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  • Afghanistan: 128 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported

    Date: 2021-04-13 11:35:14 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:34 - ID:8907572

    KABUL, April 13 (MENA) - The Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan on Tuesday reported 128 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,532 samples tested in the last 24 hours, TOLO News reported. The ministry also reported three deaths and eight ....

  • S. Korea calls in Japanese amb. over decision to release Fukushima water into sea

    Date: 2021-04-13 11:34:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:32 - ID:8907325

    SEOUL, April 13 (MENA) - The South Korean foreign ministry called in Japan's top envoy here Tuesday after Tokyo announced its decision to release the contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, Yonhap ....

  • US backs Japan over release of contaminated Fukushima nuclear power plant water into sea

    Date: 2021-04-13 10:16:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:28 - ID:8907322

    WASHINGTON, April 13 (MENA) - The United States has extended support to Japan in its decision to release contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima atomic power station into the sea, stating that Tokyo appears to have adopted an approach in ....

  • China warns of action over Japan’s decision to dump radioactive Fukushima water into the sea

    Date: 2021-04-13 10:14:35 GMT - China - World - SN:27 - ID:8907323

    BEIJING, April 13 (MENA) - Beijing warned that it might take action in response to Tokyo’s decision to dump radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, adding to already strained ties between the two East Asian ....

  • Russia adds 8,173 new Covid-19 cases, 338 more deaths

    Date: 2021-04-13 09:35:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:8907218

    MOSCOW, April 13 (MENA) - Russia reported 8,173 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 1,782 in Moscow, taking the official national tally to 4,657,883. The government coronavirus task force said 338 people had died in the past 24 hours, ....

  • Global coronavirus cases top 136 mn, says John Hopkins University

    Date: 2021-04-13 08:57:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:8907219

    WASHINGTON, April 13 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload has reached 136,676,442, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) ....

  • Japan PM to leave for Washington Thursday

    Date: 2021-04-13 08:29:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:8907160

    TOKYO, April 13 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will leave for the US on Thursday on a four-day trip to meet President Joe Biden, Kyodo reported Tuesday. The Japanese and US leaders are scheduled to hold talks on Friday in ....

  • 10 Afghan army members Killed in Taliban attack in Balkh province

    Date: 2021-04-13 08:19:52 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:8907152

    KABUL, April 13 (MENA) - At least 10 members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) were killed and three more were wounded in a Taliban attack in the northern province of Balkh on Monday night, Tolo News reported quoting local sources as saying on ....

  • S. Korea expresses 'strong regret' over Japan's decision to release water from Fukushima

    Date: 2021-04-13 08:10:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:8907090

    SEOUL, April 13 (MENA) - South Korea on Tuesday expressed strong regret over Japan's decision to release contaminated water into the sea from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, Yonhap reported. Tokyo announced earlier in the day that it ....

  • Japan oks discharge of Fukushima nuclear plant water into sea

    Date: 2021-04-13 08:09:55 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:8907092

    TOKYO, April 13 (MENA) - The Japanese government formally authorized a plan on Tuesday to release treated radioactive water stored at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant into the sea and announced a sweeping range of steps to address mounting worries ....

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