Australia Paid Tribute To Bali Bombing Victims

CANBERRA, Oct 12 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, paid tribute to the victims of the Bali bombings, 20 years on, from the terrorist attack. “Australia today marks 20 years since the 2002 Bali bombings and tragic loss of 202 lives,” Anthony Albanese said, in a media release today.…

Singapore Reported 11,732 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 11,732 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,969,648. Of the new cases, 747 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 10,985 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among…

Pakistan-China Relations Getting Closer: Official

ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, said yesterday that, the country’s relations with China have been getting closer. While addressing the upper house of the country’s parliament, Khar said, the two sides have been carefully nurturing all facets of bilateral relations…

UAE’s Etihad Airways Launched Maiden Flight To Guangzhou

ABU DHABI, Oct 12 (NNN-WAM) – Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), now has a direct flight connecting the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi and China’s southern city of Guangzhou. Flight EY868 departed Abu Dhabi International Airport on Monday night and landed at Guangzhou Baiyun International…

Iran Arrests “Mossad Spy” In SE Province

TEHRAN, Oct 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has arrested an individual, accused of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, in the south-eastern province of Kerman, semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted a senior provincial judiciary official as saying yesterday. The individual, who intended to perpetrate acts of sabotage, and compromise security in…

World Bank To Loan 125 Million USD To Support Jordan’s Agricultural Sector

AMMAN, Oct 12 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan signed yesterday, a loan agreement worth 125 million U.S. dollars with the World Bank, to support the country’s agriculture sector. The loan agreement, signed in the United States, seeks to support Jordan’s agricultural sector, by enhancing its climate resilience, increasing competitiveness and inclusion, and…

Thailand Looks To Tourism To Drive Economic Recovery

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand pinned hope on the tourism sector to boost economic recovery, amid growing concern about a slowing global economy, and its impact on the country’s exports. According to the latest report by Kasikorn Research Centre, a Thai think tank, Thailand’s economic recovery will be driven…

IMF Cut India’s Growth Projection To 6.8 Percent This Year

NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (NNN-PTI) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF), yesterday, cut its projection of India’s economic growth in 2022 to 6.8 percent. This was the second time that the IMF lowered India’s growth forecast this year. In July, the IMF projected a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of…

Brunei’s COVID-19 Deaths Mostly With Non-Communicable Diseases: Official

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 12 (NNN-ANN) – Nearly all COVID-19 fatalities in Brunei were patients with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) or risk factors, a senior health ministry official said. According to the local daily Borneo Bulletin, yesterday, Ong Sok King, head of the Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention Unit of the Ministry of…

Palestinian Boy Dies From Gunshot Wounds Sustained In Israeli Regime’s Sept Raid

RAMALLAH, Oct 11 (NNN-WAFA) – A 12-year-old Palestinian boy, yesterday, succumbed to wounds he sustained from Israeli soldiers’ gunfire, during their raid on the northern West Bank city of Jenin, in late Sept. The 12-year-old, identified as Mahmoud Samoudi from Jenin, was critically injured by a live bullet in the…