Postage Stamp To Commemorate TAP’s 60th Anniversary

TUNIS, Jan 12 (NNN-TAP) — The Tunisian Post is issuing on Jan 12 a postage stamp on the 60th founding anniversary of Tunis-Afrique-Presse (TAP) news agency, a public media outlet with Maghreb, Arab, African and Mediterranean reach, it said in a statement Monday. “The inception of TAP agency on Jan…

WHO Calls To Prevent Cervix Cancer And Its Effects

GENEVA, Jan 12 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Every year over 300,000 women in the world die of cervix cancer, which could be prevented if they received timely health care, WHO warns Tuesday.This could be the first cancer to be eliminated if 90 percent of girls are vaccinated, 70 percent of women…

Cuban Province Aspire To UNESCO Creative City

MATANZAS (Cuba), Jan 12 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The western city aspires to be Creative City granted by UNESCO, and must finish the file in January to achieve such a recognition, said Matanzas curator Leonel Perez Orozco in an interview with Prensa Latina News Agency.Perez Orozco explained that, once the corresponding…

Cuba Presents Favorable Indicators In Pregnant Women With Covid-19

HAVANA, Jan 12 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Cuba reaches this Monday 10 months of Covid-19 epidemic and to date, some 104 pregnant women have been infected with the disease, but none of them have died.According to a recent report by Francisco Duran, director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Public Health…

Ministry of Health: Coronavirus Infection Curve Stability Is Not Indication To Exceeding The Peak Of The Disease

DAMASCUS, Jan 12 (NNN-SANA) — The curve of recorded infections with the Coronavirus is witnessing a relatively stable indication, but it is not considered as exceeding the peak of disease since last November, according to Director of Ambulance and Emergency Department at the Syrian Health Ministry, Dr. Tawfiq Hasaba. Dr.…

National Tourism Policy Assures Malaysia’s Tourism Industry Continuity

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The National Tourism Policy (DPN) 2020 – 2030 launched Wednesday, aims to ensure continuity of Malaysia’s tourism industry as well as bring back Malaysia as the preferred tourism destination at the global level. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in launching the policy online said, this would be achieved…

Foreign Students Can Return To Malaysia From Jan 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (NNN-Bernama) — International students will be allowed to return to their respective campuses to resume their studies for the 2021 academic year, effective Jan 1, except those from the United Kingdom (UK) due to the latest COVID-19 situation in that country. Malaysian Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri…

No Report Of New UK Covid-19 Strain – Malaysian Health Minister

KUALA TERENGGANU (Terenganu, Malaysia), Dec 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Ministry of Health has not received any reports of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus in Malaysia which was detected in the United Kingdom and is said to be more infectious. Health Minister Dr Adham Baba said if there were reports related to the matter,…

Malaysian Central Bank’s International Reserves At Us$105.7 Billion As At Dec 15

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM or Malaysia’s Central Bank) international reserves amounted to US$105.7 billion as at Dec 15 compared to US$105.3 billion as at Nov 30. The reserves position is sufficient to finance 8.8 months of retained imports and is 1.2 times total short-term external debt, BNM said in…

RCEP Enhances Market Access For Malaysian Products Post Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will help spur the country’s economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19, especially in enhancing market access for local products into RCEP member states. Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali said…