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  • UK gas prices soar as Putin demands 'unfriendly' countries must now pay in roubles

    Date: 2022-03-24 20:13:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:91 - ID:9488305

    LONDON, March 24 (MENA) – UK gas prices are set to soar as Russian President Vladimir Putin demands "unfriendly" countries pay for their energy in the national currency of roubles, the Express reported. The move comes as international sanctions ....

  • US state secretary to travel to Israel, West Bank, Morocco, Algeria

    Date: 2022-03-24 20:12:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:9488304

    WASHINGTON, March 24 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria March 26-30 to consult with partners on a range of regional and global priorities, including Russian war on Ukraine, ....

  • Russian move on Ukraine aid fails at UN Security Council

    Date: 2022-03-24 14:23:47 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:53 - ID:9487618

    NEW YORK, March 24 (MENA) - A Russian-drafted call for aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine that does not mention Moscow's role in the crisis failed at the UN Security Council on Wednesday, with only Russia and China voting yes and the ....

  • Russia records 25,387 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-03-24 09:52:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:9486906

    MOSCOW, March 24 (MENA) - Russia has reported 25,387 new cases of coronavirus and 418 novel deaths in a span of past 24 hours, according to the national coronavirus information center. Total infections hit 17,689,908 in the country, according to ....

  • Japan eyes more humanitarian aid for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-24 07:55:21 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:9486634

    TOKYO, March 24 (MENA) - The government is considering providing an additional humanitarian aid package of about $100 million to assist displaced people in Ukraine, the Japan News said. The government has already announced a prior humanitarian ....

  • Russian Air Transport Agency extends restrictions on flights until April 1

    Date: 2022-03-24 07:53:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:9486660

    MOSCOW, March 24 (MENA) - Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has confirmed the extension of the regime of temporary restrictions on the operation of airports in a number of cities in southern and central Russia until April 1, TASS ....

  • Russia expels U.S. diplomats in tit-for-tat move - Official

    Date: 2022-03-24 07:44:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:9486637

    MOSCOW, March 24 (MENA) - Russia on Wednesday said it was expelling U.S. diplomats in retaliation for Washington's step to remove 12 of Moscow's representatives to the UN based in New York, the Moscow Times said Thursday. "On March 23, a note ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 475mn

    Date: 2022-03-24 07:21:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9486655

    WASHINGTON, March 24 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 470 million and deaths surged to more than six million cases, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said Thursday. In its latest update, JHU revealed that the current global ....

  • S.Korea reports new cases below 400,000

    Date: 2022-03-24 06:59:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:9486612

    SEOUL, March 24 (MENA) - South Korea reported nearly 400,000 new cases and record high deaths Thursday as the omicron variant is tightening its grip on the country, sickening nearly 20 percent of the 52 million population, the Korean news agency ....

  • 1,938 COVID-19 cases reported in India

    Date: 2022-03-24 06:46:20 GMT - India - World - SN:7 - ID:9486585

    NEW DELHI, March 24 (MENA) - With 1,938 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of cases rose to 4,30,14,687, while the active cases further declined to 22,427, according to Union health ministry data updated on ....

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