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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
