Tonga To Impose Nationwide Lockdown After Port Workers Test Positive For COVID-19
SUVA, Feb 2 (NNN-PIN) – Tsunami-hit Tonga will go into a nationwide lockdown today, after two port workers in the…
Japan’s Job Availability Drops For Third Year In 2021 Amid COVID-19
TOKYO, Feb 2 (NNN-NHK) – The ratio of job availability in Japan declined for the third straight year in 2021,…
S.Korea’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High Of Over 18,000
SEOUL, Feb 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high, surpassing 18,000, amid…
Aussie Scientist Adds To Knowledge Of World’s Tree Species
SYDNEY, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An international team of conservation scientists, including researchers from Australia, believe, they have finally unearthed…
UN Aid Programme Funds For Yemen Running Low
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN aid programmes in embattled Yemen are running out of funds, the UN Office…
Jordan Reports 17,781 New COVID-19 Cases
AMMAN, Feb 2 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday, registered 17,781 new COVID-19 infections, increasing the caseload to 1,243,090, the Jordanian Ministry…
Turkish President, Lebanese PM Vow To Enhance Cooperation
ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said yesterday, his country intends to strengthen cooperation and solidarity…
Pakistani Security Forces Arrest Terrorist Commander In Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani security forces arrested a commander of a banned organisation, in south-western Balochistan province,…
India Raises Defence Budget By 9.8 Percent
NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s defence budget was increased to 5.25 trillion Indian Rupees (about 70 billion U.S.…
6.2-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Eastern Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued
JAKARTA, Feb 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku early today, but it was not…