Mongolia’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 180,000

ULAN BATOR, Aug 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia confirmed 1,402 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 181,291, the country’s health ministry said today. One of the latest confirmed cases was imported from abroad, and the remaining ones were local infections, said the ministry. Meanwhile,…

Spain starts repatriating personnel, citizens from Kabul embassy

MADRID, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain announced it had begun to repatriate its few citizens left in Afghanistan as well as personnel from its embassy in Kabul and Afghan colleagues amid the Taliban’s lightning advance across the country.   Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares signalled “the start of repatriation of…

Canada to take in 20,000 Afghan refugees targeted by Taliban

Taliban insurgents patrol the streets of Ghazni OTTAWA, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada said it will take in up to 20,000 Afghan refugees, including women leaders, government workers and others facing threats from the Taliban, as insurgents advanced across thecountry seizing major cities.   “The situation in Afghanistan is heartbreaking…

Covid-19: Germany names Israel, Turkey, US as high-risk areas

Travellers line up at a check-in counter of the Cologne-Bonn Airport BERLIN, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German government has upgraded Israel, Turkey and the United States to having a high COVID-19 risk, triggering a minimum five-day quarantine requirement for those who are unvaccinated, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for…

China-Europe Freight Train Trips Grow In July

BEIJING, Aug 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The total number of China-Europe freight train trips hit 1,352 in July, up eight percent year on year, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed. This was the fifteenth straight month that trips made by China-Europe freight trains had exceeded 1,000, according…

New Zealand Disappointed As Lord Of The Rings Series Shifted To UK

WELLINGTON, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The New Zealand government will no longer proceed with part of the deal to support “The Lord of the Rings” TV Series, Economic Development Minister, Stuart Nash said yesterday, following the decision by Amazon Studios to shift production of future seasons to Britain. Amazon Studios…

Border agency trials high tech controls as Europe fears surging Afghan migrants

An aerostat balloon system of the European Union’s border agency FRONTEX, equipped with high tech surveillance cameras, flies over the airport of Alexandroupolis, Greece ALEXANDROUPOLIS (Greece), Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU’s border agency is trialling new high-tech surveillance equipment to detect migrant boats, just as rapid gains by Taliban…

Bangladesh To Sign COVID-19 Vaccine Co-Production Agreement With China: FM

DHAKA, Aug 14 (NNN-BSS) – To strengthen its campaign against the alarming spike in the COVID-19 spread in the country, Bangladesh planned to sign an agreement with China, for vaccine co-production, reported Pakistani daily The Nation, citing Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, AK Abdul Momen. The agreement would be signed very soon…

COVID-19 Cases Surge In Australian State With Tougher Restrictions Announced

SYDNEY, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW), the worst-hit in the country’s current COVID-19 outbreak, reported 466 new local cases today, a new peak and a nearly 20-percent jump from Friday’s 390 cases. The state also recorded four deaths, which brought the total number of…

East Africa, India sign joint action plan to boost trade

NAIROBI, Aug 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — The East African Community (EAC) trading bloc and India have signed a joint action plan to boost bilateral trade by ensuring faster clearance of goods, officials said during the virtual signing ceremony on Friday. Both sides believed that the joint action plan will pave the…
Load More