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  • US records show Iran crude oil cargo landed in March, month after ship seizure

    Date: 2021-05-31 06:35:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8984354

    WASHINGTON, May 31 (MENA) - A cargo of 1.033 million barrels of Iranian crude oil was recorded as landing on US shores in March, data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed, the first shipment of Iranian oil to the United States ....

  • Biden to urge Putin to respect human rights during meeting in Geneva

    Date: 2021-05-30 22:00:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:112 - ID:8984198

    WASHINGTON, May 30 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden on Sunday said he will call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to respect human rights when the two leaders meet in Geneva in June, the Hill reported. “I had a long conversation, two hours ....

  • Bangladesh extends border closure with India till 14 June

    Date: 2021-05-30 21:00:38 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:108 - ID:8984150

    DHAKA, May 30 (MENA) - Bangladesh has announced an extension of border closure with India by another two weeks from 1 June, Prothom Alo Newspaper reported on Sunday. Border with India will remain closed till 14 June but the movements of cargoes ....

  • Blast kills 6 railway personnel in Afghanistan's Herat

    Date: 2021-05-30 20:42:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:107 - ID:8984154

    KABUL, May 30 (MENA) – A roadside bomb killed six railway personnel in Afghanistan’s Herat province, The Khaama Press reported. Herat governor, Sayed Abdul Wahid Qatali said the incident took place on Saturday, adding that the bomb targeted a ....

  • Indonesia to ramp up submarine fleet in response to China

    Date: 2021-05-30 20:38:58 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:105 - ID:8984146

    JAKARTA, May 30 (MENA) - Indonesia aims to expand its submarine fleet by as much a triple its current line up to 12 vessels, multiple defense sources here say, just a month after one of its subs was determined to be lost, killing its entire crew of ....

  • UK reports 3,240 new coronavirus cases in 24 hrs

    Date: 2021-05-30 19:53:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:103 - ID:8984041

    LONDON, May 30 (MENA) - The UK has reported six coronavirus deaths and 3,240 new cases over the past 24 hours, according to data posted on the UK government official website on Sunday. About 39,259,168 people have had a first dose of a COVID ....

  • Greece confirms 907 new Covid-19 cases, 30 deaths

    Date: 2021-05-30 19:24:03 GMT - Greece - World - SN:101 - ID:8984068

    ATHENS, May 30 (MENA) – The number of deaths from Covid-19 in Greece went up to 30 on Sunday from 29 the day before, with the overall fatalities rising to 12,054, according to the daily bulletin of the National Organization for Public Health ....

  • Germany records 3,852 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2021-05-30 17:26:45 GMT - Germany - World - SN:89 - ID:8983974

    BERLIN, May 30 (MENA) - Germany's Robert Koch Institute reported a further 3,852 COVID cases over the past 24 hours, and another 56 deaths connected to the coronavirus. This takes the total number of infections in the country to 3,478,600, and ....

  • 2 killed, more than 20 shot in northwest Miami-Dade County

    Date: 2021-05-30 14:52:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:8983593

    WASHINGTON, May 30 (MENA) - Police are looking for the assailants who opened fire at a Florida club, killing at least two people and wounding at least 20 more, CNN reported Sunday. A white Nissan Pathfinder pulled up to a billiards club in ....

  • Iran-backed militias turn to drone attacks, alarming US forces in Iraq

    Date: 2021-05-30 09:33:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:30 - ID:8982853

    WASHINGTON, May 30 (MENA) - US military officials in Iraq have grown increasingly alarmed over attacks by Iran-backed militias using drones to evade detection systems around military bases and diplomatic facilities, The Washington Post ....

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