Afghan Airstrikes Kill Over 90 Insurgents Amid Stalled Peace Talks

KABUL, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 90 militants have been confirmed dead, over the past two days, as Afghan forces intensified air raids against the Taliban group in the country, amid stalled peace talks in Doha, officials said yesterday. In the latest wave of air attacks, the Afghan fighting…

DPRK Foreign Minister Elected As Politburo Member

PYONGYANG, Feb 12 (NNN-KCNA) – Ri Son Gwon, minister of foreign affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), was elected as a member of the politburo of the ruling Workers’ Party, official media reported today. He was elected as a politburo member during a four-day plenary meeting of…

Over 23,000 Prisoners Remitted Sentences In Myanmar

YANGON, Feb 12 (NNN-MNA) – The State Administration Council of Myanmar, remitted sentences of 23,314 local prisoners and 55 foreign prisoners today, according to the council’s orders. Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, chair of the council, granted pardon to inmates who received punishments before Jan 31 this year. The state pardon…

New Zealand’s First COVID-19 Vaccine To Arrive Earlier Than Expected: PM

WELLINGTON, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s first batch of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is set to arrive in New Zealand next week, subject to transportation plans and quality temperature control, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said today. “We have been working behind the scenes to secure the timely arrival of vaccines…

Lao Gov’t Urges Public To Stay Vigilant Against Dengue

VIENTIANE, Feb 12 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao Ministry of Health, urged officials and people across the country, to stay vigilant and help control the spread of dengue fever. Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control, under the Lao Ministry of Health, Sisavath Soutthaniraxay, told a press conference…

New Zealand Reports Two Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation

WELLINGTON, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported two cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation today. There are no new cases in the community. Both of the new border cases came from Britain, and have remained in Auckland’s managed isolation facilities, according to the Ministry of Health. Twelve previously reported…

Cross-Border Attack Leaves Minor Killed, Seven Injured In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (NNN-APP) – A five-year-old child was killed and seven other children were injured, in a cross-border attack from Afghanistan into Pakistani territory yesterday, an army statement said. The incident happened at 2:50 p.m. local time (9:50 a.m. GMT), when terrorists fired five rockets from inside Afghanistan, into…

Uzbekistan Starts Registration Of Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine

TASHKENT, Feb 12 (NNN-CAN) – Uzbekistan launched a process to register Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, Uzbek Health Ministry press service said, yesterday. According to the ministry, Uzbekistan’s special commission against the pandemic, reviewed results of the third stage clinical trials of Sputnik V. “And it was approved that…

Pakistan Conducts Training Launch Of Cruise Missile: Army

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday conducted a successful training launch of a cruise missile, with a range of 450 km, the Pakistani military said. An army statement said that, the Babur cruise missile is capable of engaging targets, at land and sea, with high precision. “The missile was…

Qatar Reports 448 New COVID-19 Cases, 155,901 In Total

DOHA, Feb 12 (NNN-QNA) – The Qatari Health Ministry, yesterday announced that, 448 new COVID-19 infections were recorded, in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 155,901. Meanwhile, 276 more patients recovered from the virus, bringing the overall recoveries to 147,727,…