G20 Finance Leaders Seek Exit Strategies For Economic Recovery In Jakarta Meeting

JAKARTA, Feb 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Finance leaders from G20, yesterday discussed exit strategies, to address global economic slowdown, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on the first day of the two-day G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting, held in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, urged…

Iran Seeks Peaceful Use Of Nuclear Energy, Says Top Leader

TEHRAN, Feb 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said, the Islamic republic is looking for “peaceful” use of nuclear energy, “not nuclear weapons.” Although Iran’s “enemy” knows that Iran’s nuclear programme is “peaceful,” it does not want the Iranian nation to achieve this great progress, Khamenei…

100 Million People Vaccinated Against COVID-19 In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb 17 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has vaccinated more than 100 million people, with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccines. More than half of the vaccines administered were China’s Sinopharm. According to the Management Information System of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), “as many as 101,190,890 people received…

Another Vaccine For Children Approved In Australia Amid Battle Against COVID-19

CANBERRA, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s medical regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), said today that, it has provisionally approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, for use in individuals aged six years and older. The decision follows the provisional approvals granted by the TGA to Moderna, for the use of the…

Mongolia’s COVID-19 Tally Exceeds 460,000

ULAN BATOR, Feb 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia registered 874 new COVID-19 infections, over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 460,242, the country’s health ministry said, today. Meanwhile, three more COVID-19 patients over 40, died in the past day, bringing the death toll to 2,080. Currently, there are…

New Zealand Reports 1,573 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 1,573 new community cases of COVID-19 today, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the new community infections, 1,140 are in the largest city of Auckland, 143 in nearby Waikato, 20 in the Capital and Coast region, and 31 in…

Singapore’s Domestic Exports Grow 17.6 Percent In Jan

SINGAPORE, Feb 17 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX), grew by 17.6 percent year-on-year in Jan, following an 18.4-percent growth in Dec last year, Enterprise Singapore, a government agency, said today. This is the 14th consecutive month for Singapore’s NODX to see year-on-year growth. In a breakdown, the electronic…

Aussie State Eases COVID-19 Restrictions As Hospitalisations Decline

SYDNEY, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Authorities of Australia’s state of Victoria, announced today, it will ease a number of COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalisation numbers decreased. Victoria reported 8,501 new cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths today. The number of hospitalisation gradually dropped from Monday’s 465 to 401. Victorian authorities said,…

Turkey’s Fatih Drillship Starts New Mission In Black Sea: Minister

ISTANBUL, Feb 17 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s ultra-deepwater drillship, Fatih, yesterday, started its third mission, in a new well in the Black Sea, to explore more discoveries, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Fatih Donmez, announced. Donmez said in a statement that, the drilling ship would conduct its exploration activities, in…

Israel Fires Missiles On Military Sites Near Syrian Capital

DAMASCUS, Feb 17 (NNN-SANA) – Israel fired multiple surface-to-surface missiles last night, from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on military sites in the vicinity of the town of Zakiyeh, south of Damascus, according to a military source. The attack caused material losses, it added. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war…