Singapore’s PM Calls For Affordable Access To Vaccines, Better Global Disease Surveillance Networks At G20 Summit

SINGAPORE, Nov 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, put forward two suggestions on what G20 countries could do together, at the G20 summit yesterday, the Straits Times report today. The first suggestion is to ensure affordable and equitable access to vaccines. Lee said, he was glad the…

Saudi Arabia To Launch National Investment Strategy Next Year

RIYADH, Nov 22 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced, yesterday, it will launch a national investment strategy next year. The Saudi Minister of Investment, Khalid Al-Falih, revealed in Riyadh, at a media briefing, ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit, that, the strategy grants full ownership rights to Saudi…

Putin Opposes Protectionism, Unilateralism

MOSCOW, Nov 22 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, spoke against protectionism and unilateralism, when addressing the G20 summit via video link yesterday. “We have to tackle the urgent problems that have accumulated in international trade. In particular, it is necessary to strive to curb protectionism, abandon the practice of…

Afghans Outraged By Alleged War Crimes By Australian Soldiers

by Farid Behbud KABUL, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The alleged war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan during their military mission, have drawn strong reaction from Afghans, who condemned the killings of innocent people. “Killing of unarmed individuals, civilians and non-combatants are war crimes. It is not important who…

Ethiopian Army Discloses Capture Of Cities In Tigray Region

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 22 (NNN-ENA) – The Ethiopian government, yesterday announced the capture of cities from Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters, in different directions across the restive Tigray regional state. “The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF), took full control of Axum, Adwa and surrounding areas of Adigrat,” the state…

Japan Sees Spike In Daily COVID-19 Cases For Fourth Straight Day, To Suspend Domestic Travel Campaign

TOKYO, Nov 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japan reported 2,560 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, renewing a record number of daily infections for a fourth consecutive day, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities. The latest rise in cases brought the nation’s tally to 130,915. In Tokyo, the…

Explosions, Rocket Attack Rock Afghanistan’s Capital

KABUL, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Several people were feared killed or wounded, after two explosions and ensuing rocket attacks hit Kabul, causing panic in the Afghan capital today, witnesses said. “Two improvised bomb explosions hit two vehicles in the morning rush hour. The blasts were followed by at least 10…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 9,050,597, With 46,232 New Daily Cases

NEW DELHI, Nov 21 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 9,050,597 today, even as 46,232 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, according to the latest data from the health ministry. According to the data, the death toll mounted to 132,726, as 564 more patients died since yesterday.…

University Student Crowned Miss Vietnam In Beauty Contest

HANOI, Nov 21 (NNN-VNA) – Do Thi Ha, a 20-year-old university student from central Vietnam’s province of Thanh Hoa, was crowned Miss Vietnam 2020, after topping the Vietnamese beauty contest yesterday. A student of Vietnam’s National Economics University in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, the 1.75-metre-tall girl outperformed 34 other contestants,…

Iraqi Forces Kill 16 Daesh Militants In Kirkuk

BAGHDAD, Nov 21 (NNN-NINA) – A commando force of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) conducted an operation against militants of the extremist Daesh group, in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, leaving 16 militants killed, the Iraqi military said yesterday. The CTS commandos, backed by international U.S.-led coalition aircraft, attacked their…