Brunei Reports Record High Of 190 Daily COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 20 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 190 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, another record daily rise, exceeding 100 cases a day for the first time, and bringing the national tally to 1,136. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, all the new cases are local infections. While the source…

Nearly Four-Billion-Yuan Deals Inked At China-Arab States Expo To Enhance Belt And Road Cooperation

YINCHUAN, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 13 cooperation projects, worth nearly four billion yuan (about 620 million U.S. dollars) were inked yesterday, at a conference of the ongoing fifth China-Arab States Expo. Themed “Opportunity, Future and Sustainability,” the Belt and Road Investment Promotion Conference, focused on promoting sustainable…

12.2 Million People In Afghanistan Acutely Food Insecure: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 20 (NNN-ANA) – UN humanitarians said yesterday that, the relief crisis in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly, with 12.2 million people acutely food insecure. While thousands of people are reported fleeing, or attempting to flee, through Kabul airport, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)…

Uganda govt says no deal yet with US to host 2,000 Afghan refugees

KAMPALA, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ugandan government clarified that it has not yet reached a formal agreement with the US to take in refugees from Afghanistan. Addressing a Parliamentary Committee on Thursday, foreign affairs minister Jeje Odongo said discussions were continuing but no decision had yet been made. Other…

COVID: Third Dose Vaccination Increases 3-5 Folds To Neutralise Antibody Titers

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, given at an interval of six months after the second dose, can lead to a strong boost in immune response, with an increase of three to five folds in neutralising antibody titers. Pharmaniaga Berhad vaccine specialist Dr Ajit…

Pandemic Fatigue Faced By Malaysians Worrying – Experts

By Nurqalby Mohd Reda KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) – The pandemic fatigue experienced by Malaysians, in general, is growing more critical and has reached a level deemed as worrying, according to health experts and psychologists. In fact, they view the current spike in COVID-19 cases as partly due to…

IMF to withhold Afghanistan funds amid uncertainty: official

   WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The IMF will withhold funds to Afghanistan amid the uncertainty over the status of the leadership in Kabul, a spokesperson for the institution said. The move comes after the US government took steps to block Afghanistan’s assets held in US accounts following the swift…

Afghanistan crisis: Pres Biden says no American will be left behind

While some Afghans have made it onto evacuation flights, disturbing reports suggest others are unable even to get to the airport WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden has said US troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond his withdrawal deadline, as armed Taliban fighters kept desperate evacuees from…

New Zealand Reports 11 New Delta Community Cases

WELLINGTON, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand reported 11 new Delta community cases yesterday, all in Auckland, and being transferred to managed isolation and quarantine facilities, bringing the total outbreak to 21 active cases. Two cases – one in their 20s, one in their 40s – have been taken to…

APEC Ministers Commit To Protecting Food Systems, Launch Food Security Roadmap

WELLINGTON, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Agriculture and food ministers from 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to an open, transparent, productive, sustainable and resilient APEC food system, by launching a new 10-year food security roadmap. Nearly 2.37 billion people lacked access to adequate…
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