Iranian, Turkish FMs Discuss Ties, Regional Issues

TEHRAN, Oct 23 (NNN-TASNIM) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey, discussed a range of issues, including ties, recent developments in Syria and situation in Afghanistan, it was reported yesterday. In a telephone conversation on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, voiced…

Revival Of Ancient Silk Road To Strengthen Regional Connectivity: Pakistani Envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (NNN-APP) – The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the revival of the ancient Silk Road will strengthen infrastructure connectivity and develop a shared future for the peoples of the region, the permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations said yesterday. In his remarks at a…

Some 500,000 Afghans Receive Health Assistance This Year: Migration Agency

KABUL, Oct 23 (NNN-ANA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), said yesterday, it has been providing essential health services to people on the move and hard-to-reach Afghans while supporting the country, to prevent the health-care system from a breakdown. The agency said, in a release on its website that,…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

 PARIS, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:   . The coronavirus has killed at least 4,926,579 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources.    The US has suffered the most Covid-related deaths with…

Iran’s Air Force Hold Drills Across Country: Media

TEHRAN, Oct 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Air Force launched yesterday, large-scale and nationwide drills, state TV IRIB reported. All the air bases of the Iranian army participated in the exercise, chief commander of the Iranian army’s air force, Brigadier General, Hamid Vahedi was quoted as saying. A major role has…

Seven Killed In Clashes Between Rival Rohingya Factions In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Oct 22 (NNN-BSS) – At least seven persons were killed and seven others injured, in clashes between two rival factions of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, at a camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, early today. Shihab Kaiser Khan, a senior Armed Police Battalion (APBn) official, told journalists that, “the…

APEC Finance Ministers Discuss Inclusive, Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery, Refreshed Cebu Action Plan

WELLINGTON, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – APEC finance ministers agreed today, to continue working together to respond to the effects of COVID-19 and ensure a sustainable and inclusive recovery, while capitalising on the opportunity to build a more resilient future. New Zealand Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, Grant Robertson,…

WHO chief vows ‘profound transformation’ of agency after abuse scandal in 10 countries

  GENEVA, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s chief promised a “profound transformation” of the global body following allegations of rape and other sexual abuse by its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo.   An independent commission of enquiry released a devastating report on Sept 28 that found…

UN launches cash plan to prop up Afghan economy

  GENEVA, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations launched a funding programme aimed at preventing the Afghan economy from collapsing during the winter by getting cash flowing through the local economy again.   The UN Development Programme has set up a trust fund through which governments can channel finance via…

Cambodia Allows Primary Schools, Kindergartens To Reopen As Majority Of Targeted Population Vaccinated

PHNOM PENH, Oct 22 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, yesterday, gave the green light to primary schools and kindergartens, in areas where COVID-19 is controllable, to reopen after most of the targeted population have been inoculated against COVID-19, according to Khmer Times’s report today. Education Minister, Hang Chuon Naron,…
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