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Indonesia Starts Booster Vaccines For Adults

By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Indonesia rolled out booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on…

Covid-19: Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation – WHO

   UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world,…

S. Korea’s Employment Growth Hits Seven-Year High In 2021

SEOUL, Jan 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s employment growth hit a seven-year high last year, amid the labour market recovery…

Iran Reports 1,961 Daily COVID-19 Cases, 6,210,298 In Total

TEHRAN, Jan 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Health Ministry, yesterday reported 1,961 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to…

Turkey’s Flag Carrier Evacuates 167 From Unrest-Hit Kazakhstan’s Almaty

ISTANBUL, Jan 12 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Airlines (THY), Turkey’s flag carrier, said yesterday that, it has evacuated 167 people from…

Galaxy Racer Projected To Invest US$10 Million Into Malaysia’s E-sports Ecosystem

By Aisha Hani Nor Azmir DUBAI, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Dubai-based e-sports organisation, Galaxy Racer expects to invest RM42 million…

Iran nuclear talks proceeding too slowly, says France

 France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian PARIS, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International negotiations on Iran’s nuclear activities are proceeding so…

Consumer Spending In Malaysia  To Post Good Growth Over 2022 – Fitch Solutions 

SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Consumer spending in Malaysia will post good growth in 2022, with real household spending projected to…

Japan Logs 7.8 Billion USD Current Account Surplus In Nov

TOKYO, Jan 12 (NNN-NHK) – Japan logged a current account surplus of 897.3 billion yen (7.8 billion U.S. dollars) in…

Malaysia Reports 3,175 New COVID-19 Infections, 27 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 3,175 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, bringing the total…