Japan’s PM Suga Holds First Phone Conversation With Biden

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, spoke with new U.S. President, Joe Biden, via the phone today (Thursday), which was their first phone conversation, since the American leader was inaugurated last week. In the talks that lasted about 30 minutes, the two leaders affirmed the importance…

Philippines Logs 2,245 New COVID-19 Cases, India’s Tally Rises To 10,689,527

HONG KONG, Jan 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in Asia-Pacific as the Philippines reported 2,245 new cases yesterday, while India’s tally rose to 10,689,527, as 12,689 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours. According to official data, the death toll in India mounted to…

Pro-Gov’t Forces Find Mass Grave In Syria’s Deir Al-Zour

DAMASCUS, Jan 27 (NNN-SANA) – Pro-government fighters found a mass grave with nine bodies, in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour yesterday, a war monitor reported. The nine bodies belong to the Daesh militants, who were killed during battles with the Syrian government forces years ago, said the Syrian Observatory…

Israel’s Army Chief Warns U.S. Against Rejoining Iran Nuclear Deal

JERUSALEM, Jan 27 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli military chief, Aviv Kochavi, warned the United States against rejoining the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, arguing that it might enable Iran to develop nuclear weapons. Speaking in an online conference, held by the Institute for National Security Studies, an Israeli security think tank, Kochavi…

Philippine President Names New Armed Forces Chief Of Staff

MANILA, Jan 27 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, named Army chief, Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana, as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), presidential spokesperson, Harry Roque, said today. Roque expressed confidence that Sobejana “will continue to modernise our military and undertake reform…

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…