G20 Members Agree To Minimise Impacts Of Fed’s Raising Interest Rates

JAKARTA, Feb 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – Finance leaders from the Group of 20 (G20), agreed on realising a well-calibrated, well-planned, well-communicated normalisation, in the monetary policy, to minimise the impacts of the Fed’s raising interest rates. The consensus was made last night, during the second day of the G20 Finance Ministers…

IAEA Reviews Japan’s Plan To Dump Radioactive Water Into Pacific

VIENNA, Feb 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said yesterday that, its experts had completed a five-day visit to Japan, to conduct safety reviews of the country’s contentious plan to discharge radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. IAEA said,…

Vienna Nuke Talks “Very Close To Good, Accessible Agreement”: Iran FM

TEHRAN, Feb 19 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian foreign minister, said yesterday that, the talks between Iran and the world powers, on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal in Vienna are “very close to a good and accessible agreement.” Hossein Amir Abdollahian made the remarks, upon arrival in Germany for the 58th…

Lebanon Not To Accept Less Than 860 Square Km Maritime Territory In Disputed Area: Minister

BEIRUT, Feb 19 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon will not accept a maritime border demarcation plan that gives Lebanon an area less than 860 square km, in the disputed area with Israel, Lebanese Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bou Habib, said yesterday. “We want to protect our interests in this area rich in natural…

India’s Gems, Jewellery Sector To Achieve Export Target This Year: Gov’t

NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (NNN-PTI) – A senior Indian official said yesterday that, the gems and jewellery sector is expected to achieve an export target of 40 billion U.S. dollars this year. Federal Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, made the remarks while addressing the inaugural ceremony of India…

Palestinian President Complains To U.S. Speaker About Israel’s Unilateral Practices: Report

RAMALLAH, Feb 18 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday complained to a high-ranking U.S. official that, the unilateral Israeli practices in the Palestinian territories, undermine the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Abbas made the remarks during a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, with Nancy Pelosi,…

Bill Gates Visits Pakistan, Discusses Fight Against Polio, COVID-19

ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (NNN-APP) – Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, arrived in Pakistan yesterday, for a visit and held meetings with the Pakistani leadership. Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, during his meeting with Gates, lauded the Gates foundation for its continued support and partnership with…

Three Air Force Soldiers Killed In Car Crash In Philippines

MANILA, Feb 18 (NNN-PNA) – Authorities said, three Philippine Air Force soldiers died, after their car crashed into concrete barriers and burst into flames, early this morning, while travelling along a major highway in Metro Manila. The Air Force said, four soldiers were in the car when the accident happened,…

S.Korea Reports Record High Of 109,831 Daily COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Feb 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high, amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said today. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 109,831 more cases in the past 24 hours, raising…

India Reports 25,920 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Rises To 42,780,235

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,780,235 today, as 25,920 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 492 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the total death toll to…