Philippines Posts 1.04 Billion USD Balance Of Payments Surplus In Aug

MANILA, Sept 24 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines posted a surplus of 1.04 billion U.S. dollars in overall balance of payments (BOP) in Aug, higher than the 657-million-dollar BOP surplus, recorded a year earlier, Philippine central bank data showed. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) attributed the surplus to the additional…

Protests In Australia’s Melbourne Could Accelerate COVID-19 Outbreak, Authorities Fear

SYDNEY, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – In the Australian state of Victoria, healthcare workers battling a rising number of COVID-19 cases, believe that a series of violent demonstrations in the capital city of Melbourne, could trigger an even worse spike in the disease. This morning, police riot squads, armed with tear…

Thailand Records 13,256 New COVID-19 Cases, 131 More Deaths

BANGKOK, Sept 24 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand yesterday reported 13,256 new COVID-19 cases, and 131 more deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). The spike in new cases is the highest over the past four days. Of the new infections, over 4,000 cases…

India Burns About 2,500 Rhino Horns To Mark World Rhino Day

NEW DELHI, Sept 24 (NNN-PTI) – Nearly 2,500 Rhino horns, weighing around 1,300 kg, have been set on fire, in large pyres in India’s north-eastern state of Assam. The move on Wednesday, was to mark World Rhino Day. The horns destroyed were seized from poachers and illegal traders, or recovered…

Afghanistan Wants Friendly Relations With International Community: Acting FM

KABUL, Sept 24 (NNN-ANA) – The acting foreign minister of the newly-formed administration of Afghanistan, said here yesterday that, Afghanistan wants to have friendly relations with the international community, including neighbouring and regional countries. “The Islamic Emirate wants to have friendly relations with the international community and co-exist with all…

Afghanistan Aid Operations Expand, But Most People Hungry: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 (NNN-ANA) – The reach of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan is increasing, but only a fraction of the people have enough to eat, a UN spokesman said yesterday. “The UN Humanitarian Air Service is operating flights, almost daily, to different provinces, including Kabul,” said Stephane Dujarric, chief…

CPEC Brings Pakistan Billions In Direct Investment

BEIJING, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), brought Pakistan direct investment totaling 25.4 billion U.S. dollars, over the past eight years, a senior official with China’s economic planner said. The corridor, a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also created many job opportunities,…

Turkey’s Struggle Against Daesh Successful, Amid Potential Threat: Expert

ISTANBUL, Sept 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey has been “successfully” continuing its fight against the Daesh, which targeted the country with a series of deadly terror attacks since 2015, “amid high potential threat,” a security expert said, yesterday. “At present, threat of radicalism conceptually exists in this geography,” Abdullah Agar, a…

UN Starts Emergency Plan To Deal With Fuel Shortage In Lebanon’s Hospitals

BEIRUT, Sept 24 (NNN-NNA) – The United Nations, yesterday kicked off a three-month emergency plan, to provide fuel to all public hospitals, primary health care centres and dispensaries servicing the most vulnerable communities in different regions of Lebanon. “The plan aims to maintain critical health, water and sanitation services, for…

Nepal Resumes On-Arrival Visas For Foreign Tourists

KATHMANDU, Sept 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal yesterday resumed the on-arrival visa service to foreign tourists, fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with a view to reviving the tourism sector. In a travel advisory to be effective immediately, Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, said, foreign tourists would be able to…