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Russian missile strike in Kyiv kills, injures 4, residential building on fire
Date: 2022-03-17 08:05:46 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:22 - ID:9473813
KYIV, March 17 (MENA) – One person has been killed by a Russian missile attack in Kyiv this morning, The Guardian reported. Rescue services said they received a report of a residential building on fire in the Darnytsky district, Ukraine’s ....
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Pentagon stresses keenness to swiftly extend aid to Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-17 07:55:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9473830
WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - The United States, together with its allies and partners, stand resolutely with the Ukrainians as they fight for their future, according to the Pentagon. President Joe Biden has taken yet another step to support ....
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US leads int'l efforts to isolate Putin -Price
Date: 2022-03-17 07:48:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:9473827
WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - Spokesperson for the US State Department Ned Price asserted his country is leading international efforts to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alhurra channel reported Thursday. The US will continue offering ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 463mn
Date: 2022-03-17 06:53:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9473805
WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 463 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Thursday that the ....
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Belarusian planes barred from Canada
Date: 2022-03-16 22:59:06 GMT - Canada - World - SN:110 - ID:9473680
OTTAWA, March 16 (MENA) - Belarusian planes will no longer be allowed to enter Canadian airspace, the federal transportation minister announced Wednesday amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, Sky news reported. Omar Alghabra tweeted that Ottawa was ....
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Global COVID cases up 8% last week: WHO
Date: 2022-03-16 21:08:22 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:104 - ID:9473614
GENVA, March 16 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced an 8 per cent increase in detection of COVID-19 cases, with more than 11 million positive test results, over the past week. "After several weeks of declines, reported cases of ....
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NATO will not tolerate any attack on allied sovereignty -- NATO chief
Date: 2022-03-16 20:35:34 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:100 - ID:9473587
BRUSSELS, March 16 (MENA) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned Russia that any act of aggression against a member of the alliance would not be tolerated. "Moscow should not be in no doubt, NATO will not tolerate any attack on ....
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Japan to revoke Russia's "most favored nation" status over Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-16 20:35:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:99 - ID:9473602
TOKYO, March 16 (MENA) - Japan will strip Russia of its "most favored nation" status to punish Moscow for its military operation in Ukraine, following in the footsteps of the United States and European nations, Kyodo News Agency quoted Japanese ....
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Germany to borrow at least $220 bln to fund historic reset
Date: 2022-03-16 18:53:24 GMT - Germany - World - SN:92 - ID:9473400
BERLIN, March 16 (MENA) – Germany plans additional borrowing of at least 200 billion euros ($220 billion) this year to finance a fund to modernize the military alongside already-planned debt for climate protection and other initiatives, Bloomberg ....
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Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan, small tsunami observed
Date: 2022-03-16 18:29:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:90 - ID:9473398
TOKYO, March 16 (MENA) – A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 hit off northeastern Japan late Wednesday, with a small tsunami observed on the Pacific coast of the region, Kyodo News reported. The earthquake hit at 11:36 ....
