South Africa plans to raise R2 trillion by 2028 through intra-Africa trade

PRETORIA, Feb 16 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s diplomatic missions across the globe stand ready to mobilise R2 trillion by 2028, with a particular focus on increasing intra-Africa trade, which stands at 17% of total trade. This is according to the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes, who…

WHO chief to ‘push until we get the answer’ on COVID-19 origins

GENEVA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization will continue pushing until it finds an answer to how the COVID-19 pandemic started, the agency’s chief said following a report suggesting it had abandoned the search. Solving the mystery of where the SARS CoV-2 virus came from and how it…

Earthquake Of Magnitude 6 Hit Philippines

MANILA, Feb 16 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6, rocked the Philippines this morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said, the quake, which occurred at 2:10 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 10 km, about 11 km south-west of…

Huawei Becomes Partner Of Bangladesh’s Largest Software Expo

DHAKA, Feb 16 (NNN-BSS) – With the slogan “WELCOME TO THE SMARTVERSE BASIS SoftExpo 2023,” Bangladesh’s largest exhibition of information and communication technology (ICT) will begin here on Feb 23. The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) is organising the exhibition to showcase the latest technology innovations and…

Afghan Forces Raided Daesh Hideout In Kabul, Killing Several Insurgents: Official

KABUL, Feb 16 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan forces raided a hideout of the Daesh in Police District 8 of Afghanistan capital Kabul, killing several insurgents, chief spokesman of the Taliban-run caretaker administration, Zabihullah Mujahid, said. “The security forces attacked an important hideout of the Daesh, in Kartai Naw locality of Police…

China, Myanmar To Promote Economic Cooperation In Post-Pandemic Era

YANGON, Feb 16 (NNN-MNA) – China’s Yunnan provincial department of commerce, and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), held a meeting here yesterday, to promote economic and trade cooperation. Speaking at the meeting, UMFCCI President, U Aye Win, said that, it is a timely…

Pakistan To Improve Insurance Sector To Strengthen Economy: President

ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, said yesterday that, his country needed to focus on improving the insurance sector, to strengthen the national economy. “There is a great need to strengthen the insurance sector, and necessary measures should be taken towards further enhancing the contribution of the…

10 Killed In Avalanches In Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, Feb 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Ten people were killed in avalanches in Tajikistan yesterday, according to the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defence. Eight people died and 22 residential houses were destroyed, after heavy snow hit Khorog, the capital city of Tajikistan’s eastern Gorno-Badakhshan Region. The avalanche also…

UK, US guilty of ‘crimes against humanity’ over Chagos Islands: HRW

LONDON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain and the United States are guilty of crimes against humanity in the forced displacement of indigenous people from the Chagos Islands, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. In a new 106-report, the US-based rights group added that the UK’s “racial persecution, and continued…

Cambodian PM Returned Home After Fruitful Visit To Laos

PHNOM PENH, Feb 15 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, returned home yesterday afternoon, after concluding a two-day official visit to neighbouring Laos, with fruitful outcome. According to a statement released by Cambodia’s foreign ministry, during the visit, Hun Sen and his Laotian counterpart, Sonexay Siphandone, signed…
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