Airlines reroute flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace

Airlines rerouting some flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Major airlines are rerouting flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace after the Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul as US-led forces departed and Western nations scrambled on Monday to evacuate their citizens. United Airlines, British…

Indonesia has to strike balance between health and economy; COVID-19 policies are consistent, says Jokowi

JAKARTA, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — COVID-19 has taught Indonesia how to find a balance between health and economic interests, said President Joko Widodo as he addressed perceptions that government policies may not have been consistent when it comes to tackling the pandemic. Speaking at the annual State of the Nation…

Several Malaysian Ministers Go Online To Say Goodbye

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Several Cabinet ministers have taken to social media to bid farewell, minutes after Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had an audience with Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Monday. Among others, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin posted on…

Indonesia volcano erupts, blankets villages in ash

 JAKARTA, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia’s most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted Monday, belching a cloud of ash into the air as red lava flowed down its crater.    The early morning explosions spewed clouds as far as 3.5 kilometres from the rumbling volcano, blanketing local communities in grey ash.…

Afghanistan: Commercial flights out of Kabul cancelled due to chaos at airport

 KABUL, Aug 16, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Commercial flights from Kabul were cancelled Monday after chaotic scenes at the airport with thousands looking for a way out after the Taliban re-took power in Afghanistan.   “There will be no commercial flights from Hamid Karzai Airport to prevent looting and plundering. Please…

Covid-19: Fiji records 3 deaths, 467 new cases

SUVA, Aug 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Fiji has recorded 3 deaths and 467 new cases of COVID-19, according to health officials on Monday. Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said there had been 231 new recoveries of COVID-19 since Sunday. Fiji now has 23,831 active cases of which 17,226 are…

Covid-19: Australia’s Northern Territory plunged into lockdown as New South Wales see surge in cases

Darwin CBD in lockdown CANBERRA, Aug 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — A snap three-day lockdown has been announced for the capital of Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) after a new coronavirus case was detected. Chief Minister of the NT Michael Gunner announced on Monday that a man in his 30s who has spent…

Malaysia’s Q2 2021 GDP Could Have Been Higher

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the second quarter of 2021 (Q2 2021) could have been better if not for the disruptions due to the partial economic closure under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan and various restrictions to flatten the COVID-19…

32.9 Per Cent Of Msian Population Completed Two Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine As Of Sunday – Health Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Some 32.9 per cent of the country’s population, or 10,734,415 people, have completed two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine injections as of Sunday, said Minister of Health Dr Adham Baba. Through an infographic shared on his official Twitter, he said 17,076,440 people or 52.3…

Covid-19: India takes pride in world’s largest vaccination programme, says PM Modi

NEW DELHI, Aug 16 (NNN-PTI) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India takes pride in having the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination programme and more than 54 crore people have already taken the vaccine doses.   In his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the prime…
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