Global Entrepreneurship Congress In Saudi Arabia Attracts 13.8-Billion-USD Investments

RIYADH, Mar 31 (NNN-SPA) – Investments of more than 13.8 billion U.S. dollars, were collected, through the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) that concluded yesterday in Riyadh. The four-day event, organised by Saudi Arabia’s Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority, in coordination with the Global Entrepreneurship Network, aimed to promote the…

2.2 Million Doses Of Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccines Arrived In Myanmar

YANGON, Mar 31 (NNN-MNA) – More than 2.2 million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines, donated by China, through the COVAX Facility, arrived in Myanmar yesterday, according to the Information Ministry. According to the figures released by the Health Ministry, more than 49.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered…

Roundup: Brunei Revises Cross-Border Air Travel Policies With Reactivated Green List

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 31 (NNN-ANN) – The Brunei government announced its revised cross-border air travel policies yesterday, updating green-list countries and requirements for outbound and inbound air trips. According to the COVID-19 Steering Committee, the previously announced Travel Green List is now reactivated with the updates and inclusion of…

Laos Calls For Cooperation Among ASEAN To Curb COVID-19 Pandemic

VIENTIANE, Mar 31 (NNN-KPL) – The ASEAN countries should strengthen their cooperation, in slowing the spread of COVID-19, Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Suanesavanh Vignaket said, yesterday. “The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to affect the region and the world, and is having a long-term effect, not only on…

Blast Kills One, Wounds Another In N. Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Mar 31 (NNN-ANA) – One person has been confirmed dead and another was injured, in a blast that occurred in Baghlan-e-Markazi district, in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province yesterday, a local resident said. Abdul Latif, the local resident, said, the blast took place at 3:00 p.m. local time, in…

Iraqi Parliament Fails For Third Time To Elect New President

BAGHDAD, Mar 31 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi parliament, yesterday failed for the third time, to elect a new president, after failing to reach a quorum, amid ongoing political disputes. At the beginning of the session, the Speaker of the Council of Representatives (Parliament) announced that, the quorum, set at two-thirds…

Botswana Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Plant

GABORONE, Mar 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Botswana President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NantWorks, Patrick Soon-Shiong, performed a ribbon cutting ceremony to launch the construction of vaccine manufacturing plant in Botswana. The NantBotswana Vaccine Manufacturing Plant will produce Pula Corbevax vaccine against COVID-19, developed in partnership with Texas…

UN Peacekeeping Mission Helicopter Shot Down In NE DR Congo

KINSHASA, Mar 30 (NNN-IRIN) – A helicopter of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), or MONUSCO, was shot down yesterday, by rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), with eight people on board, said the DRC armed forces (FARDC). The tragedy took…

COVID-19 Jumps To Third Leading Cause Of Deaths In Philippines In 2021

MANILA, Mar 30 (NNN-PNA) – COVID-19 was the third leading cause of deaths in the Philippines in 2021, preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), showed today. Of the total deaths, the PSA said, the top causes were ischemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases. The PSA said, COVID-19 “virus…

Sri Lanka To Experience 10-Hour Daily Power Cuts

COLOMBO, Mar 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Public Utilities Commission announced that, there will be 10-hour daily power cuts from today. Sri Lanka has been facing power cuts since Feb, due to dwindling electricity production in hydro power plants, as well as, diesel shortages that have crippled the operations of…