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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…
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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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Germany extends arms embargo to Saudi Arabia

SANAA, March 24 (YPA) - Germany has decided to extend the arms embargo to Saudi Arabia for an additional nine months. "The period of arms sell embargo to Saudi Arabia, which expires in September, has been extended until December 31, 2020,"…
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China records new coronavirus cases

SANAA, March 24 (YPA) - China again recorded new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19)  on Tuesday, more than five days after no cases were reported, according to the National Health Commission. China reported one case in the Hubei region, the…