Iran Reports 38,657 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Over 4.7 Million

TEHRAN, Aug 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry, yesterday, reported 38,657 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 4,715,771. The pandemic has so far claimed 102,648 lives in the country, after 610 new deaths were registered in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Medical…

Canada’s PM Trudeau leaves door open to Taliban sanctions as G7 meet looms; maintains Taliban a terrorist entity

  MONTREAL, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left the door open to sanctions on the Taliban, noting that the Islamist group that now controls Afghanistan remains a “terrorist entity.” “Canada already recognizes, and has for long, that the Taliban are terrorists, and harbor terrorists. That’s why…

Jordan Approves Transit Of 2,500 Afghans To U.S.

AMMAN, Aug 24 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said yesterday, it agreed on the transit of 2,500 Afghans through its territories, to the United States. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Deifallah Fayez, said in a statement that, the decision was made for “pure humanitarian reasons,” to contribute to addressing the repercussions of the…

Singapore Encourages Other ASEAN Countries To Leverage Digital Connectivity With Western China

SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (NNN-CNA) – The China-Singapore (Chongqing) International Dedicated Connectivity (IDC), launched in 2019, has enabled companies in ASEAN to better provide digital services for Western China, via the connection through Singapore and vice versa, a Singapore official said here yesterday. Lew Chuen Hong, Chief Executive of Singapore’s Infocomm…

Vietnamese Military Receives Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine From China

HANOI, Aug 24 (NNN-VNA) – A transport aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China, carrying a batch of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, landed yesterday, at Noi Bai International Airport in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. At the handover event, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam, Xiong Bo, said, China had been…

Pakistan Urges Int’l Community To Keep Engaging With Taliban: Foreign Minister

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said yesterday that, his country wants the international community to keep interacting with the Afghan Taliban. Addressing a press briefing here, Qureshi said that, the countries which were in contact with the Taliban or visited by a delegation of…

Japan To Evacuate Embassy Staff By Sending Self-Defence Forces Planes To Afghanistan

TOKYO, Aug 24 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will send three Self-Defence Forces planes to Afghanistan, to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese embassy and other organisations, top government spokesperson said, yesterday. Chief Cabinet Secretary, Katsunobu Kato, said, the government will send one C-2 transport aircraft and…

Japanese Gov’t Calls On Tokyo Hospitals To Ensure Acceptance Of COVID-19 Patients

TOKYO, Aug 24 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s health ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government, yesterday directed hospitals in the capital, to secure beds and accept as many COVID-19 patients as possible, amid pressure on the city’s medical system in a recent resurgence of infections. As record numbers of COVID-19 cases have…

US Singular Focus Now Is To Evacuate Own Citizens From Afghanistan & Vulnerable Afghans

SINGAPORE, Aug 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The United States (US) Vice President on Monday said right now the country is singularly focused on evacuating its own citizens from Afghanistan as well as Afghans who worked with the US and who are vulnerable, including women and children. “That is our singular focus…

Malaysia’s New COVID Cases Declining, 17,672 Cases Monday

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of COVID-19 daily cases in Malaysia continues to drop, with 17,672 cases reported in the last 24 hours. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Sunday, Malaysia recorded 19,807 new cases and on Saturday, 22,262 cases. Sharing the latest…
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