Qatar working with Taliban to reopen Kabul airport ‘as soon as possible’

 DOHA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar is working with the Taliban to reopen Kabul’s airport as soon as possible, its foreign minister said, urging the hardline Islamists to allow Afghans to leave. The airport, the scene of a frenzied evacuation which ended with the US troop withdrawal on Tuesday, is…

Bangladesh: Schools, colleges to be reopened soon – PM Hasina

DHAKA, Sept 3 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina told parliament that measures are being taken to reopen the schools and colleges soon. She called upon all to maintain the health guidelines alongside taking initiative to clean inside and outside of their houses to…

New Zealand Reports 49 New Community Cases Of COVID-19 Delta Variant

WELLINGTON, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 49 new community cases of Delta variant today, all in the largest city, Auckland, bringing the total number of cases in the country’s community outbreak to 736. Auckland has 720 community cases and the capital, Wellington has 16 cases, according to the…

Moderna To Recall COVID-19 Doses In Japan Over Stainless Steel Contaminants

TOKYO, Sept 2 (NNN-NHK) – Moderna Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd said, they are working with the Japanese government to recall three batches of COVID-19 vaccine, after an investigation confirmed stainless steel contaminants in some vials, local media reported today. The health ministry said yesterday, foreign substances found in…

Mongolia Logs Record Daily High Of 3,805 COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Sept 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia recorded the highest daily count of 3,805 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing its national tally to 221,351, the country’s health ministry said today. The ministry said that, 7,549 samples were tested across the country in the past…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 32,857,937

NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 32,857,937 today, as 47,092 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 509 deaths, due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the total…

France, Germany urge Iran to return speedily to nuclear deal talks

BERLIN, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and Germany urged Iran to return rapidly to nuclear negotiations, after a break in talks following Iranian elections in June, with Paris demanding an “immediate” restart amid Western concerns over Tehran’s expanding atomic work. France’s foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his newly-appointed Iranian…

COVID-19 Continues To Carve Lethal Inroads Throughout Australian States

SYDNEY, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The COVID-19 outbreak, which began with just one case in Australia’s biggest city, Sydney, in mid-June, is continuing to gain momentum, as the cluster spreads relentlessly throughout the state of New South Wales (NSW). NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, announced at her daily press conference today…

COVID-19 Cases Surpass 400,000 In Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 2 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 402,640 yesterday, after 3,358 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. A total of 101 new deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 15,490…

AIIB Approves 250 Million-USD Loan To Jordan

AMMAN, Sept 2 (NNN-PETRA) – Board of directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), authorised 250 million-U.S.-dollar investment in Jordan, to stimulate economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the bank said yesterday. According to a statement released by the AIIB, the bank’s first loan to Jordan is expected to…
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