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  • Singapore reports 11,278 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths

    Date: 2022-03-16 17:49:24 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:87 - ID:9473353

    SINGAPORE, March 12 (MENA) - Singapore reported 11,278 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 975,607, Channel News Asia reported on Wednesday quoting the Ministry of Health. The ministry ....

  • Zelensky reiterates calls for US to help enforce no-fly zone in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-16 14:28:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:58 - ID:9472961

    KIEV, March 16 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to Congress for help directly Wednesday, telling US lawmakers "we need you right now" as he invoked tragedies in American history like the attack on Pearl Harbor and the ....

  • Russia destroys 128 Ukrainian military facilities in 24 hours

    Date: 2022-03-16 09:46:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:9472124

    MOSCOW, March 15 (MENA) - Russian Armed Forces destroyed 128 military facilities during the past 24 hours in Ukraine, said Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov. Konashenkov also noted that 2 more Ukrainian Su-25 and 1 ....

  • Biden will announce dlrs 800 million in security assistance for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-16 08:49:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:9471933

    WASHINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden is expected to announce an additional dlrs 800 million in security assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, a White House official told CNN, bringing the total to dlrs 1 billion announced in just the ....

  • Moon, Grand Duke of Luxembourg express hope for deeper ties

    Date: 2022-03-16 08:38:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:9472000

    SEOUL, March 16 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg exchanged letters on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations and expressed hope for deeper ties, Moon's spokesperson ....

  • Vietnam ends COVID quarantine for int'l travelers

    Date: 2022-03-16 08:11:46 GMT - Vietnam - World - SN:14 - ID:9471867

    HANOI, March 16 (MENA) - Vietnam announced an end to quarantine for international travelers on Wednesday, as it seeks to restart its tourism industry after two years of strict COVID-19 restrictions, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. The only ....

  • Thailand reports 23,945 new Covid cases

    Date: 2022-03-16 08:11:31 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:13 - ID:9471866

    BANGKOK, March 16 (MENA) - Thailand reported 70 more Covid-19 fatalities and 23,945 confirmed new cases during the previous 24 hours, according to Bangkok Post. The Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that the total number of cases now ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 461mn

    Date: 2022-03-16 08:08:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9471912

    WASHINGTON, March 16 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 461 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Wednesday that the ....

  • 'Test and release' protocol for Malaysia's air VTL with Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand: Transport min.

    Date: 2022-03-16 08:08:23 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:11 - ID:9471904

    KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 (MENA) - The arrival health protocols for Malaysia’s air vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs) with Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand will be standardized, CNA quoted Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong as saying in a statement ....

  • OIC holds 48th session of CFM in Islamabad

    Date: 2022-03-15 21:48:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:110 - ID:9471546

    RIYADH, March 15 (MENA) - The Pakistani capital, Islamabad, will host on March 22-23, 2022, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s 48th Session of Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) under the theme (Building Partnerships for Unity, Justice, ....

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