Roundup: Israel Stepped Up Efforts To Prevent Iran Nuclear Deal Revival

JERUSALEM, Sept 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel is engaged in a diplomatic campaign, to prevent world powers from returning to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, officials said yesterday. Israel is working to persuade the international community not to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), an agreement signed in…

G20 Members To Introduce Assessment Tool To Evaluate Affirmative Policies For Disabled People

JAKARTA, Sept 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Representatives of G20 countries agreed yesterday, to introduce an assessment instrument, to measure how far each country’s policies have accommodated the needs of people with disabilities. The agreement was concluded at the Sixth G20 Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting in Bali, which mainly discussed inclusive…

Japan’s Wholesale Prices Climbed Nine Percent In Aug

TOKYO, Sept 14 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s wholesale prices jumped nine percent in Aug, from the previous year, as commodity costs continued to rise and the yen’s rapid decline lifted import costs, Bank of Japan data showed yesterday. The corporate goods price index, which measures costs of goods and services traded…

Latest: Over 1,400 People Killed, Around 12,000 Injured From Monsoon Rains In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 14 (NNN-APP) – The total death toll in Pakistan from this season’s monsoon rains and floods, since mid-June has risen to around 1,427, along with 12,742 injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. According to a report released by the NDMA, 510 children and 287 women were…

Aussie State Issued Public Health Alert After Detection Of Measles Infection

SYDNEY, Sept 13 (NNN-AAP) – Health authorities of Australia’s state of New South Wales, issued a public health alert today, as the first case of measles had been confirmed in the state since Feb, 2020. The case acquired the infection while travelling in Asia last month. The case developed symptoms…

Chinese Envoy Reiterated Concerns Over AUKUS-Related Nuclear Material Transfer

VIENNA, Sept 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy yesterday, reiterated concerns over the nuclear weapon material transfer involved in AUKUS, the trilateral pact between the United States, the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia, calling on the three countries to abandon it, over nuclear proliferation risks. Wang Qun, China’s Permanent Representative…

S.Korea Reported 57,309 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Sept 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 57,309 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 24,099,134, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was up from 36,938 the previous day, but it was lower than 99,822 tallied…

S.Korea Logged Trade Deficit In First 10 Days Of This Month

SEOUL, Sept 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea logged trade deficit in the first 10 days of this month, due to faster fall in export than import, customs office data showed, today. Trade deficit came to 2.44 billion U.S. dollars in the Sept 1-10 period, up from a deficit of 1.48…

Iran Urged U.S. To Prove Reliability To Rejoin Iranian Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, Sept 13 (NNN-IRNA) – The United States, in order to rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal, must prove it reliable and show that it abides by the international norms, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nassar Kanaani said, yesterday. “The country, which unilaterally withdrew from the agreement signed in 2015, has hindered…

Philippines Logged 2,038 New COVID-19 Cases, 38 Deaths

MANILA, Sept 13 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 2,038 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,908,295. The Department of Health (DOH) said, the number of active cases dipped to 25,262, while 38 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death…