Eight Killed, Four Injured After Goods Truck Hit Car In India’s Rajasthan

NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (NNN-PTI) – At least eight people from a family were killed and four others injured today, after a speedy trailer truck hit a car, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, police said. The accident took place near a bridge on Banas river, in Rajasthan’s Tonk…

Sri Lanka To Set Up Industrial City Outside Capital

COLOMBO, Jan 27 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s ministers approved a proposal, to establish an industrial city on the outskirts of the capital, Colombo, the government information department said. The industrial city, located in Katunayake, is expected to attract an estimated 167 million U.S. dollars’ worth of investments and create 11,500…

Foreign Ministers Of S. Korea, U.S. Hold Phone Talks

SEOUL, Jan 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – Foreign ministers of South Korea and the United States, held phone talks to discuss issues of mutual interest, including the Korean Peninsula issue and other regional, global matters, Seoul’s foreign ministry said today. South Korean Foreign Minister, Kang Kyung-wha, talked over the phone with U.S.…

Pregnant Australians Advised Against Getting COVID-19 Vaccines

CANBERRA, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Pregnant Australian women are advised against receiving COVID-19 vaccines, until more data is available. Vijay Roach, president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG), said, because of the low number of COVID-19 cases in Australia, it was “reasonable to…

China, Pakistan Launch Online Agro-Industrial Platform To Boost Cooperation

ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (NNN-APP) – China and Pakistan launched an online platform, to collect and display information and achievements of agricultural and industrial cooperation between the two countries, aiming at enhancing bilateral cooperation under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The China-Pakistan Agricultural and Industrial Cooperation Information Platform, is expected to…

All Nippon Airways To Suspend Int’l Flights On 16 Routes As Demand Slumps

TOKYO, Jan 27 (NNN-NHK) – All Nippon Airways (ANA), announced yesterday, it will suspend services on 16 international routes, from late Mar, as demand has slumped, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. From Mar 28 through Oct 30, the services to be halted will include those from Narita Airport…

Indonesia’s COVID-19 Cases Pass One-Million Mark Amid Vaccination Drive

JAKARTA, Jan 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia registered more than one million confirmed cases of COVID-19, since the first infection was confirmed in Mar last year, amid the current vaccination drive. COVID-19 cases in the country, rose by 13,094 in the past 24 hours, to 1,012,350, the Health Ministry said. To…

Jordan Voices Appreciation To Gulf States’ Support

AMMAN, Jan 27 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan voiced appreciation to the Gulf states’ support and expressed keenness to boost cooperation between the two sides. The remarks were made by Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, at a meeting in Amman, with Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for…

India Recovering At Faster Pace As World’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 100 Million

NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (NNN-PTI) – India contributed over 10 percent of the world’s over 100 million COVID-19 cases so far. As many as 10,676,838 cases had been registered in the country till yesterday. The country’s latest death toll stands at 153,587, which is over seven percent of the worldwide…

Over 35 Injured In Protest Clashes In Northern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 35 people were injured yesterday, during clashes between protesters and security forces in Tripoli, in northern Lebanon, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported. Protesters took to the street to demonstrate against the government’s decision, to impose total lockdown in the country, in the absence…