Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Rate Hits 80 Percent Amid Battle Against Third Wave

CANBERRA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s vaccine rollout has hit a major milestone, with 80 percent of adults having received at least one dose. According to the latest data, released by the Department of Health, 80.5 percent of Australians aged 16 and older, have received at least one dose of…

India’s Two-Wheeler, Power Companies To Co-Build Electric Charging Infrastructure

MUMBAI, Oct 6 (NNN-PTI) – India’s two-wheeler company, TVS Motor, and Tata Power, formed a partnership to build the two-wheeler charging infrastructure, in order to accelerate electric mobility in the country. The two companies said in a joint statement, issued yesterday that, the partnership aims to create a regular electric…

Australian Bank Launches App To Help Customers Reduce Carbon Footprints

SYDNEY, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), launched an app, designed to give customers insight into their carbon footprints, along with ways to offset that environmental damage. The trial plan, which started yesterday, is a joint project with CoGo, a company specialising in carbon tracking technology.…

Singapore Reports Daily High Of 3,486 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,486 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, marking the first time the daily cases surpassing 3,000, in the country, and bringing the total tally to 109,804. Of the new cases, 2,767 were recorded in the community and 713 in migrant worker dormitories, and…

Approval Rating For New Japanese PM Kishida’s Cabinet Stands At 55.7 Percent

TOKYO, Oct 6 (NNN-NHK) – Latest survey showed the approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida’s new Cabinet stood at 55.7 percent, ahead of the general election at the end of this month, local media reported yesterday. The survey was conducted by Kyodo News nationwide, through phone calls and…

Iraq Negotiates With Int’l Firm To Tap Potential Gas In Western Desert

BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Oil Minister, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, said yesterday that, the ministry is carrying out negotiations with one of the international energy firms, to exploit natural gas in the country’s western desert. “The ministry is keen to attract investments, expertise, and advanced global technology to explore…

Lebanese President, German Official Meet To Boost Cooperation

BEIRUT, Oct 6 (NNN-NNA) – Germany will boost cooperation with Lebanon in all fields, visiting German Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, Niels Annen, said yesterday, while meeting with Lebanese President, Michel Aoun. “Germany is determined to boost its cooperation with Lebanon, for the benefit of the two…

Israel Reports 3,186 New COVID-19 Cases

JERUSALEM, Oct 6 (NNN-PNN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health, yesterday, reported 3,186 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total infections to 1,294,701. The death toll from the virus rose by 16 to 7,843, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 564 to 505. Total recoveries rose to…

Moody’s Upgrades India’s Rating To Stable From Negative

NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (NNN-PTI) – International rating agency, Moody’s, yesterday upgraded India’s sovereign rating outlook to stable from negative. It said that the economic risks from the COVID-19 pandemic were receding. Retaining India’s rating at Baa3, Moody’s said, it expects the real gross domestic product (GDP) this fiscal year,…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Oct 6 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, early this morning struck off Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The quake occurred at around 2:46 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 40.0 degrees north, and a longitude of…