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  • Pentagon: Polish proposal to send MiG fighters to US air base not ‘tenable’

    Date: 2022-03-09 10:35:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:9459156

    WASHINGTON, March 9 (MENA) - The Pentagon on Tuesday rejected Poland’s proposal to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets to a US air base in Germany amid the intensifying Russian war in Ukraine, The Hill reported. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby ....

  • IMF board to consider $1.4 bn in funding for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-09 09:14:06 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:24 - ID:9458878

    KYIV, March 9 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund's executive board is poised to approve on Wednesday $1.4 billion in emergency funding for Ukraine, Deccan Herald reported. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the funding is meant ....

  • Malaysia reports 31,490 new COVID-19 infections, 79 more deaths

    Date: 2022-03-09 08:30:41 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:19 - ID:9458751

    KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (MENA) - Malaysia reported 31,490 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 3,680,953, according to the Health Ministry. There are 473 new imported cases, with 31,017 being local ....

  • European Commission working on all fronts to support Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-09 07:47:49 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:16 - ID:9458729

    BRUSSELS, March 9 (MENA) - The European Commission is working on all fronts to support Ukraine with emergency assistance. "We are also closely cooperating with Ukraine's neighboring countries to support them in providing protection for people ....

  • Thailand reports more than 22,000 new Covid cases

    Date: 2022-03-09 07:45:59 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:15 - ID:9458730

    BANGKOK, March 9 (MENA) - Thailand reported 69 more Covid-19 fatalities and 22,073 new cases during the previous 24 hours, according to Bangkok Post. The Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday said the total number of cases now stands at ....

  • Iraqi Foreign Ministry evacuates 65 Iraqis from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-09 07:39:17 GMT - Iraq - World - SN:14 - ID:9458724

    BAGHDAD, March 9 (MENA) - The Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced the evacuation of 65 Iraqis from Ukraine, the Iraqi news agency reported. "The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq, in coordination with the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and the local ....

  • Germany reports 215,854 new coronavirus infections, 314 deaths

    Date: 2022-03-09 07:23:50 GMT - Germany - World - SN:12 - ID:9458708

    BERLIN, March 9 (MENA) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said Wednesday that 215,854 new coronavirus cases and 314 deaths were reported in the country in the past 24 hours. This takes the country's total number of ....

  • India reports 4,575 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2022-03-09 07:01:06 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:9458674

    NEW DELHI, March 9 (MENA) - India has reported 4,575 new cases of Covid-19 and 145 deaths in the last 24 hours, NDTV reported Wednesday. India's Covid case tally has risen to 42,975,883, while the death toll reached 515,355, after 145 deaths were ....

  • New COVID-19 cases exceed 300,000 for 1st time amid omicron wave

    Date: 2022-03-09 06:58:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:9458652

    SEOUL, March 9 (MENA) - South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surpassed 300,000 for the first time Wednesday while voters went to the polls to pick a new president amid the fast spread of the omicron wave. The country reported a record high of ....

  • Pakistan, China FMs discuss Ukraine crisis, Afghanistan

    Date: 2022-03-09 05:40:14 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:2 - ID:9458595

    ISLAMABAD, March 9 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday held telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and discussed the situation in Afghanistan, the Ukrainian crisis and other matters of mutual ....

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