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  • 2 additional omicron recombinant variants reported in S. Korea for first time

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:33:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:9528867

    SEOUL, April 19 (MENA) - Two new versions of omicron, XE and XM, were detected for the first time in South Korea, Yonhap News Agency quoted the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) as saying on Tuesday. One of the XE patients ....

  • M5.4 quake hits Japan's Ibaraki, Fukushima, no damage reported

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:31:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:9528799

    TOKYO, April 19 (MENA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 struck Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures as well as other parts of Japan on Tuesday morning, but no damage has been reported so far, Kyodo quoted the Japanese government as ....

  • New Zealand's PM to visit Japan

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:19:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9528827

    TOKYO, April 19 (MENA) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is scheduled to visit Japan from Wednesday for a summit with her Japanese counterpart, Kishida Fumio, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported Tuesday. Japan's Chief ....

  • Japan to offer protective masks, clothing, drones to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:17:56 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:9528820

    TOKYO, April 19 (MENA) - Japan will provide Ukraine with protective masks and clothing against chemical weapons, as well as commercial drones, to support the country in its ongoing war with Russia, Kyodo reported Tuesday. The decision was made upon ....

  • UN plans to form humanitarian contact group for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:17:27 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:13 - ID:9528835

    NEW YORK, April 19 (MENA) - Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths announced that he intends to pay a visit to Turkey to push for the creation of a "humanitarian contact group" involving ....

  • 6 killed in road accident in India

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:09:24 GMT - India - World - SN:12 - ID:9528797

    NEW DELHI, April 19 (MENA) - An SUV collided with a bus here, leaving six people returning from a marriage function dead and around 12 injured, Tribune India reported Tuesday. The accident took place at 10:30 pm on Monday near Indrapur village on ....

  • Australia reports 39,091 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-04-19 07:07:53 GMT - Australia - World - SN:11 - ID:9528819

    CANBERRA, April 19 (MENA) - Australia registered 39,091 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Sydney Morning Herald said Tuesday quoting the Australian Health Ministry. The caseload hit 5,458,471 in the country, according to the ....

  • US may designate Russia as state sponsor of terrorism - State Department

    Date: 2022-04-19 06:45:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9528796

    WASHINGTON, April 19 (MENA) - The US Department of State does not rule out the possibility of labeling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, which provides for the imposition of additional sanctions and restrictions, CNN reported. US State ....

  • Earthquake of magnitude 6 jolts Mindanao island in Philippines

    Date: 2022-04-19 06:36:56 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:9 - ID:9528786

    MANILA, April 19 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Mindanao island in Philippines on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers, Channel News Asia quoted EMSC as ....

  • S. Korea reports 118,504 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2022-04-19 06:07:36 GMT - south korea - World - SN:4 - ID:9528755

    SEOUL, April 19 (MENA) - South Korean Health authorities logged 118,504 new COVID-19 infections over the 24-hour period, bringing the total caseload to 16,471,940, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. The death toll from ....

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