Twenty years after 9/11, one of the last US Marines killed in Afghanistan comes home

LAWRENCE (Massachusetts, US), Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Marine Sergeant Johanny Rosario returned to her hometown in Massachusetts in a casket on Saturday, one of the last American service members killed in Afghanistan during a war set in motion exactly two decades ago by the Sept 11, 2001 attacks. Several hundred…

The Taliban are lying, France will not have any relationship with them, foreign minister says

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian PARIS, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban are lying and France will not have any relationship with its newly-formed government, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said late on Saturday before heading for talks in Qatar on Sunday to discuss future evacuations from Afghanistan. “They…

Bangladesh Receives New Batch Of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccines

DHAKA, Sept 12 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh, yesterday, received a new batch of China’s Sinopharm vaccines, as the country continues to fight the pandemic. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane, carrying the vaccines arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, at around noon yesterday, Md. Shamsul Haque, a senior health ministry official, told…

Roundup: Indonesian Tourist Sites Reopen Following Relaxed COVID-19 Restrictions

by Benedictus Robert Yota JAKARTA, Sept 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – A number of tourist destinations in Indonesia reopened their doors in regions that have relaxed their COVID-19 public activity restrictions, locally known as PPKM, earlier this week. Among the reopened tourist sites is the Mount Ijen National Park in East Java…

Vietnam, China Vow To Strengthen Unity, Boost Cooperation For Further Development Of Bilateral Ties

HANOI, Sept 12 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam and China pledged here yesterday, to join hands to strengthen unity and boost cooperation for further development of bilateral relations between the two countries. While meeting with visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam…

Survey Shows More Attention To The Disabled After Paralympics

BEIJING, Sept 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 95 percent of respondents in a recent online survey said, they have paid more attention to people with disabilities around them, after watching the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. According to the survey, conducted by the China Youth Daily, nearly 89 percent of the 1,273…

Thailand Reports 15,191 New COVID-19 Cases, 253 More Deaths

BANGKOK, Sept 11 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand today reported 15,191 new COVID-19 cases and 253 more fatalities, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). The new cases brought the country’s total number of infections to top 1.36 million, while that of fatalities to 14,173, since the pandemic began, according…

Japan’s Vaccination Minister Taro Kono Announces Candidacy To Succeed Suga

TOKYO, Sept 11 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s vaccination minister, Taro Kono, yesterday, formally announced his bid to succeed Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, by joining the leadership race of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Adding to former Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida, and former communications minister, Sanae Takaichi, Kono, 58, is the…

US Pres Biden and China’s Pres Xi hold first call in seven months

This is only the second call between the leaders since President Biden took office WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken with his US counterpart Joe Biden for the first time in seven months. A White House Statement said both leaders had “discussed the responsibility of both…

Australia Surpasses 70,000 COVID-19 Cases Amid Battle Against Third Wave

CANBERRA, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia reported more than 2,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day, for the first time as it continues to battle the third wave of infections. This morning, there were 2,069 locally acquired cases reported across the country, taking the total number of confirmed infections since…
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