Iran Announces Suspension Of All Sports Events For 10 Days

TEHRAN, Feb 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will suspend all sports events in the country for 10 days, over the outbreak of the new coronavirus, also named COVID-19, official reported. From Feb 24 (tomorrow), all sports activities and events, including soccer matches, will be stopped for 10 days, the headquarters said,…

Cuba, Russia hail bilateral ties

HAVANA, Feb 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Raul Castro Ruz, and visiting Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, lauded bilateral relations between their countries, including military-technical ties. A government statement, cited by Cuba’s National Television News, said…

Teachers’ Strike Puts Over Two Million Kids Out Of School In Canada

TORONTO, Feb 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Major teachers’ unions in the Canadian province of Ontario, went on strike on Friday (yesterday), leaving more than two million school children out of class. The strike saw 30,000 union members at Queen’s Park. Another 20,000 were picketing along a 30-km stretch on Highway 10,…

Tokyo 2020 Postpones Volunteer Training Amid Virus Outbreak

TOKYO, Feb 22 (NNN-NHK) – Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games postponed training for volunteers “as part of efforts to prevent the spread of infection of the novel coronavirus” (COVID-19). “The organising committee continues to work closely with all related organisations to prepare for a safe and secure Tokyo…

Death Toll Of Flash Flood In Indonesia Rises To Seven

JAKARTA, Feb 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from a flash flood in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta province, increased to seven, with 23 others injured, a disaster agency official said today (Saturday). The victims were swept away by the flood, as 249 students of the SMP Negeri I Turi secondary school, were…

Police Gun Down Five Militants During Shootout In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (NNN-APP) – Police in Pakistan’s northwest Peshawar city killed five militants, during an exchange of fire in the wee hours of Saturday morning. The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) launched a search operation in the provincial capital of the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on a tip-off regarding presence of…

S. Korea Confirms 142 More Cases Of Covid-19, 346 In Total

SEOUL, Feb 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea confirmed 142 more cases of COVID-19 on Saturday (today), raising the total number of infections to 346. As of 9.00 a.m. local time (0000 GMT), the number of infected patients totalled 346, up 142 from the previous day. The Korea Centres for Disease…

Yemeni Forces Detonate 1,500 Dismantled Houthi-Laid Landmines

ADEN, Feb 22 (NNN-SABA) – Forces loyal to the Yemeni government, detonated about 1,500 landmines, left by the Houthi rebels in the country’s western coastal areas. “The detonated mines were dismantled by explosives experts, from several residential areas in the country’s western coast city of Hodeidah,” the security official said.…

Death Toll From COVID-19 Rises To Four In Iran

TEHRAN, Feb 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Four people have died from the infection of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) disease in Iran, an adviser to Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education said, on Friday. “So far, 18 Iranians have been infected by the virus, out of which four have died,” Alireza Vahabzadeh…

Qatar Agrees To Offer 12 Million USD To Support Gazans

GAZA, Palestine, Feb 22 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar agreed on Friday (yesterday), to offer 12 million U.S. dollars, to support people in the Gaza Strip, Hamas said. The agreement was reached between Qatar and Hamas, ruler of Gaza, in a meeting held in the coastal enclave, between Qatari Ambassador, Mohammad el-Amadi…