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New top Japanese envoy meets S. Korean vice FM amid protracted tensions
Date: 2021-02-26 11:55:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:37 - ID:8819204
SEOUL, Feb 26 (MENA) - New Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koichi Aiboshi met with First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun on Friday as he began his duty amid protracted tensions between the two countries over wartime issues, Yonhap news agency ....
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Czech coronavirus cases reach new high of 14,457
Date: 2021-02-26 11:53:30 GMT - Czech - World - SN:36 - ID:8819211
PRAGUE, Feb 26 (MENA) - The number of COVID-19 patients in a serious conditions reached a new high at 1,531 on Friday morning, according to data released by the Czech Health Ministry. The number of newly detected cases continues to rise, with ....
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3 people killed as gunmen attack slain journalist’s house western Afghanistan
Date: 2021-02-26 11:36:36 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:33 - ID:8819152
KABUL, Feb 26 (MENA) - At least three people were killed and five more were wounded in an attack by unidentified armed men in the western province of Ghor on Thursday night, Tolo News reported on Friday. The house that was attacked by gunmen ....
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Moscow condemns US airstrikes on Syria, demands respect for Arab republic's sovereignty
Date: 2021-02-26 11:31:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:8819155
MOSCOW, Feb 26 (MENA) - Russia "strongly condemns" the US' Thursday night attack along the Syrian-Iraqi border, Sputnik news agency reported, quoting Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying. "We strongly condemn such ....
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Michael Somare, first prime minister of Papua New Guinea, dies at 84
Date: 2021-02-26 10:34:16 GMT - Papua New Guinea - World - SN:29 - ID:8819121
PORT MORESBY, Feb 26 (MENA) - Papua New Guinea's first prime minister, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, has died at the age of 84, ABC News reported. Known as the father of the nation, Sir Michael led PNG into independence from Australia in 1975 ....
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UN confirms Geneva meeting on Cyprus to be held in late April
Date: 2021-02-26 09:48:48 GMT - Greece - World - SN:27 - ID:8818931
ATHENS, Feb 26 (MENA) - The United Nations has confirmed that an informal five-party conference will take place under its auspices on the Cyprus issue, in Geneva, between April 27 and 29. The purpose of meeting, the UN said, will be to determine ....
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Singapore registers 13 new imported coronavirus infections
Date: 2021-02-26 09:28:48 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:26 - ID:8818958
SINGAPORE, Feb 26 (MENA) - Singapore reported 13 new cases of Covid-19 within the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 59,913 cases, said the Ministry of Health in a press release Friday. All cases ....
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Philippines registers 2,651 new coronavirus cases, biggest single-day rise in months
Date: 2021-02-26 09:01:55 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:24 - ID:8818927
MANILA, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Philippines registered 2,651 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the biggest single-day rise in more than four months. The Department of Health said the country's caseload reached 571,327, the Philippine Star newspaper ....
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Kazakhstan reports 855 new COVID-19 cases
Date: 2021-02-26 08:57:28 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:23 - ID:8818934
NUR-SULTAN, Feb 26 (MENA) - Kazakhstan detected 855 new coronavirus positive cases over the past 24 hours, raising the country’s caseload to 211,212, Kazinform news agency reported Friday. A total of 746 more recoveries were registered in the ....
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Tokyo confirms 270 new cases of coronavirus
Date: 2021-02-26 08:42:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:8818901
TOKYO, Feb 26 (MENA) - The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has reported 270 new cases of coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Friday, NHK reported. The total number of people who have tested positive in Tokyo now stands at 111,010, NHK ....
