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  • UK plans to send anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine, says Defense Secretary

    Date: 2022-03-09 22:20:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:129 - ID:9460602

    LONDON, March 9 (MENA) - Britain is planning to supply Starstreak anti-aircraft weapons and “a small consignment” of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine as Russian forces close in on Kyiv to the east, The Guardian quoted the defense secretary as ....

  • President Putin, German Chancellor discuss situation in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-09 21:40:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:124 - ID:9460586

    MOSCOW, March 9 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have had a telephone conversation, the press service of Russia's Kremlin said, Trend News Agency reported citing TASS. During the phone talk, the sides ....

  • Yoon elected S. Korean president after remarkably close race

    Date: 2022-03-09 20:41:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:119 - ID:9460497

    SEOUL, March 10 (MENA) - Opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was elected South Korea's next president on Thursday after an unbelievably close race that underlined deep divisions along regional, generational and gender lines and could weaken his ....

  • Duke, duchess of Cambridge speak of their frustration on Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-09 20:02:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:116 - ID:9460453

    LONDON, March 9 (MENA) - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London, learning more about how the UK is stepping up to help the waves of Ukrainian citizens fleeing the country following the Russian invasion, the ....

  • Kiev’s use of foreign aerodromes seen as potentially dangerous scenario — Kremlin

    Date: 2022-03-09 19:26:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:112 - ID:9459891

    MOSCOW, March 9 (MENA) - Ukraine’s possible use of military aerodromes in other countries is an unwanted and a potentially dangerous scenario, TASS cited Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov as saying on Wednesday. "The defense ....

  • 516 civilians killed in Ukraine - UN

    Date: 2022-03-09 18:23:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:106 - ID:9460376

    LONDON, March 9 (MENA) - More than 500 Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the nearly two weeks since Russian forces invaded, the Washington Examiner reported. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported on Wednesday that ....

  • Singapore reports 17,051 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

    Date: 2022-03-09 17:36:39 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:98 - ID:9460168

    SINGAPORE, March 9 (MENA) – Singapore reported 17,051 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, comprising 16,858 local and 193 imported infections, Channel NewsAsia (CAN) reported. There were also 11 fatalities. This takes the death toll from coronavirus ....

  • China to provide 5 mln yuan worth of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-09 16:59:43 GMT - China - World - SN:90 - ID:9460242

    BEIJING, March 9 (MENA) - Chinese Red Cross will provide a batch of humanitarian assistance worth 5 million yuan ($791,540) to Ukraine, consisting of daily necessities, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday as quoted by ....

  • Ukraine bans exports of wheat, oats, other food staples

    Date: 2022-03-09 16:57:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:9460169

    WASHINGTON, March 9 (MENA) - Ukraine's government has banned the export of wheat, oats and other staples that are crucial for global food supplies as authorities try to ensure they can feed people during Russia's intensifying war, ABC News reported ....

  • EU agrees to toughen sanctions on Russia, Belarus over Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-09 11:37:06 GMT - France - World - SN:44 - ID:9459195

    PARIS, March 9 (MENA) - The EU has agreed to add more Russian oligarchs and officials to its sanctions blacklist, tighten rules on cryptocurrency transfers and target the maritime sector over Moscow's war in Ukraine, The Economic Times quoted ....

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