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US 'assessing' cutting off consumption of Russian oil - White House
Date: 2022-03-04 21:58:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:9451339
WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - The White House is assessing the impact of cutting off imports of Russian oil, Council of Economic Advisors Chair Cecilia Rouse told reporters at a Friday news briefing. "We are looking at options that we can take ....
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UN chief condemns 'horrific attack' on Peshawar mosque
Date: 2022-03-04 21:42:09 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:98 - ID:9451341
NEW YORK, March 4 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the "horrific attack" on a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar that killed 56 people. "Houses of worship should be havens, not targets. I condemn today’s ....
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UN welcomes Russia-Ukraine talks, hopes agreements to be implemented without delay
Date: 2022-03-04 21:24:41 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:96 - ID:9451315
NEW YORK, Mar 4 (MENA) – The United Nations has welcomed Russia-Ukraine talks and expressed the hope that all agreements will be implemented without delay, ANI reported. "We welcome the reported agreement between the Ukrainian and Russian ....
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Russia blocks access to Facebook
Date: 2022-03-04 21:20:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:95 - ID:9451284
MOSCOW, March 4 (MENA) - Russia’s media regulator "Roskomnadzor" said Friday it will block access to Meta-owned Facebook in the country. The regulator said Facebook violated federal law by restricting access to accounts of several ....
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Blinken: No-fly zone could cause full-fledged war
Date: 2022-03-04 21:18:04 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:94 - ID:9451320
BRUSSELS, March 4 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine could result in a "full-fledged war" with Russia. "We have a responsibility to make sure the war doesn't spill over beyond ....
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1.25 million people forced to leave Ukraine - IOM
Date: 2022-03-04 20:52:09 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:93 - ID:9451206
GENEVA, March 4 (MENA) - More than 1.25 million people have fled the escalating violence in Ukraine to neighboring countries, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday. Men, women and children including migrant workers ....
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Ukrainian soldiers recaptured airport in Mykolaiv
Date: 2022-03-04 20:24:38 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:91 - ID:9451200
KEIV, March 4 (MENA) – The Ukrainian soldiers recaptured Kulbakino airport in Mykolaiv and raised the state flag there, Ukrinform reported on Friday. The Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook. As many as 82% of ....
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US amb. to UN says world "narrowly averted" nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine
Date: 2022-03-04 20:05:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:9451247
NEW YORK, March 4 (MENA) - US United Nations ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the world "narrowly averted a nuclear catastrophe last night" following the fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, CNN reported. She called ....
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Austrian chancellor condemns Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant
Date: 2022-03-04 19:59:07 GMT - Austria - World - SN:89 - ID:9451199
VIENNA, March 4 (MENA) - Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Environment Minister Leonor Gosler on Friday strongly condemned the Russian attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. "We reassure everyone in Austria and Ukraine not ....
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US, UK using Poland for transporting fighters, weapons to Ukraine - Russia
Date: 2022-03-04 18:44:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:9451038
MOSCOW, March 4 (MENA) – The US and British special services are using Polish territory for transporting weapons and fighters to Ukraine, Interfax quoted the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) as saying on Friday. "Information that the ....
