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  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases surpass 534 million

    Date: 2022-06-11 16:48:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:55 - ID:9616899

    WASHINGTON, June 11 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 534 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Saturday that the ....

  • US defense chief says China muscling neighbors, plundering resources in Pacific

    Date: 2022-06-11 13:15:27 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:34 - ID:9616739

    SINGAPORE, June 11 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called out China on Saturday for a series of coercive, aggressive and dangerous actions that threaten stability around Asia and vowed the United States would stand by partners to resist ....

  • Biden Administration plans to introduce new rules slashing amount of nicotine in cigarettes to 'nonaddictive' levels

    Date: 2022-06-11 11:36:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:9616631

    NEW YORK, June 11 (MENA) - The Biden administration is planning to push a policy that would require tobacco companies to reduce the level of nicotine in cigarettes sold in the US, Daily Mail reported. The policy would see the amount of nicotine ....

  • Poland receives 3.97 million refugees from Ukraine since Russian operation

    Date: 2022-06-11 08:50:36 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:9616360

    WARSAW, June 11 (MENA) - Nearly 3.976 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Saturday. As many as 24,700 refugees crossed the ....

  • Militant killed in ongoing encounter in South Kashmir’s Kulgam: Police

    Date: 2022-06-11 08:33:55 GMT - India - World - SN:13 - ID:9616319

    NEW DELHI, June 11 (MENA) - A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant was killed in an encounter with government forces in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Saturday, police said. They said the encounter happened after the police launched a cordon and ....

  • 8 dead after vehicle falls into pond in Bihar’s Purnia

    Date: 2022-06-11 08:28:00 GMT - India - World - SN:12 - ID:9616312

    NEW DELHI, June 11 (MENA) - As many as eight people lost their lives after their vehicle fell into a pond. The incident took place in Bihar’s Purnia district late last night, India Today reported Saturday. At least 10 people were travelling ....

  • UN warns unfair trials of war prisoners amount to war crimes after death sentences in Ukraine conflict

    Date: 2022-06-11 08:17:56 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:11 - ID:9616295

    NEW YORK, June 11 (MENA) - The United Nations said Friday that unfair trials of prisoners of war amounted to war crimes, after three foreigners captured fighting for Ukraine were sentenced to death by pro-Russian rebels. The UN Human Rights ....

  • Japan, Singapore to launch talks on defense equipment transfer pact

    Date: 2022-06-11 08:11:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:9616286

    TOKYO, June 11 (MENA) - Japan and Singapore will start negotiations to reach a deal on the transfer of defense equipment and technology, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday, setting the stage for more security cooperation, Kyodo News ....

  • Australia announces compensation deal with France over scrapped submarine contract

    Date: 2022-06-11 08:02:28 GMT - Australia - World - SN:9 - ID:9616272

    CANBERRA, June 11 (MENA) - Australia unveiled a massive compensation deal with French submarine maker Naval Group Saturday, ending a contract dispute that soured relations between Canberra and Paris for almost a year, France24 reported Saturday. ....

  • Russia completes massive military drills in the Pacific

    Date: 2022-06-11 07:54:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:8 - ID:9616259

    MOSCOW, June 11 (MENA) - The Russian military wrapped up large-scale exercises in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to an official statement. During the week-long drills, more than 300 combat exercises were conducted, 170 of which involved ....

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