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Turkey Resumes Full Gas Flow To Industrial Plants As Iranian Supply Restarts

ANKARA, Feb 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s state pipeline operator, announced that, the full flow of natural gas to industrial plants…

New Zealand Supports Farmers, Growers Against COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand farmers and growers are getting a helping hand against the Omicron variant of…

17 Million Vietnamese Students To Return To School

HANOI, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – About 17 million students across Vietnam are expected to return to school in the next…

Malaysia Reports 11,034 New COVID-19 Infections, Nine More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 11,034 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to…

Australian Defence Minister Dismisses Reports Of Plan To Depose PM

CANBERRA, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Australia’s Defence Minister, Peter Dutton, rejected reports suggesting he is preparing to depose Prime Minister…

Election Campaign Kicks Off In Philippines Amid Pandemic

MANILA, Feb 8 (NNN-PNA) – Campaign for the presidential election, formally kicked off in the Philippines today, three months ahead…

Commonwealth, WHO to strengthen cooperation on public health issues

GENEVA, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Health Organization (WHO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Australian Defence Force Deployed To Ease Pressure On Aged Care System Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks

CANBERRA, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government deployed military personnel, to aged care homes, to ease a staff shortage…

Covid-19 disrupts health services in 92% of 129 countries: WHO

GENEVA, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Disruptions in basic health services such as vaccination programmes and treatment of diseases like AIDS…

World must work together to tackle plastic ocean threat: WWF

PARIS, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now found “in the smallest…