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COVID-19 might no longer be public health emergency in 2023: WHO chief
Date: 2023-03-17 16:42:40 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:36 - ID:10071656
GENEVA, March 17 (MENA) - COVID-19 will be over as a public health emergency this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted, Sky News reported. During a briefing on Friday, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the ....
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ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Russian president
Date: 2023-03-17 16:33:08 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:34 - ID:10071658
THE HAGUE, March 17 (MENA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, including the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine ....
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Poland to deliver fighter jets to Ukraine in major escalation of military backing
Date: 2023-03-17 16:15:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:32 - ID:10071644
LONDON, March 17 (MENA) - Poland will become the first country to deliver fighter jets to Ukraine in the next few days, marking a significant upward step in military backing for Kyiv ahead of an expected counter-offensive, the Guardian reported. ....
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China launches new Earth observation satellite
Date: 2023-03-17 15:23:54 GMT - China - World - SN:28 - ID:10071596
BEIJING, March 17 (MENA) - China on Friday sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite, Gaofen-13 02, was launched at 16:33 p.m. (Beijing Time) by ....
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US lauds S. Korea, Japan’s efforts on improving bilateral ties
Date: 2023-03-17 08:55:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:10070927
WASHINGTON, March 17 (MENA) – US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke with Republic of Korea 1st Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Cho Hyundong, the US Department of State said in a press release. Sherman expressed her appreciation for ....
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Chinese president visits Russia Monday
Date: 2023-03-17 08:49:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:10070986
MOSCOW/BEIJING, March 17 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia next week at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin and the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Friday. It will be Xi’s first visit to Moscow since ....
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Blinken meets AU Commission Chairperson Faki on peace in Africa
Date: 2023-03-17 08:41:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:10070968
WASHINGON, March 17 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken today met with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat to discuss follow up to the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and ways to further deepen the partnership between the ....
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10 civilians killed, wounded in Russia's shelling of Donetsk region
Date: 2023-03-17 07:44:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10070877
KIEV, March 17 (MENA) – Russian troops killed two residents of the Donetsk region and wounded eight others, Ukrinform reported. "The Russians killed two residents of the Donetsk region: in Toretsk and in the village of Krasnohorivka. Another ....
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World is arming as if Doomsday is just around the corner, says Vucic
Date: 2023-03-16 22:45:29 GMT - Serbia - World - SN:82 - ID:10070729
BELGRADE, March 16 (MENA) - The entire world is actively buying armaments as if Doomsday is just around the corner, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in an address to the nation on Thursday. "Everyone in the world is arming, throwing money ....
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AUKUS expansion plans cause concern in Moscow — Russian diplomat
Date: 2023-03-16 22:45:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:10070730
MOSCOW, March 16 (MENA) - Plans to expand the AUKUS alliance are causing concern in Moscow as some other countries, including Japan and New Zealand, have expressed interest in joining the security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the ....
