Iran, Iraq Call For Boost Of Comprehensive Cooperation

TEHRAN, Sept 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian president and the visiting Iraqi prime minister, yesterday called for further boost of bilateral cooperation in a series of areas. “Relations between the Islamic Republic and our friendly and brotherly country, Iraq, are at a very good level in the political, economic and cultural…

Strong Typhoon Cuts Power, Causes Flooding In Philippines

MANILA, Sept 13 (NNN-PNA) – Several communities remain flooded and without power, after a strong typhoon battered the Philippines’ northernmost islands, the authorities said yesterday, displacing thousands of people. Typhoon Chanthu, which, at one point was categorised by the Philippine weather bureau as a category 5 storm, has weakened, after…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 33,264,175

NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 33,264,175 today, as 27,254 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, across the country, the federal health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 219 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since yesterday morning, taking…

Brunei Receives Second Batch Of Sinopharm Vaccine Donation From China

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, contributed by the Chinese government to Brunei, arrived at Brunei International Airport at midnight last night. A handover ceremony was held at the airport, attended by Haji Erywan, Brunei’s second minister of foreign affairs, on…

Eight Die In Road Mishap In South India

NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight persons, including two women and two children, died, and six others were injured, when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, in India’s southern state of Karnataka, a local police officer confirmed today.…

Two Killed, Two Injured In Philippine Road Crash

MANILA, Sept 13 (NNN-PNA) – Two people were killed and two others injured, in a road crash in the Philippine capital, before dawn today, authorities said. Traffic enforcers said, the accident occurred at 2:36 a.m. local time, after a truck collided with a car, along the northbound lane of a…

Australian State Warns Of Continuing Restrictions For Those Unvaccinated

SYDNEY, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Authorities of the Australian state of New South Wales, said today that, greater freedom promised at 80 percent rates of vaccination would not necessarily be granted to the unvaccinated. NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, urged citizens to remain vigilant, continue to get vaccinated, and warned that…

New Zealand Provides Further Humanitarian Support For Afghanistan

WELLINGTON, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand is providing a further three million NZ dollars (2.13 million U.S. dollars) in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, Foreign Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, said today. “There is significant humanitarian need in Afghanistan, with the crisis disproportionately affecting women and girls,” Mahuta said in a statement.…

Foreign Investors Sell S. Korean Stocks For Four Months

SEOUL, Sept 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – Foreign investors sold South Korean stocks for four straight months in Aug, on worry about the COVID-19 resurgence here, financial watchdog data showed today. Foreigners offloaded a net 7.82 trillion won (6.7 billion U.S. dollars) worth of domestic stocks in Aug, according to the Financial…

Australia’s Sydney Airport Agrees To 17-Billion-Dollar Takeover

SYDNEY, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – After several rejected bids, Australia’s Sydney Airport accepted a takeover bid from investment group, Sydney Aviation Alliance consortium, at 8.75 Australian dollars (6.44 U.S. dollars) per share today, which will equate to a deal of 23.6 billion Australian dollars (17.37 billion U.S. dollars). The bid…