Over 1,500 UN Staff To Stay Working In Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Despite the tension in Ukraine, the United Nations is committed to staying, with about 1,500 staff, some 100 of them in the the country’s east, a UN spokesman said yesterday. “As a result of the evolving situation on the ground, we’ve allowed for temporary…

Indonesia Reports 34,418 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 176 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Feb 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia, yesterday confirmed 34,418 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,231,923, the country’s health ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 176 to 146,541, while 39,929 more people recovered during the past 24…

Afghanistan Launches Polio Vaccination Targeting 9.1 Million Children

KABUL, Feb 22 (NNN-ANA) – The Ministry of Public Health of the Afghan caretaker government, launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign yesterday, the government said. “This is the second general polio vaccination campaign in 2022, aimed at vaccinating 9.1 million children under the age of five,” it said in a…

5.5-Magnitude Quake Hit 136 Km NW Of Naha, Japan

TOKYO, Feb 22 (NNN-NHK) – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Naha, Naha Shi, Okinawa, Japan, was reported early this morning, by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies, that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km…

Negotiation With U.S. Not On Iran’s Agenda In Vienna: Official

TEHRAN, Feb 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Negotiation with the United States over a possible nuclear deal is not on the agenda of the Iranian negotiators in the Austrian capital of Vienna, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, said yesterday. “Vienna Talks have been going on between Iran and…

Malaysia Reports 26,832 New COVID-19 Infections, 37 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 26,832 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 3,221,680, according to the Health Ministry. There are 68 new imported cases, with 26,764 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 37 deaths have been…

Anti-Polio Campaign Targeting Over One Million Children Begins In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21 (NNN-APP) – A five-day anti-polio campaign, targeting over one million children, began in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today, an official said. Abdul Basit, coordinator for polio eradication at the Emergency Operations Centre of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, told local media that, anti-polio drops will be administered to more…

S. Korea Reports 95,362 New Covid-19 Cases

SEOUL, Feb 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 95,362 more COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 2,058,184, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 104,827 in the previous day, due to fewer tests over the…

Hamas Denies Progress On Prisoner Exchange Deal With Israel

GAZA, Feb 21 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement of Hamas, said yesterday, there has been no progress towards reaching a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. Zaher Jabarin, a member of Hamas’s politburo, said in a press statement that, “until now, there is no progress, because the Israeli side…

Thailand’s Economic Growth Picked Up In Q4 2021

BANGKOK, Feb 21 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s economy rose 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, thanks to the country’s easing of COVID-19 curbs, and the reopening to overseas visitors that helped support its tourism sector. This marked a strong rebound from a decline of 0.2 percent, registered in…