Hungary Says No To Extra NATO Troops

BUDAPEST, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The government of Hungary will not accept further North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops, on the country’s soil, as part of manoeuvres related to the Ukraine crisis, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said here yesterday. The ministry’s Press Office referred to an earlier…

Happy But Prudent, Italians Remove Face Masks Outside In New Pandemic Reopening Phase

by Alessandra Cardone ROME, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Central Piazza della Repubblica, yesterday was filled with the usual bustle of people going to work or heading to their own activities. From this key junction, located behind the central train station, a network of large streets leads to Rome’s historic centre…

Brunei’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High For Two Straight Days

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 12 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 981 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 20,454. This also marks the second consecutive day with a record daily rise of new cases, after 628 cases were reported on Thursday in the country. According to Brunei’s Ministry of…

Australian Cruise Industry To Restart Within Months: Health Minister

CANBERRA, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Health Minister, Greg Hunt, flagged a resumption of the cruise ship industry within months. The federal government, yesterday extended the human biosecurity period, under which international cruise ships, capable of carrying more than 100 passengers, have been banned from Australian waters since Mar, 2020,…

India Reports 50,407 New COVID-19 Infections

NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,586,544 today, as 50,407 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 804 deaths were recorded since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to 507,981.…

S. Korea Reports Record High Of 54,941 Daily Covid-19 Cases

SEOUL, Feb 12 (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 54,941 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24…

Malaysia Reports 20,939 New COVID-19 Infections, 24 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 20,939 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 2,996,361, according to the health ministry. There are 121 new imported cases, with 20,818 being local transmissions, data released by the ministry showed. A further 24 deaths have been reported,…

Leaders Unite On Marine Protection At One Ocean Summit In France

PARIS, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, held a high-level summit, aimed to protect the world’s oceans, with representatives of more than 100 countries. The One Ocean Summit in Brest, brought together heads of state and government, leaders of multilateral institutions, shipping companies and civil society policymakers, to…

Jordan, Germany Stress Two-State Solution As Only Political Solution To Mideast Peace

AMMAN, Feb 12 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Germany, stressed that, the two-state solution is the sole solution, to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and maintain peace in the Middle East. Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, and his visiting German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, called for intensified international efforts, to bring the Palestinians…

Two Dead, Nine Police Officers Injured In Shooting In Phoenix

LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nine police officers were injured and two people, including a woman and the suspect gunman, died, in a shooting early yesterday morning, during a barricade situation in Phoenix, the capital of the south-western U.S. state of Arizona. Five police officers were in hospital, after…