Kenyan President Meets With Chinese State Councillor

MOMBASA, Jan 7 (NNN-KBC) – Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, yesterday met here, with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, who was invited to visit the country. Kenyatta asked Wang to convey his cordial greetings to President Xi Jinping. Kenyatta said, the Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit to Kenya, demonstrates…

Italy’s Daily COVID-19 Infections Pass 200,000 For First Time

ROME, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Italy recorded 219,441 new cases of COVID-19 infections yesterday, surpassing the 200,000 mark for the first time. The country had never recorded more than 100,000 new cases in a single day, until Dec 30. But the situation had gotten worse almost every day since then.…

Entire Maternity Ward At Swedish Hospital Full Of Women Infected With COVID-19

STOCKHOLM, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A maternity ward of a Swedish hospital is fully occupied by women infected with COVID-19, Swedish Television (SVT) reported on Thursday. The country has been hit by a surge of the Omicron variant, smashing the previous record of new confirmed cases in 24 hours by…

Singapore Reports 813 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jan 7 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 813 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally of the disease in the country to 283,214. Of the new cases, 404 were in the community, 19 were in migrant workers’ dormitories and 390 were imported cases, according to statistics released by…

Pakistani President Tests Positive For COVID-19 For Second Time

ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time, the president said in a tweet yesterday. “I have tested positive for COVID-19 again. I had a sore throat since 4-5 days and was getting better. Felt mildly feverish for a few hours…

Jordan’s Lower House Approves Amendments To Constitution

AMMAN, Jan 7 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Lower House, yesterday approved more amendments to the kingdom’s constitution, it was reported. Lower House Speaker, Abdul Karim Dughmi, said, the house discussed with Jordan’s various players for constitutional amendments, before their approval. The house has completed the first phase of Jordan’s political modernisation…

U.S. Blamed For “Politically Coercing” Multinational Companies

BEIJING, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Using Xinjiang-related issues as an excuse, to force multinational companies to pick a side between China and the United States, is out-and-out political coercion, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, yesterday. Tadashi Yanai, founder of Japan’s clothing retail giant, Uniqlo, said, his company refused to…

Russian Planes Fly Peacekeepers To Kazakhstan

MOSCOW, Jan 7 (NNN-TASS) – The Russian Aerospace Forces are delivering a contingent to Kazakhstan, as part of a peacekeeping mission, organised by the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), the military bloc said yesterday. The Collective Peacekeeping Forces include troops from Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the Moscow-led CSTO…

French PM Expects Vaccination Pass To Enter Into Effect On Jan 15

PARIS, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, said yesterday that, he hopes the vaccination pass bill will enter into effect on Jan 15, as parliament adopted the first reading of the draft bill. Speaking to French news, BFMTV-RMC, Castex said, the draft bill, transforming the health pass…

CES 2022 Kicked Off In Las Vegas Amid COVID-19 Surge

by Xinhua writers Tan Jingjing, Huang Heng, Gao Shan LAS VEGAS, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), kicked off in the U.S. city of Las Vegas on Wednesday, amid another surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world’s premier tech show, scheduled from Jan 5 till today,…