“Death On The Nile” Tops North American Box Office On Opening Weekend

LOS ANGELES, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Mystery film “Death on the Nile” from 20th Century Studios, took the top spot at the North American box office, on its opening weekend, with a three-day estimate of 12.8 million U.S. dollars, according to studio figures, released by measurement firm, Comscore yesterday. Adapted…

Cambodia Announces Additional Fund Of 100 Million USD For SME, Agriculture Banks

PHNOM PENH, Feb 14 (NNN-AKP) – The Cambodian government today announced an additional 100 million-U.S. dollar funding, for two state-owned banks, to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and agriculture. Economy and Finance Ministry’s Secretary of State, Ros Seilava, said, the two banks are the Small and Medium Enterprise Bank…

S. Korea Registers 367,927 Covid-19 Infections In Vaccinated People

SEOUL, Feb 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea registered a total of more than 360,000 breakthrough COVID-19 infections in vaccinated people, the health authorities said today. The number of those who tested positive for COVID-19 after receiving two vaccine doses came in at 367,927 as of Feb 6, up from 282,018…

India Reports 34,113 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,655,534 today, as 34,113 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 346 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning took the total death toll to 509,011.…

India Launches Earth Observation Satellite

NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (NNN-PTI) – India today, successfully launched the “EOS-04” satellite, from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), off the Bay of Bengal coast, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, announced the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The four-stage rocket lifted off with…

New Zealand Sees Highest Monthly Food Price Increase In Five Years

WELLINGTON, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s monthly food prices rose 2.7 percent in Jan this year, the country’s statistics department, Stats NZ, said today. This is the biggest monthly rise since Jan, 2017, when monthly food prices rose 2.8 percent, Stats NZ said, adding, fruit prices were up 2.7…

Malaysia Reports 21,072 New COVID-19 Infections, 11 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 21,072 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the total to 3,040,235, according to the health ministry. Data released on the ministry’s website said, 65 cases were imported, with 21,007 being local transmissions. A further 11 deaths have been reported, bringing the…

Ukrainian, U.S. Presidents Discuss Security Situation Over Phone

KIEV, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, and U.S. President, Joe Biden, held a telephone conversation yesterday, to discuss the security situation around Ukraine. Zelensky and Biden exchanged information and discussed ways of de-escalation, said a statement on the Ukrainian presidential website. The parties also discussed the issue…

Myanmar Reports 1,473 New Daily COVID-19 Cases

YANGON, Feb 14 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar confirmed 1,473 new COVID-19 cases, in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally in the country to 546,771 yesterday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. The ministry said that, 20,850 lab samples were tested yesterday and the daily positivity rate is…

Saudi Flag Carrier Signs Deal With Huawei On Digital Transformation

RIYADH, Feb 14 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier, SAUDIA Airlines, has signed a deal with China’s Huawei, on digital transformation, including launching a service application on the tech giant’s AppGallary platform. The deal, signed with Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia, allows the Saudi flag carrier to become part of…