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  • 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 ....

  • Poland receives 3.87mn refugees from Ukraine since Russian operation

    Date: 2022-06-07 09:00:25 GMT - Poland - World - SN:21 - ID:9609675

    WARSAW, June 7 (MENA) - Nearly 3.879 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Tuesday. As many as 20,300 refugees crossed the ....

  • Washington ‘harassing’ Russian journalists: envoy

    Date: 2022-06-07 08:20:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9609516

    WASHINGTON, June 7 (MENA) - Russia’s ambassador to the United States has accused Washington of harassing Russian journalists in the US, RIA reported on Tuesday. “Russian journalists sent to the United States are being harassed. They face direct ....

  • Philippines detects 3 more cases of omicron BA.5

    Date: 2022-06-07 08:15:28 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:17 - ID:9609591

    MANILA, June 7 (MENA) - Three more cases of the COVID-19 omicron BA.5 subvariant were detected in the latest genome sequencing, raising its total to five, the Philippines Department of Health said Tuesday. All patients have been tagged as ....

  • Japan to ask foreign tourists to wear masks, take out insurance

    Date: 2022-06-07 07:59:21 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9609514

    TOKYO, June 7 (MENA) - The government said Tuesday it will ask foreign tourists to wear face masks and take out insurance to cover medical expenses in the event they contract COVID-19 as Japan restarts accepting visitors in stages later this week, ....

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