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Two civilians die due to floods in Aden

SANAA, March 25 (YPA) -  At least two civilians died due to heavy rains that hit Yemen's southern port city of Aden, local sources said on Wednesday. According to the sources, a man and a woman were killed as the floods washed away the wall…

12 killed due to floods in Iran

SANAA, March 25 (YPA) - Heavy rains in various regions of Iran caused floods in several Iranian provinces that killed 12 people and left many others missing, officials said. Iranian emergency services spokesman Mojtaba Khalidi confirmed…

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…

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…