UN Envoy Warns Of Iraq’s Economic Fragility

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Top UN envoy for Iraq warned about the fragility of Iraq’s economy despite recent increases in oil revenues. Iraq continues to experience acute financial and economic difficulties, as reflected by the exceptional devaluation of the Iraqi dinar by over 20 percent in late Dec,…

Arab League Chief, UN Coordinator Discuss Developments In Palestine, Israel

CAIRO, Feb 17 (NNN-MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary-General, Aboul-Gheit, and UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, discussed developments in Palestine and Israel, in light of the upcoming elections in the two countries. During a phone conversation, Aboul-Gheit and the new UN envoy exchanged views…

Many Feared Drowned As Bus Falls Into Canal In India

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – Many people are feared drowned, after a passenger bus, carrying at least 50 people skidded off the road and fell into a canal, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials said. The accident took place near Patna village in Sidhi district, about…

Two Huge Unexploded Bombs Found In Southern Laos

VIENTIANE, Feb 16 (NNN-KPL) – The Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) clearance team, MAG of Laos, found two huge unexploded bombs in southern Laos’ Khammuan province. One large air-dropped bomb, weighing 750-lb was found near the side of a road in a padi field, in Sangpoungbone village, Gnommalath district of Khammuan province…

Turkey Reopens Schools In Rural Areas Amid Vaccination Drive

ANKARA, Feb 16 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reopened schools in rural areas, as the country continues to push forward mass vaccination for the COVID-19. “As of this week, we are happy to reunite our students in the villages with their schools. Following this first step, our second move will be…

Rocket Attack Kills One, Wounds Six In Iraq’s Erbil

BAGHDAD, Feb 16 (NNN-NINA) – A civilian contractor was killed and five others wounded, including a U.S. soldier, in a rocket attack yesterday, that targeted Erbil airport, which houses a U.S.-led coalition military base, in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq. Col. Wayne Marotto, Spokesman of CJTF-OIR (Combined…

India’s Gujarat Chief Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – Chief Minister of India’s western state of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, yesterday tested positive for COVID-19. He tested positive for COVID-19, after being hospitalised due to collapsing on stage on Sunday, when addressing a rally held in the Vadodara city. “The ECG, 2D echo and…

Motorbikes’ Collision Kills Four In Central Highlands Of Vietnam

HANOI, Feb 16 (NNN-VNA) – A collision between two motorbikes killed four people and injured another, in Gia Lai province, in the central highlands of Vietnam. The two motorbikes, carrying a total of five people, crashed into each other on Sunday night, said the report, with three of them killed…

Indonesia’s Foreign Debts Recorded At 417.5 Billion USD: Central Bank

JAKARTA, Feb 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s foreign debts, at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, reached 417.5 billion U.S. dollars, comprising debts of the government and the central bank of 209.2 billion dollars, and the private sector’s debts of 208.3 billion dollars, the Bank Indonesia (BI) said. Indonesia’s…

New Zealand Reports No New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported no new cases of COVID-19 today, either in the community or in managed isolation. The Ministry of Health, however, announced that, it formally recorded the sad death of a patient with COVID-19, at the North Shore Hospital, which was first announced on…