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  • Afghan security adviser: Negotiations with Taliban not to lead to durable peace

    Date: 2021-03-07 19:36:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:96 - ID:8836909

    KABUL, March 7 (MENA) - Afghanistan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib said negotiations with the Taliban will lead to a temporary peace, reiterating that achieving real peace requires addressing the regional and international dimensions of ....

  • Italy reports 20,765 new Covid-19 cases, 207 fatalities in 24 hours

    Date: 2021-03-07 19:15:42 GMT - Italy - World - SN:95 - ID:8836852

    ROME, March 7 (MENA) - The Italian health ministry announced Sunday that 207 coronavirus-related deaths were reported in Italy over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, as many as 20,765 new infections were registered in the country over the same ....

  • Greece reports 1,142 new coronavirus cases, 53 deaths

    Date: 2021-03-07 19:14:36 GMT - Greece - World - SN:94 - ID:8836867

    ATEHNS, March 7 (MENA) – The number of new reported cases of Covid-19 in Greece remained above the 1,000 mark on Sunday despite many parts of the country, including the capital, being in a hard lockdown for several weeks. In its daily bulletin on ....

  • UK records another drop in coronavirus infections as number of first jabs hits 22.2 million

    Date: 2021-03-07 18:34:23 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:92 - ID:8836793

    LONDON, March 7 (MENA) - The UK has recorded another drop in COVID infections, with 5,177 reported in the last 24 hours, Sky News reported. The latest figure is down from the 6,035 coronavirus cases recorded last Sunday. Meanwhile, a total of ....

  • UN chief sets six key building blocks to end gender bias in wake of Covid-19

    Date: 2021-03-07 18:24:11 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:91 - ID:8836734

    GENEVA, March 7 (MENA) - The Covid-19 pandemic is worsening already deep inequalities facing women and girls, erasing years of progress towards gender equality, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. In an article published by the global ....

  • US will respond to Iraq missile attack when it chooses: Defense Secretary

    Date: 2021-03-07 17:29:48 GMT - Iraq - World - SN:84 - ID:8836622

    WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warned those responsible for carrying out last week’s rocket attack against an Iraqi base that hosts American troops will be held to account. “We’ll strike if that’s what we think ....

  • 14 security personnel killed, injured in northern Afghanistan

    Date: 2021-03-07 17:15:09 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:82 - ID:8836725

    KABUL, March 7 (MENA) - Eight Afghan security force members were killed and six more wounded in an attack by the Taliban in Nahr-e-Shahi district in Balkh province on Saturday night, the provincial police said. The police said that five Taliban ....

  • Schools to reopen across England tomorrow

    Date: 2021-03-07 15:05:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:67 - ID:8836481

    LONDON, March 7 (MENA) - Schools and colleges are reopening to all students in England tomorrow, which Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said "marks a truly national effort to beat" COVID-19, Sky News reported. Secondary school and college ....

  • Johns Hopkins: Covid-19 cases in Turkey surpass 2 million

    Date: 2021-03-07 10:43:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:8835696

    WAHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - The total number of coronavirus cases in Turkey reached 2,000,769 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally. According to the tally issued on the University's website Sunday, the total number of ....

  • 117 million coronavirus infections reported worldwide

    Date: 2021-03-07 08:48:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:29 - ID:8835574

    WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - According to Worldmeter website, the number of coronavirus infections rose to 117,120,303 with deaths reaching 2.599 million. Recoveries account for 92,575,803. The US is till number one in terms of infections and ....

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