Powerful Quake Strikes Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued
JAKARTA, Jan 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted Gorontalo province, in central Indonesia, earlier…
Sri Lanka Expresses Interest In Accessing COVID-19 Vaccines From India
COLOMBO, Jan 7 (NNN-SLNEWS) – India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, who is on a two-day official visit to Sri…
Roundup: Japan’s New COVID-19 Cases Top 6,000-Mark For First Time Amid Prolonged Resurgence
TOKYO, Jan 7 (NNN-NHK) – Japan yesterday reported 6,001 new daily COVID-19 cases, marking the first time the number has…
Nigerian President Meets Chinese FM On Bilateral Ties
ABUJA, Jan 6 (NNN-IRIN) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, met with visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi…
Zambia’s Central Bank Starts Gold Purchase For International Reserves
LUSAKA, Jan 6 (NNN-ZANIS) – Zambia’s central bank, yesterday said, it commenced the accumulation of gold, as part of the…
Iraqi PM Says Only Hundreds Of U.S. Troops To Remain In Iraq
BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi said, only hundreds of U.S. troops would remain in Iraq,…
Indonesia Deploys 83,566 Police, Army Personnel To Escort COVID-19 Vaccine
JAKARTA, Jan 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia deployed 83,566 police and army personnel, to escort the COVID-19 vaccine, since its arrival…
UN Expert Welcomes British Court’s Refusal To Extradite Assange
GENEVA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, welcomed a British court’s refusal to extradite…
Brazil Sees Over 1,000 COVID-19 Deaths In 24 Hours
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 6 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil saw 1,171 more deaths from COVID-19, in 24 hours, raising the total…
DPRK’s Eighth Party Congress Opens With Top Leader’s Address
PYONGYANG, Jan 6 (NNN-KCNA) – The eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea of the Democratic People’s Republic of…