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  • Tokyo again called on to save energy as heat, shortfalls persist

    Date: 2022-06-28 07:46:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:9644745

    TOKYO, June 28 (MENA) - The Japanese government on Tuesday again asked households and businesses in Tokyo and nearby areas to reduce electricity consumption in response to a spike in demand driven by high temperatures and infrastructure issues, ....

  • Poland receives 4.386 mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-28 07:33:32 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:9644715

    WARSAW, June 28 (MENA) - Some 4.386 million refugees from Ukraine crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said Tuesday quoting Poland's Border Guard. As many as 20,000 refugees crossed the ....

  • India reports 11,793 new Covid cases

    Date: 2022-06-28 07:16:30 GMT - India - World - SN:12 - ID:9644677

    NEW DELHI, June 28 (MENA) - India reported 11,793 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, raising its tally to 43,418,839, according to NDTV. The death count has climbed to 525,047, with 27 fresh fatalities, data by the Union Health Ministry said ....

  • New Canada sanctions cannot affect Russian economy - amb.

    Date: 2022-06-28 07:14:17 GMT - Canada - World - SN:11 - ID:9644682

    OTTAWA, June 28 (MENA) - Russia's Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov said that Canada's latest sanctions against Russia are symbolic and will have no effect on the Russian economy, Russia Today reported Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Canada ....

  • Japan foreign minister to visit Manila to attend Marcos's inauguration

    Date: 2022-06-28 07:04:14 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:9644664

    TOKYO, June 28 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday he will visit Manila to attend Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s inauguration ceremony later this week, according to Kyodo News Agency. Hayashi is ....

  • New Zealand reports 8,331 new Covid cases over past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-06-28 06:45:17 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:8 - ID:9644631

    WELLINGTON, June 28 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 8,331 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,322,476, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths with ....

  • Britain closely watching emergence of 2 Covid sub-variants

    Date: 2022-06-27 18:56:43 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:9644356

    LONDON, June 27 (MENA) - The British government confirmed it is keeping tabs on the two Omicron variant spin-offs responsible for a recent spike in Covid infections. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official spokesman said the situation was being ....

  • EU mobilizes emergency reserves for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats

    Date: 2022-06-27 13:30:30 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:46 - ID:9643571

    BRUSSELS, June 27 (MENA) - Following a request from the Government of Ukraine for medical equipment, protective gear and specialized equipment for public health risks such as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, the ....

  • EC, US seek ways to cut Russia’s energy revenues

    Date: 2022-06-27 12:32:29 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:42 - ID:9643500

    BRUSSELS, June 27 (MENA) - The European Commission (EC) and the US are working together to find ways to reduce Russia’s energy revenues, they said on Monday. "Russia’s energy coercion has put pressure on energy markets, raised prices for ....

  • UAE offers to help mediate prisoner swap between Russia, Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-27 11:58:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:9643458

    MOSCOW, June 27 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates offered assistance to Russia and Ukraine in an event of a possible prisoner exchange, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported citing people familiar with the developments. The people also told ....

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