Japan’s New LDP Leader Kishida Unveils Fresh Executive Lineup

TOKYO, Oct 1 (NNN-NHK) – Fumio Kishida, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and presumed next prime minister, unveiled a lineup of party executives today. Kishida was elected LDP president on Wednesday and will be guaranteed to be installed as the new prime minister, when parliament…

Pakistan’s Punjab Reports 223 New Dengue Fever Cases, Outbreak Feared

ISLAMABAD, Oct 1 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province reported 223 more dengue fever cases, during the last 24 hours, sparking fears of an outbreak in the region, an official said yesterday. Secretary of the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department of Punjab, Imran Sikandar, told media that, out of the…

Nearly Half Of New Zealand’s Personal Lending Financed By Non-Banks: Report

WELLINGTON, Oct 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – New data today revealed that, New Zealanders embrace alternatives, when it comes to financial services, with almost half of personal consumer lending being financed by non-bank lenders. The findings were released in the latest Annual Report of New Zealand’s Financial Services Federation, which has 81…

New Zealand’s Big Meat Company Steps Up Decarbonisation

WELLINGTON, Oct 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s largest red meat producer, Silver Fern Farms, received one million NZ dollars (690,000 U.S. dollars) in co-funding, for a project to phase out coal to boost its commitment to greenhouse gas emissions reduction target and decarbonisation. The funding came from the Government Investment…

Bangladesh Immunises Nearly 6.8 Million With Chinese COVID Jab In Single Day

DHAKA, Oct 1 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh held a special COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Tuesday, with nearly 6.8 million people inoculated in a single day, with China’s Sinopharm vaccine, setting a new record for the country. Professor Meerjady Sabrina Flora, additional director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS),…

Sri Lanka To Maintain Inter-Province Travel Ban Due To COVID-19

COLOMBO, Oct 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Army Commander, Gen. Shavendra Silva, said yesterday that, the inter-province travel ban will remain in place until further notice, despite the nationwide quarantine curfew being lifted from today. Silva said, no citizen would be allowed to cross the provinces, in a bid to…

At Least 29 Students At Mumbai’s Medical College Tested COVID-19 Positive

MUMBAI, Oct 1 (NNN-PTI) – At least 29 students of Mumbai’s civic-run medical college have been tested positive for COVID-19, the city’s Mayor, Kishori Pednekar, said yesterday. Of the 29 students, 27 of them have received one shot of vaccine, and it was unclear how the students contracted the disease,…

Iran Urges S. Korea To Solve Problem Of Access To Frozen Financial Assets

TEHRAN, Oct 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, yesterday urged South Korea, to resolve the problem of Iran’s access to its financial assets, frozen in the latter’s banks “as soon as possible.” In a telephone conversation with his South Korean counterpart, Chung Eui-yong, Abdollahian strongly criticised the…

First Direct Flight Between Bahrain, Israel Launched

JERUSALEM, Oct 1 (NNN-BNA) – A Gulf Air Airbus A320, arrived at the Ben Gurion Airport yesterday, in the first direct commercial flight between Bahrain and Israel. The flight by Bahrain’s national carrier, departed from Manama, about an hour after Israel’s Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, landed in the capital of…

Singapore Reports 2,478 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,478 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, hitting a new record high and bringing the total tally in the country to 96,521. Of the new cases, 2,022 were in the community, 452 were in migrant worker dormitories, and four were imported cases, the Ministry…