Covid-19: South Africa indicates interest to host FIFA club World Cup in December after Japan withdrew

South African Football Association president, Danny Jordaan PRETORIA, Sept 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South Africa is interested in hosting FIFA’s Club World Cup in December after Japan withdrew because of COVID-19, South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan said.Jordaan said he would meet with FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura in Lagos, Nigeria…

Vital to engage with Taliban: UN Chief

  GENEVA, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN chief Antonio Guterres called for the international community to engage with the Taliban to avert a total collapse of Afghanistan’s economy.    “It is impossible to provide humanitarian assistance inside Afghanistan without engaging with the de facto authorities,” Guterres told journalists on the…

China, Singapore Vow To Enhance Cooperation In Pandemic Control, Digital Economy

SINGAPORE, Sept 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – China and Singapore agreed here yesterday, to enhance cooperation in combating COVID-19 and developing the digital economy. The pledge was made during a meeting between visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, and Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister, Heng Swee Keat. At the meeting,…

6.2-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Sept 14 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2, struck off Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture this morning, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The quake occurred at around 7:46 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at 32.2 degrees north latitude, and 138.2 degrees east longitude, and at…

Japan’s Main Opposition Seeks Discrimination-Free Society, If It Gains Power

TOKYO, Sept 14 (NNN-NHK) – Yukio Edano, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ), said, the party sought to realise a discrimination-free society that respects diversity, local media reported yesterday. He announced the polices that the party would implement, if it wins the general election, including offering married…

Embassy Confirms Warning Issued To Japanese Nationals In Malaysia Over Possible Terrorist Threat

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (NNN-Bernama) — The Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has confirmed that a warning has been issued to Japanese citizens in Malaysia over possible terrorist threat in Southeast Asia. According to media reports, Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry had issued an advisory to all of its citizens in…

Msian King Urges Govt To Accelerate Economic Recovery Through Business, Investment-Friendly Policies

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Sept (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has called upon the government to accelerate the nation’s economic recovery by drafting business and investment-friendly policies to boost the nation’s competitivity. He said the right amount of expenditure should also be…

Surge In Approved FDI Signals Confidence Of Foreign Investors — Senior Minister Azmin

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) — The surge in Malaysia’s approved foreign direct investments (FDI) for the first half (H1) of 2021, which grew by 223.1 per cent year-on-year, signals the confidence of foreign investors in the country’s stable and conducive economic climate and business ecosystem, said Senior Minister Mohamed…

Iran, Iraq Call For Boost Of Comprehensive Cooperation

TEHRAN, Sept 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian president and the visiting Iraqi prime minister, yesterday called for further boost of bilateral cooperation in a series of areas. “Relations between the Islamic Republic and our friendly and brotherly country, Iraq, are at a very good level in the political, economic and cultural…

Strong Typhoon Cuts Power, Causes Flooding In Philippines

MANILA, Sept 13 (NNN-PNA) – Several communities remain flooded and without power, after a strong typhoon battered the Philippines’ northernmost islands, the authorities said yesterday, displacing thousands of people. Typhoon Chanthu, which, at one point was categorised by the Philippine weather bureau as a category 5 storm, has weakened, after…
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