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  • Italy's Democratic Party leader announces resignation

    Date: 2021-03-04 21:54:15 GMT - Italy - World - SN:124 - ID:8832022

    ROME, March 4 (MENA) - Nicola Zingaretti, the leader of Italy's center-left Democratic Party that is backing the government of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, announced his resignation as party secretary on Thursday. Zingaretti wrote on Facebook ....

  • UK records another 6,573 Covid cases and 242 deaths

    Date: 2021-03-04 20:39:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:118 - ID:8831915

    LONDON, March 4 (MENA) - The UK government also reported 242 more coronavirus-related deaths and 6,573 new cases in the latest 24-hour period, Sky News reported Thursday. Excluding weekends and Mondays when there are often delays in recording ....

  • Global Covid-19 caseload tops 115 m, death toll over 2.5 m

    Date: 2021-03-04 17:37:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:95 - ID:8831217

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) – The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 115.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.55 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. The total number of global Covid-19 cases has ....

  • Iran registers 8,404 coronavirus cases, 78 deaths within past 24 hrs

    Date: 2021-03-04 15:50:40 GMT - Iran - World - SN:85 - ID:8831373

    TEHRAN, March 4 (MENA) - Iran reported 8,404 coronavirus cases and 78 Covid-19-related deaths within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,665,103, IRNA reported Thursday quoting a health ministry ....

  • Afghan official says gunmen kill 7 workers

    Date: 2021-03-04 10:30:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:8830589

    KABUL, March 4 (MENA) - At least seven Afghan civilians were shot and killed by unknown gunmen overnight in the country’s east, a provincial security official said Thursday as quoted by Khaama press. Gen. Juma Gul Hemat, provincial police chief ....

  • Arab Parliament speaker calls for adopting integrated strategy for cooperating with Asian states

    Date: 2021-03-04 10:21:06 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:41 - ID:8830455

    CAIRO, March 4 (MENA) - Speaker of Arab Parliament Adel al-Asoumi has called for adopting an integrated Arab strategy for tapping new horizons to boost partnership and cooperation fields among Arab countries and their Asian counterparts. This ....

  • US records over 64,000 new coronavirus cases: JHU

    Date: 2021-03-04 10:17:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:8830378

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - The US reported 64,682 new coronavirus infections and 2,360 virus-related fatalities over the past 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University data released Thursday. According to JHU's tally, the nationwide ....

  • U.S. contractor dies as rocket attacks in Iraq pose fresh challenge to Biden, says Washington Post

    Date: 2021-03-04 09:26:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:8830319

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - A U.S. contractor died during rocket attacks on an Iraqi military base Wednesday, the Pentagon said, posing a fresh challenge to the Biden administration days after it launched military action in retaliation for an ....

  • 24 Taliban militants killed in Kandahar clashes

    Date: 2021-03-04 08:33:54 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:26 - ID:8830262

    KABUL, March 4 (MENA) - The Ministry of Defense in a released statement on Thursday said at least 24 Taliban fighters were killed in Arghandab, Zherai, and Shah Walikot districts of Kandahar province, Khaama Press reported. According to the ....

  • There can't be two states in Cyprus, Paris supports a federation, French Ambassador

    Date: 2021-03-04 08:29:07 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:24 - ID:8830197

    NICOSIA, March 4 (MENA) - A two-state solution in Cyprus is not a real solution, the new French Ambassador in Cyprus, Salina Grenet-Catalano, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), noting that Paris is very much attached to the UN resolutions ....

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