Pakistani Economist Condemns U.S. Decision On Splitting Afghan Assets

ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Biden administration’s decision to compensate the victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks with Afghanistan’s assets, is “quite cruel” and “without any international justification,” said Pakistani economist, Syed Javed Hassan, in a recent interview with Xinhua. Following the pullout of its troops from Afghanistan in Aug, 2021,…

Iran Says No Talks With West Beyond JCPOA

TEHRAN, Feb 17 (NNN-TASNIM) – A top Iranian security official, said yesterday that, Tehran will hold no talks beyond the scopes of a 2015 nuclear deal, with the “oath-breaker” United States and “idle” Europe. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani tweeted, the United States and Europe have…

Jordan Calls For Funding For Major Water Project

AMMAN, Feb 16 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Planning and International Cooperation Minister, Nasser Shraideh, yesterday underscored the importance of providing concessional funding for a major water project in the country. The Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance National Project, estimated to cost some 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, will be fully implemented on…

Dutch Gov’t Lifts Most COVID-19 Measures As Country Returns To “Normal”

THE HAGUE, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Ernst Kuipers, yesterday announced a “return to normal” in the Netherlands, by lifting most measures against the spread of COVID-19. “The country will open again,” Kuipers told a press conference in the Hague. “The past two years…

Covid-19 Deaths In Australia’s Aged Care Centres Hit Record High

CANBERRA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Richard Colbeck, told a Senate hearing today that, the country’s aged care industry is not in crisis, despite a record number of coronavirus deaths. Health officials told a parliamentary committee that, a record 691 aged care…

Four Youths Run Over By Train While Taking Selfie In North India

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – At least four youths were hit by a train, in India’s northern state of Haryana yesterday, while they were taking a selfie near an under-construction railway over-bridge, said an official of the Railway Police. The mishap was reported from Basai railway station, near Gurugram…

Vaccinated Children Allowed To Enter Shopping Centres In Indonesian Capital

by Dames Alexander Sinaga JAKARTA, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Indonesian government has allowed vaccinated children, aged six to 12, to enter all shopping centres and recreational places, in the region of the capital Jakarta, starting from yesterday. However, the children are required to show proofs that they have received…

S.Korea Adds Over One Million Jobs In Jan

SEOUL, Feb 16 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea added more than one million jobs in Jan, marking the fastest increase in nearly 22 years, showed data from Statistics Korea today. The number of those employed totaled 26,953,000 in Jan, up 1,135,000 from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea. It was…

Gas Prices In Los Angeles Set 11 New Records In 12 Days

LOS ANGELES, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The average price of gas in Los Angeles reached 4.772 U.S. dollars per gallon yesterday, setting a new record for the most populous county in California and the United States, for the 11th time in 12 days, local media reported. The average price of…

Over 2.9 Million Child COVID-19 Cases Reported In U.S. In Past Four Weeks

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 2.9 million child COVID-19 cases have been added in the United States in the past four weeks, and over 12.3 million children in the country have been infected since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report of the American Academy…