ADB Approves Loan Worth 600 Million USD For Power Services In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), approved a yield-based loan of 600 million U.S. dollars, to help Indonesia’s State Electricity Company (PLN), improve electricity services in the western and central parts of Java, an ADB specialist said. The loan will be used for the Sustainable and…

Two Policemen, One Civilian Killed In Explosions At Colombian Airport

BOGOTA, Dec 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least three people were killed, including two policemen and a civilian, when two explosive devices detonated at the Cucuta international airport, in north-eastern Colombia, Defence Minister, Diego Molano, confirmed yesterday. The official explained that the first device exploded on a civilian and minutes later,…

Cambodia To Appoint Foreign Minister As ASEAN Chair’s New Envoy To Myanmar

PHNOM PENH, Dec 15 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said today that, he would name the country’s Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn, as the ASEAN chair’s new special envoy to Myanmar. Cambodia will be the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022. Sokhonn…

Australian State Sees Unprecedented Surge In COVID-19 Cases

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – COVID-19 cases in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), surged to a three-month high in a matter of days, as the state battles the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Today, NSW reported 1,360 new COVID-19 cases and one death. It marks the…

60 Killed In Haiti Fuel Tanker Blast

MEXICO CITY, Dec 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The death toll rose to at least 60, after a fuel tanker exploded in Haiti’s northern port city of Cap-Haitien yesterday, a local official said. Dozens of people were injured and have been transported to hospitals in Cap-Haitien, Haiti’s second-largest city, Deputy Mayor,…

S.Korea Logs Record High Daily COVID-19 Cases Of 7,850

SEOUL, Dec 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea registered a record high new daily COVID-19 cases, as the eased anti-virus measures led to surging cases in the greater Seoul area, the health authorities said today. The country reported 7,850 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, raising the total number of…

Putin, Macron Discuss EU-Belarus Migrant Crisis, Ukraine Over Phone

MOSCOW, Dec 15 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, held a telephone conversation with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, yesterday, where the leaders discussed the EU-Belarus migrant crisis and the situation in Ukraine, among other issues. While discussing the situation on the border between Belarus and the EU, Putin spoke…

UNGA President Says Vaccinating World New Year’s Top Priority

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said yesterday that, his first goal for the New Year is to vaccinate the world and achieve vaccine equity, so that normalcy can return to the entire world at an…

Iranian Nuke Chief Slams Anti-Iran Accusations By U.S., Israel As “Psywar”

TEHRAN, Dec 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), yesterday slammed some anti-Iran accusations by the United States and Israel, as “psywar.” Mohammad Eslami made the remarks, on the sidelines of a ceremony in Tehran, saying, “we are facing a campaign that is, in no…

Philippines Receives More Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccines Donated By China

MANILA, Dec 15 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines yesterday received an additional batch of Sinovac vaccines, donated by the Chinese government, to help the country recover quickly from the COVID-19 pandemic. Carlito Galvez, the chief implementer of the government’s measures to combat COVID-19, thanked the Chinese government for the donation. “Majority…