South Africa says it’s ‘not in a position’ to receive Afghan refugees

The country has been asked to temporarily host Afghan refugees in neighboring Pakistan PRETORIA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa said that it is “not in a position” to host Afghan refugees who fled the country after the Taliban took control of Kabul on Aug 15.“The South African government is…

Covid-19: Taiwan receives first batch of politically charged Pfizer vaccines

TAIPEI, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taiwan received its first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, a delivery organised by two tech giants and a charity because of diplomatic pressure from China. The 930,000 doses are the first of 15 million jabs acquired by Foxconn and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company…

‘Uncoverable stall’ caused Philippine military plane crash: armed forces

MANILA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Philippine aircraft carrying soldiers crashed in July after an “unrecoverable stall”, killing more than 50 people in one of the country’s worst military air disasters, the armed forces said. The C-130 Hercules transport plane was loaded with nearly a hundred people, most of them…

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…
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