Fijians Urged To Take Booster Shots To Help Contain COVID-19 Virus

SUVA, Jun 20 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji’s Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, yesterday, urged Fijians to take COVID-19 booster shots, to help reduce the spread of the virus. Those who still haven’t got their two jabs “are the ones that are spreading the virus,” Bainimarama told a local radio programme. The Fijian…

China-Laos Railway Inducted Lao Train Drivers

VIENTIANE, Jun 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – With all 66 Lao trainees passing an examination for assistant train drivers on Saturday, the China-Laos Railway is inducting its first group of Lao train drivers. According to the Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC), which is responsible for the operation of the Lao section of…

Malaysia Reports 1,690 New COVID-19 Infections, No New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 1,690 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,540,612, according to the health ministry. There are 10 new imported cases and 1,680 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. No new deaths have been reported, leaving…

Four Missing After Boat Capsized In India’s Flood-Hit Assam State

NEW DELHI, Jun 20 (NNN-PTI) – Four people went missing in a river, when a boat capsized in India’s flood-hit Assam state, a local police official said, yesterday. The incident occurred at around noon. There were nine people onboard the ill-fated boat. “Five persons swam to the river bank, while…

Over 27.5 Million People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 In Myanmar

YANGON, Jun 20 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar has fully vaccinated more than 27.5 million people, or 50.18 percent of the country’s 54.8-million population, against COVID-19 as of Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health. The ministry said yesterday that, the country administered over 64.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and more…

Iran, Kazakhstan Signed Deals To Enhance Comprehensive Cooperation

TEHRAN, Jun 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian and Kazakh officials, yesterday, signed nine agreements in Tehran, to strengthen comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, said the Iranian presidency. Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi and his visiting Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, attended the signing ceremony of the memorandums of understanding (MOUs), on transportation,…

Iraq To Raise Oil Production To Eight Million Bpd By 2027

BAGHDAD, Jun 20 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq seeks to raise its crude oil production to eight million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of 2027, to fulfil its commitment to export quota, within the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Iraqi Oil Minister, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, said yesterday. “Iraq…

Four Daesh Militants Killed In Airstrike In W Iraq: Military

BAGHDAD, Jun 20 (NNN-NINA) – Four militants of the Daesh group, including the group’s leader in Anbar Province, were killed yesterday, in an airstrike in western Iraq, the Iraqi military said. Acting on intelligence reports, the Iraqi armed forces attacked a truck carrying the Daesh leader, nicknamed Abu Mansour, in…

Egyptian Fighter Jet Crashes During Training, Pilot Survives

CAIRO, Jun 20 (NNN-MENA) – An Egyptian fighter jet crashed during a routine training, with the pilot surviving the accident, the Egyptian army announced yesterday. The crash occurred because of an unknown technical malfunction, said a statement, by the Egyptian Armed Forces. The cause of the malfunction was still under…

Six Terrorists Killed In Clash With Security Forces In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jun 20 (NNN-APP) – Six terrorists were killed, in a clash with security forces, in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province yesterday, a military statement said. The security forces launched an operation, after receiving a tip-off regarding the presence of terrorists in a mountainous range of the province, the military’s media…