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China reports 2,157 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2022-03-19 09:39:38 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:9477116
BEIJING, March 19 (MENA) – China reported 2,157 locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, Xinhua reported. The National Health Commission said Saturday of the new local infections, 1,674 were reported in the province of Jilin, ....
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Zelensky calls for 'substantive peace talks'
Date: 2022-03-19 09:35:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:9477320
KIEV, March 19 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for "substantive talks on peace and security for Ukraine" in a video address released early on Saturday morning, Interfax news agency reported. "It's time to meet. It's time ....
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Telegram banned in Brazil following Supreme Court order
Date: 2022-03-19 07:59:18 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:9 - ID:9477166
BRASILIA, March 19 (MENA) - The popular messaging app Telegram is set to be banned in Brazil following a ruling by Brazil’s Supreme Court, which said the app did not comply with local authorities when it is to prevent the sharing of "harmful ....
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US opens investigation into Marine aircraft crash in Norway
Date: 2022-03-19 07:46:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:9477082
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) – Four people are missing after a US Marine Corps aircraft crashed in the Arctic near Norway, the Hill reported. The MV-22 Osprey was reported missing south of the town of Bodo, according to a statement from the Joint ....
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5.6-magnitude quake hits off Japan's northeast
Date: 2022-03-19 07:24:51 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:9477047
TOKYO, March 19 (MENA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate late Friday, with no threat of a tsunami and no immediate reports of major property damage, the weather agency and local ....
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Conflict in Ukraine adds to global food security threat: WFP
Date: 2022-03-18 21:01:16 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:83 - ID:9476925
GENEVA, March 18 (MENA) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is further threatening global food security, with food prices already at an all-time high. WFP's Emergency Coordinator for Ukraine ....
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UK revokes broadcasting license of RT TV channel
Date: 2022-03-18 19:35:21 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:79 - ID:9476867
LONDON, March 18 (MENA) - Russian RT news channel has had its licence to broadcast in the UK revoked "with immediate effect" by media regulator Ofcom. The watchdog said RT's parent body ANO TV Novosti was not "fit and proper to hold a UK ....
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Xi stresses joint China-U.S. efforts for world peace, tranquility
Date: 2022-03-18 18:33:39 GMT - China - World - SN:74 - ID:9476808
BEIJING, March 18 (MENA) - China and the United States must not only guide their relations forward along the right track, but also shoulder their share of international responsibilities and work for world peace and tranquility, Chinese President Xi ....
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Putin, Macron mull latest developments in Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-18 18:29:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:9476797
MOSCOW, March 18 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the latest developments in Ukraine. During the call, Putin said Moscow was doing “everything possible” to avoid civilian ....
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Ukraine asks Red Cross to make Russia take away bodies of its servicemen
Date: 2022-03-18 17:45:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:71 - ID:9476733
KIEV, March 18 (MENA) - Ukraine has once again asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to call on Russia to take away the bodies of killed soldiers from the Ukrainian territory, the local Ukrinform reported Friday "Prime ....
