrainian border, The Wall Street Journal quoted Russia’s federal ....

  • Russia cuts off gas to Bulgaria, Poland in toughest response yet to Western sanctions

    Date: 2022-04-27 08:29:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:9541851

    MOSCOW, April 27 (MENA) - Russian energy giant Gazprom today halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for failing to pay for its gas in roubles, as President Vladimir Putin ordered, the Daily Mail reported. The decision is the Kremlin's ....

  • More than 21,000 Ukrainian refugees cross into Poland in past 24hrs

    Date: 2022-04-27 07:33:17 GMT - Poland - World - SN:18 - ID:9541759

    WARSAW, April 27 (MENA) - Over 2.9 million refugees from Ukraine had crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Wednesday. As many as 21,400 refugees crossed the ....

  • Japan protests South Korea's plan to survey disputed islets

    Date: 2022-04-27 07:21:53 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:9541737

    TOKYO, April 27 (MENA) - Japan has lodged a protest with South Korea over its plan to survey islets controlled by Seoul and claimed by Tokyo, Kyodo news agency quoted the top government spokesman as saying Wednesday. "The plan is unacceptable and ....

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