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  • Afghanistan rocked by 6.1 magnitude quake leaving 255 dead

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:49:10 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:9634992

    KABUL, June 22 (MENA) - At least 255 people have been killed by a magnitude-6.1 earthquake in Afghanistan's east, ABC news reported Wednesday. Most of the confirmed deaths were in the province of Paktika, where 100 people were killed and 250 were ....

  • UN: 222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:30:24 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:8 - ID:9634989

    NEW YORK, June 22 (MENA) - The UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), outlines that of those 222 million girls and boys, as many as 78.2 million are out of school, and close to 120 million who ....

  • Japan, Cambodia confirm close defense cooperation

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:17:35 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:7 - ID:9634973

    PHNOM PENH, June 22 (MENA) - The defense ministers of Japan and Cambodia have agreed to keep working together closely amid aggression by Russia that has shaken the foundation of international order, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported ....

  • New Zealand reports 5,684 new Covid cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:13:23 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:6 - ID:9634971

    WELLINGTON, June 22 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 5,684 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,289,128, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths with ....

  • India reports 12,249 new Covid cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-06-22 06:10:36 GMT - India - World - SN:5 - ID:9634970

    NEW DELHI, June 22 (MENA) - India reported 12,249 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 43,331,645, NDTV reported Wednesday. The Union Health Ministry said 13 new fatalities were reported in ....

  • 6.1-magnitude quake hits 44 km SW of Khost, Afghanistan: USGS

    Date: 2022-06-21 23:13:33 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:76 - ID:9634911

    KABUL, June 21 (MENA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 44 km SW of Khost, Afghanistan at 20:54:41 GMT on Tuesday, Alhurra TV reported quoting the US Geological Survey. The epicenter, with a depth of 50.83 km, was initially ....

  • Ukraine, Hungary agree to develop cooperation in energy sector

    Date: 2022-06-21 15:23:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:44 - ID:9634395

    KYIV, June 21 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban agreed to develop cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector during a phone call on Tuesday, News.Az reported. In a tweet, ....

  • Putin: Russia to overcome hardships, get stronger

    Date: 2022-06-21 15:10:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:42 - ID:9634105

    MOSCOW, June 21 (MENA) - Even though Russia is going through new trials and tribulations at present, they are being tackled and will be overcome, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his meeting with military college graduates on ....

  • Russian rouble firms past 55 vs dollar to strongest since June 2015

    Date: 2022-06-21 09:04:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:9633263

    MOSCOW, June 21 (MENA) - The Russian rouble jumped to a near seven-year high against the dollar on Moscow Exchange on Tuesday, supported by capital controls and the prospect of favourable month-end tax payments, Russia Today reported. The rouble ....

  • Kremlin hits back at EU’s ‘man-made crisis’, says Russia remains reliable gas supplier

    Date: 2022-06-20 15:51:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:9632140

    MOSCOW, June 20 (MENA) - Europe’s anti-Russia sanctions have impacted the Nord Stream gas pipeline's physical infrastructure, but Moscow remains an utterly reliable gas supplier, TASS quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as telling reporters on ....

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