APEC Report Finds Mixed Progress In Ensuring Access To Services

WELLINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – More work has to be done by APEC member economies, to ensure an open and predictable environment for access to services markets, said a new report issued today by the APEC Policy Support Unit. The report noted that the region underperformed over the past four…

Australian Most Populous State Adds New Freedom To Roadmap

SYDNEY, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Premier of Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW), Dominic Perrottet, today introduced a number of new freedom, as the state prepares for its first stage of re-opening on Oct 11. With the new freedom roadmap, the number of vaccinated adults allowed to…

Update: 20 Killed, Over 300 Injured In Earthquake In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (NNN-APP) – At least 20 people died and over 300 others were injured, after an earthquake of 5.9 magnitude hit Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province early this morning, provincial Home Minister, Mir Ziaullah Langove, said. The minister told the media that a state of emergency has been declared…

New Zealand Reports 29 New Community Cases Of COVID-19 Delta Variant

WELLINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 29 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community today, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country’s community outbreak to 1,448. Twenty-four of the new infections were recorded in the largest city Auckland, and five cases in nearby…

Myanmar Forms Coast Guard For Maritime Security

YANGON, Oct 7 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar yesterday formed a coast guard, to strengthen maritime security and coordinate the elimination of cross-water crimes in its territorial waters. The navy, which has assumed the duties pertaining to coast guard, ceremonially transferred four military vessels to the newly formed coast guard, on the…

20 Killed, 40 Injured In Earthquake In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (NNN-APP) – At least 20 people were killed and over 40 others injured, after an earthquake of 5.9 magnitude hit Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, local media and officials said early this morning. Director General of Provincial Disaster Management Authority in Balochistan, Naseer Nasar, told the media that,…

Nuke Talks To Resume “Soon”: Iranian Official

TEHRAN, Oct 7 (NNN-TASNIM) – A senior Iranian lawmaker, yesterday announced that, the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, will resume in coming days. Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, spokesperson of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian parliament, said “negotiations will begin…

Russia Reports Record Daily COVID-19 Death Toll

MOSCOW, Oct 7 (NNN-TASS) – Russia confirmed 929 COVID-19-related fatalities over the past 24 hours, the highest daily count in the country, bringing the national death toll to 212,625, the official monitoring and response centre said, yesterday. A total of 25,133 new infections were registered, taking the nationwide tally to…

Over 3.8 Million Afghans Receive Assistance In Sept: UN

KABUL, Oct 7 (NNN-ANA) – More than 3.8 million Afghans received food assistance in Sept, after aid agencies scaled up response to the rising food insecurity in the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan said. “In Sept, more than 3.8 million people received…

Number Of Syrian Refugees Surpasses 3.7 Million In Turkey

ISTANBUL, Oct 6 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The number of registered Syrian refugees in Turkey surpassed 3.7 million, an official data, updated in Sept, revealed. The General Directorate of Migration Management reported that, 1.76 million of the Syrian refugee population in the country, or 47 percent of them, are children aged below…