World

  • Service : English General
  • Category : World
  • UN panel stresses need of ending Israeli occupation, discrimination against Palestinians

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:43:34 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:15 - ID:9611414

    NEW YORK, June 8 (MENA) - The continued occupation by Israel of Palestinian territory and discrimination against Palestinians are the key root causes of the recurrent tensions, instability and protraction of conflict in the region, according to the ....

  • Poland receives 3.9 mn refugees from Ukraine since Russian operation

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:23:40 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:9611401

    WARSAW, June 8 (MENA) - Nearly 3.900 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Wednesday. As many as 22,100 refugees crossed the ....

  • Belgium reports 5,944 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:17:54 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:13 - ID:9611370

    BRUSSELS, June 8 (MENA) - Belgium registered 5,944 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours. The death toll from the virus reached 31,799 after reporting 31 new death cases over the past 24 hours, the Belgian Health ministry said ....

  • WB approves $1.49 bn in new funds for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:14:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9611352

    KYIV/WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - The World Bank (WB) Executive Board approved $1.49 billion of additional financing for Ukraine, Ukrinform reported Wednesday. The tranche is aimed to help pay wages for government and social workers, expanding the ....

  • New Zealand reports 7,135 new Covid cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:01:49 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:10 - ID:9611341

    WELLINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 7,135 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,213,546, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths with ....

  • Washington affirms continued support for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:01:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9611260

    WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman emphasized the US robust, continued support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia's military operation. In a statement issued by the US ....

  • US Treasury Secretary says consumers to be at mercy of oil companies as gas prices soar

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:01:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9611259

    WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that American consumers will be at the mercy of oil companies this summer as crude oil is expected to reach dlrs 160 a barrel, according to an analysis released by Goldman ....

  • Nuclear test by North Korea 'any time': US envoy

    Date: 2022-06-08 06:40:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9611314

    WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - Special US Representative for North Korea Sung Kim said Wednesday that North Korea appears to have completed preparations for what will be its seventh nuclear test that could take place at any time, Yonhap news agency ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases surpass 532 million

    Date: 2022-06-07 17:47:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:9610927

    WASHINGTON, June 7 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 532 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Tuesday that the current ....

  • Ukraine army destroys about 31,360 Russian troops, 1,390 tanks

    Date: 2022-06-07 09:37:09 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:26 - ID:9609740

    KYIV, June 7 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 31,360 troops in Ukraine during the period from February 24 till June 7, Ukrinform news agency reported quoting a statement released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD