New Zealand To Install 5,000 Air Cleaners For Schools To Prevent COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As schools are preparing for return for the first term of this year, Education Minister, Chris Hipkins, today announced, 5,000 air cleaners have been ordered for New Zealand schools. “As we know, along with vaccination, testing, good hygiene and physical distancing, good ventilation is important…

19 Killed, Several Injured In Clash Between Community Groups In Indonesia’s West Papua

JAKARTA, Jan 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – Nineteen people were found dead in a nightclub, which caught fire, following a clash between two community groups, in Sorong city of Indonesia’s West Papua province earlier today, a police spokesman said. Provincial Police Spokesman, Senior Commissioner Adam Erwindi said, the clash started at midnight…

India Logs 255,874 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises To 39,799,202

NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 39,799,202 today, as 255,874 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. This is the first time after five consecutive days, when less than 300,000 new cases were…

Palestinian PM Warns Of Israeli Settlers’ Escalating Actions In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Jan 25 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday warned of Israeli settlers’ escalating actions, against the Palestinians and their properties, in the West Bank. During the weekly cabinet meeting, held in Tubas district near the Jordan Valley in eastern West Bank, the prime minister told the cabinet…

Saudi Aramco Signs 50 New Deals Via Strategic Programme To Improve Supply Chain Resilience

RIYADH, Jan 25 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco), announced yesterday, the signing of 50 new deals with local and international companies, in a bid to improve the resilience of its supply chain. The deals, signed at the 6th edition of the In-Kingdom Total Value Added (IKTVA) Forum…

Aussie State Extends Restrictions As COVID-19 Outbreak Continues

SYDNEY, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) will extend its COVID-19 restrictions for at least another month, as the state is still battling against increasing infections. NSW Health recorded 18,512 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths in the past 24 hours, to 8:00 p.m. local time yesterday.…

New Zealand Reports 25 New Community Cases Of COVID-19, Including 10 Omicron Cases

WELLINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 25 new COVID-19 cases in the community today, including 10 Omicron cases, bringing the total tally in the country’s current community outbreak to 11,541. Among the 10 Omicron cases, one is a household contact of a previously reported case, in Nelson Tasman…

Nationwide Lockdown Extended In Samoa Over More COVID-19 Cases

SUVA, Jan 25 (NNN-PIN) – Samoa extended, yesterday, its nationwide lockdown by 72 hours, after five new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the Pacific island country. According to a report by the newspaper, Samoa Observer, Samoan Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, announced the five new cases in a national…

Pakistani FM Meets Sri Lankan Trade Minister On Boosting Bilateral, Economic Ties

ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, yesterday met with visiting Sri Lankan Minister of Trade, Bandula Gunawardena, to discuss bilateral and economic relations, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said. During the meeting, the Pakistani foreign minister highlighted the importance of strengthening the existing fraternal relations…

Over 3,000 Families Flee Homes In Syria’s Hasakah Amid U.S. Airstrikes

DAMASCUS, Jan 25 (NNN-SANA) – As many as 3,500 families have so far fled their homes, in Syria’s north-eastern province of Hasakah, amid U.S. airstrikes, and clashes between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Daesh militants, it was reported yesterday. The U.S. airstrikes and the clashes between the…