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Russia 'will not ask' US, EU member states to lift sanctions: Russian deputy FM
Date: 2022-03-14 07:18:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:9467583
MOSCOW, March 13 (MENA) - Russia will not ask the US and European Union (EU) member nations to lift sanctions imposed on Moscow in wake of ongoing "military operations" in Kyiv, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Vershinin said. ....
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US stresses support for Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-14 06:44:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9467493
WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to offer continued support to the people and government of Ukraine, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said. ....
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Biden, Macron stress commitment to holding Russia accountable for its actions in Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-14 06:10:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9467482
WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - President Joseph R. Biden had talks over the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron on the Russian military operation in Ukraine. They reviewed recent diplomatic engagements and underscored their commitment to ....
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Australia sanctions key Russian oligarchs
Date: 2022-03-14 06:10:02 GMT - Australia - World - SN:9 - ID:9467483
CANBERRA, March 14 (MENA) - The Australian Government has announced fresh sanctions on 33 Russian oligarchs, prominent businesspeople and their immediate family members, according to a media release by the Foreign Ministry. The sanctions ....
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India records 2,503 fresh COVID-19 cases, 27 deaths in last 24 hours
Date: 2022-03-14 05:31:49 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:9467463
NEW DELHI, March 14 (MENA) - India logged 2,503 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday. On Sunday, India reported 3,116 new COVID-19 infections and 47 deaths, NDTV reported. The ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 456mn
Date: 2022-03-14 05:26:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:9467458
WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 456 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Monday that the current ....
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US will not send troops to Ukraine -- Biden's security adviser
Date: 2022-03-13 21:57:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:9467138
WASHINGTON, March 13 (MENA) - The US will not send its forces to Ukraine and there are no US forces operating in Ukraine, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. Sullivan made the remarks in a statement reported by USA Today, ....
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47th meeting of OIC's Union of Assembly kicks off in Algiers
Date: 2022-03-13 21:55:33 GMT - Algeria - World - SN:103 - ID:9467326
ALGIERS, March 13 (MENA) - The 47th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Union of Assembly of Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) kicked off on Sunday in Algiers. Hosted by the Algerian Parliament, the meeting ....
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Over 140,000 civilians evacuated from Ukraine front lines: Deputy PM
Date: 2022-03-13 21:01:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:99 - ID:9467249
KIYV, March 13 (MENA) - More than 140,000 civilians have been evacuated from conflict zones in Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk said in an interview on national television on Sunday. Vereshchuk added a humanitarian ....
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Pfizer CEO says a fourth booster shot 'is necessary'
Date: 2022-03-13 19:51:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:9467245
WASHINGTON, March 13 (MENA) - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Sunday that a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be necessary to continue to help keep hospitalizations manageable and sicknesses more mild, The Hill reported. "Right now, the ....