Afghanistan: Commercial flights out of Kabul cancelled due to chaos at airport

 KABUL, Aug 16, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Commercial flights from Kabul were cancelled Monday after chaotic scenes at the airport with thousands looking for a way out after the Taliban re-took power in Afghanistan.   “There will be no commercial flights from Hamid Karzai Airport to prevent looting and plundering. Please…

Covid-19: Fiji records 3 deaths, 467 new cases

SUVA, Aug 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Fiji has recorded 3 deaths and 467 new cases of COVID-19, according to health officials on Monday. Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said there had been 231 new recoveries of COVID-19 since Sunday. Fiji now has 23,831 active cases of which 17,226 are…

Covid-19: Australia’s Northern Territory plunged into lockdown as New South Wales see surge in cases

Darwin CBD in lockdown CANBERRA, Aug 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — A snap three-day lockdown has been announced for the capital of Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) after a new coronavirus case was detected. Chief Minister of the NT Michael Gunner announced on Monday that a man in his 30s who has spent…

Malaysia’s Q2 2021 GDP Could Have Been Higher

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the second quarter of 2021 (Q2 2021) could have been better if not for the disruptions due to the partial economic closure under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan and various restrictions to flatten the COVID-19…

32.9 Per Cent Of Msian Population Completed Two Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine As Of Sunday – Health Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Some 32.9 per cent of the country’s population, or 10,734,415 people, have completed two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine injections as of Sunday, said Minister of Health Dr Adham Baba. Through an infographic shared on his official Twitter, he said 17,076,440 people or 52.3…

Covid-19: India takes pride in world’s largest vaccination programme, says PM Modi

NEW DELHI, Aug 16 (NNN-PTI) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India takes pride in having the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination programme and more than 54 crore people have already taken the vaccine doses.   In his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the prime…

UK announces £16.2m to tackle climate change, protect ocean

DHAKA, Aug 16 (NNN-BSS) – The United Kingdom (UK) has announced £16.2m for five programmes to tackle climate change, restore ocean health and reduce poverty in developing countries under its £500 million Blue Planet Fund. In Bangladesh, the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP), one of the five programmes, will support…

European powers scramble to evacuate from Afghanistan

BRUSSELS/KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European nations and the EU scrambled to evacuate their citizens and local staff from Kabul on Sunday, as NATO said it was trying to keep the airport open with the Taliban closing in on power. The hardline Islamists were on the brink of total victory…

Afghanistan: Taliban say they have entered multiple districts in Kabul to ‘ensure security’

  KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban said that their activists have entered multiple districts in the Afghan capital Kabul, while sources said they had also taken over the presidential palace, hours after leader Ashraf Ghani fled the country.    “Military units of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has entered…

Six Dead As Microbus Falls Into Canal In Cox’s Bazar

COX’S BAZAR, Aug 15 (NNN-BSS) – Six people were killed when a microbus fell into a canal in the Vendibazar area of ​​Chakaria Upazila in Cox’s Bazar this morning. The identities of the deceased could not be determined immediately.  Chakaria Police Station SI, Mosharraf Hossain, said, one child and three…
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