Indonesia, Japan To Start Reciprocal Business Travels Amid Pandemic

JAKARTA, Oct 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesia and Japan agreed to reopen reciprocal business travels, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the two countries’ leaders said. Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, who is visiting Indonesia for the first time since taking office in Sept, discussed with President Joko Widodo, the plan to begin…

Belgium Records Soaring Hospital Admissions Related To COVID-19

BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 2,774 COVID-19 patients were admitted to Belgian hospitals for treatment, as of Oct 19, as infection numbers continued to jump in Belgium, according to figures released by the country’s public health institute, Sciensano, yesterday. That figure represented an increase of 88 percent,…

Russia Ready To Freeze Nuclear Warheads Along With U.S. To Extend Arms Treaty

MOSCOW, Oct 21 (NNN-TASS) – Russia is ready to freeze the existing number of nuclear warheads, along with the United States, to extend bilateral New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) by one year, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. “This position of ours can be implemented strictly and exclusively,…

Rwanda, Burundi Foreign Ministers Meet To Improve Bilateral Relations

KIGALI, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Rwandan Foreign Minister, Vincent Biruta, yesterday met his Burundian counterpart, Albert Shingiro, at Nemba One Stop Border Post, to improve relations, which have been on a downswing since 2015. The meeting comes barely two months after the meeting of military intelligence chiefs from Rwanda and…

New Zealand Reports 11 COVID-19 Cases From Large Group Of Int’l Fishermen

WELLINGTON, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 11 imported COVID-19 cases, from a large group of international fishermen on Tuesday, days after they arrived in Christchurch. About 440 fishermen from Russia and Ukraine arrived in New Zealand on two chartered flights, with the first arriving from Moscow via Singapore…

Russia Sees New Record Of Daily COVID-19 Infections

MOSCOW, Oct 21 (NNN-TASS) – Russia registered 16,319 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, setting a new all-time high, as the pandemic resurges, the country’s COVID-19 response centre said Tuesday. The country’s cumulative number of cases grow to 1,431,635, including 24,635 deaths and 1,085,608 recoveries, the centre said in…

Uzbekistan Plans To Allocate Almost Two Billion USD To Healthcare System In 2021

TASHKENT, Oct 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan is planning to allocate 1.9 billion U.S. dollars, to the healthcare system in 2021, amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, president’s press service said today. During a government meeting, to discuss the parameters of the state budget for 2021, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, stressed the need…

Turkish Forces To Leave Syrian Gov’t Areas In NW Syria

DAMASCUS, Oct 20 (NNN-SANA) – Turkish forces continued preparations, to withdraw from areas controlled by the Syrian government forces, in the countryside of the provinces of Hama and Idlib in north-western Syria, a war monitor reported. The Turkish forces are preparing to dismantle the bases and withdraw from the areas…

Iran Ready To Sign “Military, Security” Agreements With Gulf States

TEHRAN, Oct 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Defence Minister, Amir Hatami, said, Iran is ready to sign “military and security” agreements with the Gulf states. Pointing to the importance of the Gulf security, Hatami said, any threat in the region, following normalisation of ties between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and…

Iraq Plans To Fully Invest In Associated Gas By End Of 2023

BAGHDAD, Oct 20 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Oil Ministry confirmed, it plans to fully invest in associated gas in the country, by the end of 2023. The ministry’s deputy minister, Hamid Younis, said that, Iraq is currently investing in 1,500 million cubic feet (MMCF) of associated gas, produced from some…