Turkey Launches New High-Speed Rail Line In Central Anatolia

ANKARA, Jan 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yesterday, inaugurated a high-speed rail line, connecting the provinces of Konya and Karaman, in Anatolia. “We are determined to make Turkey a centre country in railway transportation, like many other fields, by rapidly completing our current investments,” the president said,…

India Sees Surge Of 159,632 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Rises To 35,528,004

NEW DELHI, Jan 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 35,528,004 today, as a steep rise of 159,632 new daily cases were registered, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. This is the third consecutive day when more than 100,000 daily cases were registered in the country. Besides, 327…

Myanmar To Further Extend Ceasefire Period Until End Of 2022

YANGON, Jan 9 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s military, planned to further extend its ceasefire with ethnic armed groups until the end of 2022, according to a joint statement, issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs late Friday. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, chairman of the State Administration Council and commander-in-chief of…

Road, Air Traffic Suspended As Heavy Snowfall Hits Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Jan 9 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy snowfall hit plains and upper reaches of Indian-controlled Kashmir, leading to the closure of roads and cancellation of flights, officials said yesterday. The snowfall began Friday afternoon and was intermittently going on. “It (snowfall) began yesterday (Friday) and by night everything was under a…

Jordanian King, German Minister Discuss Defence Cooperation

AMMAN, Jan 9 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan yesterday received visiting German Minister of Defence, Christine Lambrecht, and exchanged views on advancing mutual defence cooperation. The king underscored keenness to strengthen bilateral partnership, expressed his appreciation for Germany’s support to Jordan in several fields, according to a Royal…

Vietnam Reports 16,553 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Jan 9 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 16,553 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 16,513 locally transmitted and 40 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, remained the locality with the highest number of infections yesterday, with 2,791 cases, followed by central Khanh Hoa province with 798…

India’s Anti-Trust Agency Orders Probe Against Google

MUMBAI, Jan 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Competition Commission, ordered a fresh probe against global internet giant Google, over alleged abuse of dominant position in news aggregation, multiple media reported yesterday. The investigation was ordered by the anti-trust agency, based on a complaint filed by Digital News Publishers Association, which alleged…

Afghan Delegation Travels To Iran For Talks

KABUL, Jan 9 (NNN-ANA) – A delegation of the Taliban-led caretaker government, left for neighbouring Iran yesterday, a spokesman of Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry said. “At the invitation of Iran, a senior delegation, led by Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Mottaqi, left for Iran today (yesterday),” Abdul Qahar Balkhi wrote on…

Update: Death Toll Of Tourists Stuck By Snow In North Pakistan Rises To 22

ISLAMABAD, Jan 9 (NNN-APP) – At least 22 tourists died in freezing temperatures, after being stranded in heavy snow, in Pakistan’s northern Murree city, police sources said. All the bodies have been recovered by civil and military rescue teams and shifted to Army Schools of Logistics in the city, sources…

Afghanistan Received Indian Medical Relief Supplies

KABUL, Jan 9 (NNN-ANA) – India offered medical supplies to Afghanistan, to help improve basic health services for Afghans, chief spokesman of the Afghan caretaker government said, yesterday. In continuation of India’s assistance to Afghanistan, a six-tonne India-aided medicine and medical supplies shipment, arrived in the Afghan capital, Kabul on…