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Sudan’s minister of defence dies of heart attack

SANAA, March 25 (YPA) - Sudan's minister of defence, Lt Gen Jamaleldin Omar, died on Wednesday dawn of a heart attack in South Sudan, according to Reuters. he agency quoted an unnamed ministry spokesman as saying that Omar died when he was…
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US coronavirus death cases exceed 700

SANAA, March 25 (YAP) -  The number of cases of Covid-19 in the United States reached 53,600 on Tuesday evening, and 703 people died, Johns Hopkins University said Wednesday. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded…

7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Russian Kuril Islands

SANAA, March 25 (YPA) - An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck on Wednesday, east of the Russian Kuril Islands. The Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Kamchatka region announced that a powerful…

New Zealand declares state of emergency to tackle Coronavirus

SANAA, March 25 (YPA) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the state of national emergency with the country entering full closure, on Thursday, to counter the outbreak of the Coronavirus. "It is a state of emergency to…

20 Saudi-led air strikes waged on Jawf

JAWF, March 25 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition’s fighter jets launched on Wednesday 20 air strikes on Jawf province, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The air raids targeted several areas of  Khub-Washaaf…
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UN calls for “war plan” to eliminate Corona

NEW YORK, March 25 (YPA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said in a letter to leaders of G20 that the problem of new Corona virus (COVID -19) requires unprecedented measures, and there is a need for a plan similar to the "time of…
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Sanaa announces new exchange of prisoners in Jawf

SANAA, March 25 (YPA) - Head of the National Committee for Prisoners' Affairs Abdulqader al-Mortada on Tuesday revealed a new exchange of prisoners with the other party in Jawf province. "The committee was able to liberate five prisoners of…