Imposing External Values On Afghanistan “Irresponsible”: Putin

MOSCOW, Aug 21 (NNN-TASS) – The imposition of external values on Afghanistan is an irresponsible policy, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said, during a press conference yesterday, following talks with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in Moscow. “It is necessary to end the irresponsible policy of imposing one’s external values from the…

Ismail Sabri Is Malaysia’s New Prime Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been appointed as Malaysia’s 9th Prime Minister. Ismail Sabri succeeds Muhyiddin Yassin, who resigned on Monday from the post, as he no longer commanded the majority support in Dewan Rakyat (lower house of Parliament). According to a statement from Istana…

APEC Trade Committee Calls On Members To Cooperate, Support Upcoming WTO MC12

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — The APEC Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) chair calls on member economies to step up cooperation in a bid to support the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the upcoming 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12), to be held from Nov 30-Dec 3 this year.\…

BNM’s International Reserves Rise To US$111.3 Bln As At Aug 13, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves rose to US$111.3 billion as at Aug 13, 2021 from US$111.1 bln as at July 30, 2021. In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves position is sufficient to finance 7.9 months of retained imports and…

Pakistan Reports 3,239 New COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday reported 3,239 new COVID-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said today. The NCOC said that the country’s number of overall confirmed cases had risen to 1,116,886, and the number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 exceeded one million. According…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 32,358,829

NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 32,358,829 today, as 36,571 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 540 deaths were reported, due to the pandemic since Monday morning, taking the total death…

Taliban kill relative of DW journalist in Afghanistan: German broadcaster

  BERLIN, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have shot and killed a relative of a Deutsche Welle journalist while hunting for him, the German public broadcaster said.   The militants were conducting a house-to-house search for the journalist, who now works in Germany, DW said.   A…

Curfew Imposed On Parts Of Australia’s Sydney With Lockdown Extended One More Month

SYDNEY, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW), the epicentre of the country’s current COVID outbreak, announced today, to extend the lockdown on Greater Sydney until the end of Sept, and to impose a curfew on some areas of concern. For residents and businesses…

COVID-19 state of emergency comes into force in Seven other prefectures in Japan

TOKYO, Aug 20 (NNN-NHK) – A COVID-19 state of emergency came into force in seven other prefectures in Japan today, with restrictions on business activity amid the country’s largest wave of infections, so far. Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Hyogo, and Fukuoka entered the anti-COVID-19 measure, which lasts until Sept…

Laos Records 60 Deaths From Road Accidents In July

VIENTIANE, Aug 20 (NNN-KPL) – A total of 60 people were killed and 642 injured in road accidents across Laos in July, according to the latest report from the Lao Ministry of Public Security. According to the report, issued by the traffic police department, under the Lao Ministry of Public…
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