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…

Well-Being Of Afghans Must Remain The Focus: Pakistani FM

ISLAMABAD, Sept 9 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said yesterday that, the well-being of the Afghan people must remain the focus, as they had suffered enormously due to prolonged conflict and instability for decades, according to the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan. While chairing the foreign ministers’ virtual…

Philippines Ready To Accept Afghan Refugees

MANILA, Sept 9 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines has opened its doors to Afghan refugees, Philippine Foreign Secretary, Teodoro Locsin, said last night. “We stay steady where others waver: tonight we welcome Afghan nationals, including women and kids seeking refuge,” Locsin said on Twitter. “Our doors are open to those fleeing…

Malaysia’s KL Tower to Light Up In Tajikistan’s National Flag Colours to Mark Independence Day on Thursday

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Menara Kuala Lumpur (KL Tower), the seventh tallest telecommunication tower in the world, will be lit up in the colours of Tajikistan’s national flag on Thursday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence Day. The display will start from 8 pm to 9…

Canada Allows Entry For Fully Vaccinated Foreigners

OTTAWA, Sept 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canada began yesterday, to allow entry for fully vaccinated foreigners, who had a full course of a Health Canada-approved vaccine. Canada approved four COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Oxford-AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson. To be eligible, foreigners must have been allowed at least 14 days to…

One Quarter Of Young Australians Experiencing Psychological Distress: Report

CANBERRA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A record high number of young Australians experienced psychological distress in 2020, a survey found. Mission Australia and mental health research institute, the Black Dog Institute, today published their fifth biennial report on the mental wellbeing of young Australians. It revealed that 26.6 percent of…

Twin Giant Panda Cubs Born In Madrid “Fine, Healthy”

MADRID, Sept 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two giant panda cubs born in the Madrid Zoo Aquarium on Monday, were doing fine and in good health, according to the zoo authorities yesterday. It is still too early to confirm the sexes of the baby pandas, said the zoo, expecting for help from…
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