Advance Estimates Show Singapore’s GDP Grows By 6.5 Percent In Q3

SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, announced today, based on advance estimates, the country’s GDP grew by 6.5 percent year on year, in the third quarter of 2021, moderating from the 15.2 percent growth in the previous quarter. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, Singapore’s economy grew…

Russia Committed To Carbon Neutrality By 2060: Putin

MOSCOW, Oct 14 (NNN-TASS) – Russia will aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday, at the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week. Despite the fact that there is still much work to be done, Russia strives to transition to a carbon-neutral economy no later…

Algeria Arrests 17 Separatist Suspects For Plotting Armed Operations: State-Run TV

ALGIERS, Oct 14 (NNN-APS) – Algerian police said yesterday that, it arrested 17 suspects, belonging to a separatist group listed by the government as a terrorist organisation, state-run ENTV channel, reported. The 17 suspects from the Movement for Self-determination of Kabylie (MAK) were arrested, in provinces near the capital, Algiers,…

Three People Killed In Petrol Tanker Explosion In NE Nigeria

LAGOS, Oct 14 (NNN-NAN) – Three people were killed and two others injured, when a petrol tanker exploded in north-east Nigeria’s Adamawa state, an official said yesterday. Mohammed Sulaiman, executive secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, told reporters at a press briefing in Yola, the state capital, that,…

Five Killed, Two Injured In Bow-Arrow Attack In Norway: Police

COPENHAGEN, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least five people were killed and two others injured, in a series of attacks by a man carrying a weapon for shooting arrows, in the provincial town centre of Kongsberg, some 82 km south-west of the Norwegian capital city of Oslo, early last night,…

Sri Lankans Urged To Remain Cautious Despite Drop In COVID-19 Cases

COLOMBO, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sri Lankan health officials said yesterday, the number of COVID-19 cases in the country was declining, as the spread of transmission caused by the Delta variant was easing. A senior health official from the Health Ministry, said that, the viral load in infected patients being…

Singapore Reports 3,190 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,190 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 135,395, the Ministry of Health (MOH), said. Of the new cases, 2,721 were recorded in the community, 498 were in migrant workers’ dormitories, and six were imported. A total…

Sri Lanka To Probe Illegal Shark Fishing In Famous Tourist Spot

COLOMBO, Oct 14 (NNN-SLNEWS) – The Sri Lankan government will launch immediate investigations, into allegations of illegal shark fishing in Trincomalee, eastern Sri Lanka. A local organisation, the Pearl Protectors, said in a statement, while Trincomalee was once a marine biodiversity hotspot, it had now come under threat, as fishermen…

Blinken Warns Of “Other Options” If Diplomacy Fails On Iran Nuclear Issue

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, yesterday warned that the United States would turn to “other options” if diplomacy fails to curb Iran’s nuclear programme, saying “time is running short.” Blinken yesterday met with his counterparts of Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in…

UN Chief Asks For 3.12 Billion USD For 2022 Budget

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday asked for nearly 3.12 billion dollars, as the world body’s regular budget for 2022. “To fully implement the mandates entrusted to us, we will require a total of 3.12 billion U.S. dollars before re-costing, which represents a net reduction…