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  • Japan PM says sanctions to be imposed on Belarus possibly this week

    Date: 2022-03-02 07:41:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:9446066

    TOKYO, March 2 (MENA) - Japan will impose sanctions on Belarus as early as this week for its role in Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Kyodo reported Wednesday quoting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. "Given Belarus' obvious involvement in ....

  • US defense secretary vows continued support for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-02 07:39:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9446056

    WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed to continue to offer support for the Ukrainian people as they continue their courageous efforts to defend their sovereignty and territory in the face of Russia’s "unprovoked and ....

  • India reports 7,554 new Covid-19 cases, 223 more deaths in past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-03-02 07:14:55 GMT - India - World - SN:16 - ID:9445996

    NEW DELHI, March 2 (MENA) - India reported 7,554 new coronavirus cases and 223 fresh Covid 19-related deaths in the last 24 hours, The Times of India quoted the Union health ministry as saying on Wednesday. The new numbers bring the total cases ....

  • Biden: Putin "badly miscalculated" when he invaded Ukraine

    Date: 2022-03-02 07:05:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9446003

    WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden in his first State of the Union pledged to inflict further financial pain on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, and pledged to work to lessen the impact on Americans, CNN reported Wednesday. ....

  • 21 killed by Russian shelling in Kharkiv

    Date: 2022-03-02 06:59:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:9446021

    KYIV, March 2 (MENA) - At least 21 people were killed and 112 wounded in shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in the last 24 hours, Al Arabiya News reported Wednesday. (MENA) M A E/ ....

  • NZ reports 22,234 new Covid cases

    Date: 2022-03-02 06:55:01 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:13 - ID:9446011

    WELLINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 22,234 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 142,918. The Health Ministry on Wednesday said the death tally reached 56, while ....

  • Daily infections in South Korea surpass 200,000 for 1st time

    Date: 2022-03-02 06:45:48 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:9445983

    SEOUL, March 2 (MENA) - South Korea's daily coronavirus cases surpassed 200,000 for the first time Wednesday as the highly transmissible omicron variant continues its frenetic spread across the nation, Yonhap News Agency reported. The country ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 438mn

    Date: 2022-03-02 06:41:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9445990

    WASHINGTON, March 2 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 438 million and the deaths surged to more than five million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Wednesday that the ....

  • Japan's embassy in Kyiv to temporarily close

    Date: 2022-03-02 06:22:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9445965

    TOKYO, March 2 (MENA) - Japan said Wednesday it will temporarily close its embassy in Kyiv as Russia's invasion of Ukraine escalates, with many civilians desperately fleeing the country, Kyodo reported. The embassy's operations will be ....

  • Canada to refer situation in Ukraine to ICC

    Date: 2022-03-02 06:20:29 GMT - Canada - World - SN:1 - ID:9445909

    OTTAWA, March 2 (MENA) - Canada will refer the situation in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the foreign minister has said. “We are working with other ICC member states to take this significant action as a result of numerous ....

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