Section: Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates)
Coronavirus: Brazil registers 38,307 new COVID-19 cases, 921 deaths
Brazil on Saturday registered 38,307 new cases of the coronavirus, the Health Ministry said, bringing the total to 5,848,959.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.Deaths rose by 921 to 165,658.Read More:Coronavirus: Ukraine’s health minister tests positive for COVID-19 as cases riseCoronavirus: India celebrates Diwali...
Coronavirus: Ukraine’s health minister tests positive for COVID-19 as cases rise
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said on Saturday he had tested positive for COVID-19, shortly after announcing the country had posted a record number of new cases in a single day.“This is a war, every day the virus takes the lives of Ukrainians,” Stepanov told a televised briefing at which he said 12,524 new cases had been registered in...
Ukraine says Iran not sharing information, responding to requests on downing of plane
Ukraine has said Iran is dragging its feet on investigating the downing of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran in January by not sharing information and not responding to requests for cooperation.For all the latest headlines follow our :Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian plane due to human errorDowned Ukraine plane...
Coronavirus: Ukraine’s President Zelensky hospitalized due to COVID-19
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was hospitalized after he contracted coronavirus earlier this week, local media reported on Thursday, quoting a presidential official.The presidential office was unavailable for comment.Read the latest updates in our :Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa has died: Royal palaceNissan’s case...
Coronavirus: Ukraine’s President contracts COVID-19
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has tested positive for coronavirus, the presidential office said on Monday.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.“The head of state is feeling well and will continue to perform his duties remotely in self-isolation,” the office said in a statement.Read More:Coronavirus: EU will sign...
After calling Biden corrupt, top official in Estonia announces resignation
Estonia’s interior minister Mart Helme said on Monday he would resign after he called US President-elect Joe Biden and his son corrupt in a radio broadcast over the weekend.: US elections: Biden in hot water after leaked emails show link to Ukraine energy firmHelme is a member of the populist, far-right Ekre party, which sits in a coalition...
Man armed with knife kills two, injures eight in Ukraine rampage
Two people were killed and another eight, including a young boy, injured on Saturday after a man armed with a knife attacked them in central Ukraine, police said.National police said in a statement that an unknown man randomly attacked people in the street in the industrial hub of Kryvyi Rig.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News...
Belarus opens nuclear plant opposed by neighboring Lithuania
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday formally opened the country’s first nuclear power plant, a project sharply criticized by neighboring Lithuania.:Belarus President Lukashenko visits jail to meet detained rivals: State news agencyRussia plays down role of Belarus opposition figure TikhanovskayaUS troops arrive in...
UN body calls on Iran to speed up investigation into downed passenger plane
The UN aviation agency’s governing body Friday called on Iran to speed up its investigation into a Kiev-bound passenger plane mistakenly shot down in January and issue a final report.Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed shortly after taking off from the Iranian capital’s main airport on January 8.For all the latest...
Ukraine to build synagogue on site of Babyn Yar massacre
Ukraine will build a synagogue at the memorial site commemorating the victims of Babyn Yar, one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, the head of the memorial site Max Yakover told Reuters on Friday.“This should be a significant thing with a very deep meaning,” he said.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google...
