Invest In Health Equity For Sustainable Recovery – APEC Ministers

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies are united in their call to close health gaps and ensure that everyone in the region has access to safe and affordable healthcare. These are the key factors towards achieving sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and…

G7 leaders agree it is ‘moral duty’ to help Afghans: von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen BRUSSELS, Aug 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that G7 leaders agreed that it was their collective “moral duty” to help Afghan people amid the current situation in Afghanistan. “We all agreed that it is our moral duty…

Gold up for grabs as Tokyo Paralympic sport starts

 TOKYO, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Paralympic sport got under way in Tokyo on Wednesday, after a high-energy and poignant opening ceremony, with the first golds up for grabs in cycling, wheelchair fencing and swimming. The national stadium hosted the colourful opener on Tuesday night, themed around the story of a…

US VP Harris in Hanoi as Afghan debacle rumbles

 HANOI, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vice President Kamala Harris began a visit to Vietnam Wednesday to stress US commitment to Asia, a trip critics have slammed as tone-deaf given the parallels with the superpower’s evacuations from Saigon and Kabul. Harris will meet the communist state’s president and prime minister in…

Afghans race to flee Taliban after US confirms Aug 31 airlift deadline

 KABUL, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Afghans faced an increasingly desperate race to escape life under the Taliban after President Joe Biden confirmed US-led evacuations will end Aug 31. More than 70,000 people have already been evacuated, but huge crowds remain outside Kabul airport hoping to flee the threat of reprisals…

Financial Assistance Crucial To Fulfill Needs Of People In Afghanistan — IFRC

By Nabilah Saleh KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Financial assistance by the global community is deemed crucial to helping the people of Afghanistan, especially throughout the crisis happening in the country today. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Head of Delegation for Afghanistan, Necephor Mghendi,…

Iran prisons chief apologises over leaked videos of Evin abuse

 TEHRAN, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of Iran’s prison service has apologised after hackers leaked videos showing the abuse of detainees at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. The hackers released security footage showing guards beating prisoners and dragging one along a floor. On Tuesday, Prisons Organisation chief Mohammad Mehdi Haj-Mohammadi…

Climate Change Tops Asia-Pacific Banks’ Long-, Short-Term Risk Concern Lists — Poll

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Climate change has climbed to the top of Asia-Pacific banks’ short- and long-term risk agendas, according to the 11th EY and Institute of International Finance (IIF) bank risk management survey. Nine in 10 Asia-Pacific bank chief risk officers (CROs) surveyed view climate change as…

Malaysia’s Leading Index Up 0.5 Pct In June 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) continued to register positive growth, rising by 0.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 105.6 points in June 2021 from 105.1 points in June 2020, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). The LI is a predictive tool used to anticipate…

Didi: China ride-hailing giant halts plan to launch in UK

BEIJING, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi has halted plans to launch in the UK and continental Europe, a source close to the company said. The Uber rival had been planning to roll out services in Western Europe, including major British cities. Didi is in consultation with the…
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