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  • Shanghai adds 19,982 Covid-19 cases, setting daily record for the sixth day‎‎

    Date: 2022-04-07 11:57:55 GMT - China - World - SN:42 - ID:9510386

    BEIJING, April 7 (MENA) - Shanghai’s daily Covid-19 infections set a record for the sixth straight day on Thursday, as citywide mass testing identified 19,982 cases in China’s financial and commercial hub, South China Morning Post reported. The ....

  • Japan reports 55,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours

    Date: 2022-04-07 11:48:55 GMT - Japan - World - SN:41 - ID:9510272

    TOKYO, April 7 (MENA) - Japan reported 54,995 new coronavirus infection cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total cases to 6,897,077, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported Thursday. The total number of publicly reported deaths ....

  • Germany reports more than 201,000 infections

    Date: 2022-04-07 11:19:50 GMT - Germany - World - SN:36 - ID:9510269

    BERLIN, April 7 (MENA) - Germany recorded 201,729 new coronavirus cases and 328 more deaths in the last 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. Coronavirus numbers remain very high in the ....

  • Russia’s COVID-19 cases surge by almost 14,350 — crisis center

    Date: 2022-04-07 09:47:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:9510022

    MOSCOW, April 7 (MENA) - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 14,355 over the past day to 17,955,120, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Thursday. Russia’s COVID-19 death toll surged by 287 over the past day to 370,889, the Russian ....

  • Austria expels 4 Russian diplomats

    Date: 2022-04-07 09:06:00 GMT - Austria - World - SN:20 - ID:9509964

    VIENNA, April 7 (MENA) - Austria is expelling four Russian diplomats for behavior incompatible with their diplomatic status, a spokeswoman for its foreign minister said on Thursday, joining a group of European Union countries that have taken similar ....

  • Putin achieved 'exactly zero' objectives in Ukraine, says Pentagon

    Date: 2022-04-07 08:30:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9509906

    WASHINGTON, April 7 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved “exactly zero” of his objectives in Ukraine and also failed to capture Kyiv, said Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby. During the regular press briefing amid Russia Ukraine ....

  • China launches new satellite for Earth observation

    Date: 2022-04-07 08:22:26 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:9509889

    BEIJING, April 7 (MENA) - China launched a new Earth-observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. The satellite, Gaofen-3 03, was launched by a Long March-4C rocket ....

  • Spokesperson for White House: US to continue pressure on Russia by imposing sanctions

    Date: 2022-04-07 08:05:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9509808

    WASHINGTON, April 7 (MENA) - New sanctions announced by the US and European partners — are expected to target Russian government officials and their family members, Spokesperson for the White House Jen Psaki said. "I don’t have more specifics to ....

  • S. Korea's daily infections stay in 200,000s for 3rd day

    Date: 2022-04-07 07:31:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:9509794

    SEOUL, April 7 (MENA) - South Korea's new coronavirus cases remained in the 200,000s for the third consecutive day on Thursday as the government is considering lifting social distancing rules in a step toward people's return to normalcy, Yonhap ....

  • Russia accuses Ukraine of sabotaging pre-agreed prisoner swap

    Date: 2022-04-07 07:12:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:9509760

    MOSCOW, April 7 (MENA) - Russia’s Defense Ministry has accused Ukraine of sabotaging a pre-agreed prisoner swap, CNBC reported. Speaking at a briefing, Defense Ministry official Mikhail Mizintsev claimed that Kyiv had “for a long time” blocked ....

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