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…

Aoun Says Lebanon Keen To Maintain Friendly Ties With U.S.

BEIRUT, Jan 27 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, asserted yesterday, Lebanon’s keenness to maintain friendly and cooperative ties with the United States. “Lebanon is keen to maintain friendly ties with the U.S., within a framework of mutual understanding, respect and adherence to common values,” a statement, released by Lebanon’s…

Russia’s Former Deputy Prime Minister Prikhodko Dies At 64

MOSCOW, Jan 27 (NNN-TASS) – Russia’s former Deputy Prime Minister, Sergei Prikhodko, died at the age of 64, after suffering from a prolonged illness, Russia’s Kommersant business daily reported yesterday. Prikhodko served as the deputy prime minister for five years, from May, 2013 to May, 2018. He became the first…

Palestinian Killed Amid Stabbing Attack: Israeli Army

JERUSALEM, Jan 27 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s military said, its troops shot and killed a Palestinian man, during an alleged stabbing attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The incident took place at the Gitai Avisar Junction, south of Nablus city. An Israeli military spokesperson said, the suspect arrived at the junction…

China, New Zealand Sign Free Trade Deal Upgrade Protocol

BEIJING, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – China and New Zealand today signed a protocol on upgrading their 12-year-old free trade agreement (FTA), which is expected to bring more benefits to the peoples of the two countries. Chinese Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao, and his New Zealand counterpart, signed the protocol via…

Nearly 20,000 Maldivians Register For COVID-19 Vaccination

MALE, Jan 26 (NNN-IPS) – Nearly 20,000 Maldivians have signed up to be vaccinated against COVID-19, since registrations were opened on Jan 18, local media reported here today. Health Emergency Operation Centre’s (HEOC) Spokesperson, Dr. Nazla Rafeeq, was quoted in state-owned PSM News as saying that, 19,666 people had registered…