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Zelensky asks Pope to play 'mediating role' to end Russian aggression
Date: 2022-03-23 09:03:17 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:25 - ID:9484742
KIEV, March 23 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told Pope Francis in a call that a "mediating role of the Holy See would be appreciated" as the Russian military operation enters its 27th day, UNIAN News Agency reported Wednesday. ....
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Blinken, Polish FM discuss continued int'l efforts to support Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-23 08:56:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:9484632
WASHINGTON, March 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke on Wednesday with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau to discuss continued international efforts to support Ukraine. The two sides also discussed means to respond to the ....
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China maps 2021-2035 plan on hydrogen energy development
Date: 2022-03-23 08:17:10 GMT - China - World - SN:19 - ID:9484625
BEIJING, March 23 (MENA) - Chinese authorities on Wednesday released a plan on the development of hydrogen energy for the 2021-2035 period as the country races toward its carbon peaking and neutrality goals, according to Xinhua News Agency. By ....
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No survivors found yet in China plane crash as rescue continues
Date: 2022-03-23 08:03:21 GMT - China - World - SN:18 - ID:9484496
BEIJING, March 23 (MENA) - No survivors have been found so far after a passenger plane with 132 people aboard crashed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Xinhua reported Wednesday quoting an aviation official. The China Eastern ....
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Russian diplomat: Western arms deliveries to Ukraine threaten global security
Date: 2022-03-23 08:01:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:9484540
WASHINGTON, March 23 (MENA) - Sending weapons and mercenaries to Ukraine are extremely dangerous policies that pose a direct threat to European and global security, TASS reported Wednesday quoting Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 474mn
Date: 2022-03-23 07:58:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9484530
WASHINGTON, March 23 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 470 million and deaths surged to more than six million cases, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said Wednesday. In its latest update, JHU revealed on Monday that the current ....
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Australia records more than 61,000 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2022-03-23 07:35:33 GMT - Australia - World - SN:14 - ID:9484527
CANBERRA, March 23 (MENA) - Australia recorded 61,975 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the tally of infections in the country to 4,058,958, Sky News reported Wednesday. The Health Ministry recorded 25 deaths, bringing the ....
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Japan, US remote island defense drill revealed to press
Date: 2022-03-23 07:21:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:9484488
TOKYO, March 23 (MENA) - Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the US Marine Corps on Wednesday disclosed to the press some detail about an ongoing joint exercise in which the defense of remote islands is being drilled, according to Kyodo News ....
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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes southeast Taiwan
Date: 2022-03-23 07:17:05 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:12 - ID:9484486
TAIPEI, March 23 (MENA) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southeast Taiwan early Wednesday morning (March 23) at 1:41 am, followed two minutes later by a magnitude 6.1 quake, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB), Taiwan News ....
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Number of Ukrainian refugees in CR now at 300,000
Date: 2022-03-23 07:15:08 GMT - Czech - World - SN:11 - ID:9484485
PRAGUE, March 23 (MENA) - Prime Minister Petr Fiala says there are now around 300,000 Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic, RPI reported Wednesday. Fiala made the comment during a session of the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday afternoon. He ....
