BEIJING: China reported 1,335 confirmed coronavirus cases for March 25, the country’s national health authority said today, compared with 1,366 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 1,280 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said, versus 1,301 a day earlier. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does […]
Day: March 25, 2022
CANBERRA: Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday there was “great concern” across the Pacific after Solomon Islands confirmed it was creating a security partnership with China. The Pacific island nation yesterday said it was expanding ties with China to combat security threats and ensure a safe environment for investment […]
NEW YORK: The Biden administration is preparing sanctions targeting Russian companies it says provides goods and services to Moscow’s military and intelligence services, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported yesterday. The US Treasury Department sanctions could be announced as early as next week, the report said, citing US officials. The […]
BUCHA (Ukraine): Moscow signalled yesterday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists in the East as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive to recapture towns outside the capital Kyiv. In an announcement that appeared to indicate more limited goals, the Russian […]