New Zealand Reports 13 New Community Cases Of COVID-19 Delta Variant

WELLINGTON, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 13 new community cases of Delta variant of COVID-19 today, all in the largest city, Auckland, which brought the total number of cases in the country’s community outbreak to 868. Of the current community cases, 31 cases are in hospital, including five…

United Nations launches urgent appeal for Afghanistan aid

A humanitarian situation has been triggered following Taliban takeover UNITED NATIONS, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ahead of a conference on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) made an urgent appeal for more than 600 million dollars in emergency aid for…

Nepal Seeks To Draw 10-Billion-USD Investments In Five Years

KATHMANDU, Sept 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Investment Board Nepal (IBN), a high-level government body, formed to facilitate large-scale investments, yesterday unveiled a strategic plan, aiming to attract investments of 10 billion U.S. dollars in the next five years. Nepali Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is the board’s chairperson, rolled…

Several People Missing After Two Boats Collide In Northeast India

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (NNN-PTI) – Several people went missing, after a boat capsized, following a collision with another one, in the Brahmaputra river, in India’s northeastern state of Assam last night, media reports said. According to India’s English daily, Hindustan Times, the collision between the two ferries occurred between…

Indonesia Reports 6,731 New COVID-19 Cases, 626 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Sept 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,731 within one day, to 4,147,365, with the death toll adding by 626 to 137,782, the country’s Health Ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 11,912 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number…

Malaysia’s AirAsia 2Q Net Loss Narrows To 139.62 Million USD

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Malaysia’s AirAsia Group said yesterday that, its net loss for the second quarter of 2021 (2QFY21), narrowed to 580.06 million ringgit (about 139.62 million U.S. dollars) from 992.89 million ringgit a year ago, as the carrier continued with its cost containment measures. Quarterly revenue…

Indonesia To Continue New Capital City Project, Amid Economic Pressure Due To Pandemic

JAKARTA, Sept 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will continue its plan to build a new capital city in East Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo, despite economic pressure due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko Widodo said yesterday. Widodo made the remarks at a meeting with a senior minister…

India’s Largest Car Maker Maruti Suzuki Reports 7.9 Percent Decline In Aug Output

MUMBAI, Sept 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s largest car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki, reported a 7.9-percent decline in its Aug production, to 113,937 units, compared to 123,769 units, in the same month, last year. Production volume of Aug was affected due to electronic components shortage, the company said, in its filing with…

Iran Urges “Impartiality” In IAEA Reports On Nuke Programme

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-IRNA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), should remain impartial towards Iran’s nuclear programme, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iranian representative to the international organisations in Vienna, was quoted as saying, by Iran’s state TV report, yesterday. The remarks by Gharibabadi followed Tuesday’s report by IAEA chief, Rafael Grossi,…

Iran Reports 26,854 New COVID-19 Cases, 5,210,978 In Total

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry, yesterday reported, 26,854 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 5,210,978. The pandemic has so far claimed 112,430 lives in the country, after 538 new deaths were registered in the past 24 hours, said the update, by Iran’s Ministry of…
Load More