Rare Aussie Species To Flourish In New Home

SYDNEY, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Ecologists have given some of Australia’s cutest and rarest native animals, red-tailed phascogales and numbats, new leases of life, by relocating them from one end of the island continent to the other. The Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) announced that, 60 phascogales have made the 1,400…

Sending Team To Vienna Shows Iran’s Will To Pursue Diplomatic Solution: President

TEHRAN, Feb 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, said yesterday that, dispatching a comprehensive team to the talks in Vienna, on the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal, shows the Islamic Republic’s serious will, to pursue a diplomatic solution. Raisi made the remarks, during his meeting with foreign ambassadors…

Two Bushehr Plant Units To Join Power Grid Soon: Iranian Official

TEHRAN, Feb 11 (NNN-IRNA) – An Iranian nuclear official revealed yesterday that, two new units in Bushehr nuclear power plant, would join the national electricity network soon, the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), said on its website. Mahmoud Jafari, deputy chief of the AEOI, said, in full coordination with…

Yemen’s Houthi Claim Responsibility For Drone Attack On Saudi Airport

SANAA, Feb 11 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia, yesterday claimed responsibility for a bomb-laden drone attack on Abha airport in Saudi Arabia. “The attack hit a military object at the airport accurately,” Yehya Sarea, Houthi military spokesman said in a statement, reported by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led…

Egypt Voices Support To Libya’s Parliament As New PM Elected

CAIRO, Feb 11 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt voiced yesterday, its support for the Libyan House of Representatives, the Libyan parliament, which has elected a new prime minister. Egypt valued the role of Libyan institutions and their assumption of their responsibilities, “including measures taken by the House of Representatives today (yesterday),” said…

Myanmar Adds 1,307 New COVID-19 Cases

YANGON, Feb 11 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar recorded 1,307 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the tally to 541,904, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. A total of 24,311 lab samples have been tested in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate is 5.38 percent, the release…

Indonesian police arrest Three suspected terrorists from group affiliated to Daesh

JAKARTA, Feb 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian Police announced yesterday that, they have arrested three suspected terrorists affiliated to the Daesh-linked terrorist group, Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu. The National Police’s spokesman, Ahmad Ramadhan, said, the three suspects arrested by anti-terrorism unit, Densus 88, on Wednesday,…

Singapore Reports 10,686 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Feb 11 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 10,686 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 439,640. Of the new cases, 2,673 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 8,013 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.…

Lebanese Migrants Soar By 346 Percent In 2021: Report

BEIRUT, Feb 10 (NNN-NNA) – The number of Lebanese people, who migrate from Lebanon to foreign countries, increased by 346 percent to 79,134 in 2021, from 17,721 in 2020, a report said yesterday. The year 2021 witnessed the largest number of Lebanese migrants during the past five years, reported the…

Fiji’s Inflation Rises Due To Surge In Global Commodity Prices, Supply Chain Disruptions

SUVA, Feb 10 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji’s annual inflation rate has been increasing, since the second half of 2021, and was three percent in Dec, last year, Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said, yesterday. He said, higher prices were noted mainly for food and fuel, resulting from…