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GCC chief condemns terrorist attack targeting mosque in Pakistan
Date: 2022-03-05 09:36:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:19 - ID:9451511
RIYADH, March 5 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Falah Al Hajraf has condemned the terrorist attack which targeted a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday and left many worshipers dead and injured while ....
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Ukrainian city of Mariupol asks for help
Date: 2022-03-05 07:55:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:9451572
KIEV, March 5 (MENA) - The Ukrainian city of Mariupol has no water, heat or electricity and is running out of food, its mayor says, as forces battling a Russian onslaught warned they needed reinforcements to help avoid losing control of the ....
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Russia announces ceasefire, opens corridors for exit of civilians from Mariupol
Date: 2022-03-05 07:48:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:9451556
MOSCOW, March 5 (MENA) - The Russian side announces a ceasefire and opens humanitarian corridors for the exit of residents of Mariupol and Volnovakha, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Saturday. "Today, on March 5, a ceasefire is announced ....
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India reports 5,921 new coronavirus infections
Date: 2022-03-05 07:28:56 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:9451487
NEW DELHI, March 5 (MENA) - India reported 5,921 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 42,957,477, according to data released by the health ministry on Saturday. The ministry said that 289 new virus-linked deaths ....
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S.Korea: New COVID-19 cases over 250,000 for 2nd day; deaths at all-time high
Date: 2022-03-05 07:20:25 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:9451470
SEOUL, March 5 (MENA) - South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases stayed above 250,000 for the second consecutive day on Saturday, and the daily death count reached another high amid the fast spread of the omicron variant, Yonhap News Agency ....
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Facebook blocks Russian state media from advertising on platform
Date: 2022-03-05 07:11:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:9451486
CALIFORNIA, March 5 (MENA) - Facebook is blocking state-run Russian media outlets from advertising and monetizing content on the platform amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the Verge reported. "We are now prohibiting Russian state media from ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases hit 443,419,476
Date: 2022-03-05 06:26:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:9451439
WASHINGTON, March 5 (MENA) - As many as 443,419,476 people are reported to have been infected with the coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Saturday. In a statement, the university added that 5,988,994 people have died ....
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North Korea fires ballistic missile in 9th round of launches this year
Date: 2022-03-05 06:17:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:2 - ID:9451430
TOKYO, March 5 (MENA) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday, the Japanese government said on Saturday. This marks the ninth in a series of missile tests by Pyongyang this year, according to Kyodo News. The missile is believed to ....
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UK can offer aid to Ukrainians, but it is reluctant – Columnist
Date: 2022-03-04 22:59:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:102 - ID:9451342
LONDON, March 4 (MENA) – There are specific actions that Britain can take to ease Ukraine’s suffering, and Britain has been clearly reluctant to take them, the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins said. The most immediate is to throw open Britain’s ....
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WFP ramping up operations as hunger rises in Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-04 22:28:32 GMT - Poland - World - SN:100 - ID:9451332
WARSAW, March 4 (MENA) – Amid reports of dwindling food supplies in embattled areas in Ukraine, the World Food Program (WFP) on Friday began ramping up operations, the organization said, warning that the conflict could have consequences beyond the ....
