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,…

Thailand To Welcome Vaccinated Travellers From 46 Low-Risk Countries, Including Malaysia

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Oct 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Thailand is to welcome fully vaccinated visitors starting Nov 1 from 46 low-risk countries and territories including Malaysia, with the visitors exempted from quarantine. Visitors from countries and territories that will skip mandatory quarantine include Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong,…

Vietnam Reports 3,636 New COVID-19 Cases, 877,537 In Total

HANOI, Oct 22 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 3,636 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 3,618 locally transmitted and 18 imported, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 1,255 in Ho Chi Minh City, 483 in Binh Duong province, and 390…

Death Toll Up To 101 From Floods, Landslides In Nepal, Over 4,000 Evacuated

KATHMANDU, Oct 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from floods and landslides sparked by unseasonal rainfalls in Nepal, has risen to 101 by last night, with 35 others still missing. The rain-induced disasters have left 40 people injured and caused a huge loss of crops and properties. “We are currently…

COVID-19: Malaysian Man Among 16 More Deaths In Singapore On Oct 21

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (NNN-Bernama) — A Malaysian man was among the 16 more people who died from complications due to COVID-19 infection in Singapore on Oct 21. The man is a Work Permit holder, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) in its nightly data update.…

Five Climbers Rescued From Nepal’s Mera Peak, One Still Missing

KATHMANDU, Oct 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five climbers, including four foreigners and a Nepali guide, who were stranded on the Mera Peak in eastern Nepal, due to bad weather and massive snowfalls, were rescued yesterday, but a Nepali climber remains missing, said the Nepal Mountaineering Association. “The climbers were stranded on…

Pres Biden: US would defend Taiwan against China

US President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall at Baltimore Center Stage in Baltimore, Maryland BALTIMORE, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States would defend Taiwan if the island were attacked by China, which considers it part of its territory. “Yes,” he…

Tokyo, Osaka Plan To Lift Restrictions On Eateries Amid Dwindling COVID-19 Infections

TOKYO, Oct 22 (NNN-NHK) – Local governments in Japan’s Tokyo and Osaka, planned to lift COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and bars next week, in light of declining infections across the country. Restrictions on eateries serving alcohol or operating hours will no longer be in place, starting on Monday, though there…

Australian Airlines Gear Up For Accelerated Border Opening With Routes Opened

SYDNEY, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s biggest airlines, Qantas, plans to launch a new route from Sydney to Delhi in Dec, with three return flights per week. The plan is subject to discussions with the Indian authorities to finalise necessary approvals, according to the company’s announcement today. If approved, it…
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