Aussie Airlines Compete For Diminished Passengers Amid COVID-19

SYDNEY, Mar 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian airline, Rex, commenced services between Sydney and Melbourne for the first time, in an attempt to challenge Qantas’ dominance over the country’s busiest route. Despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air travel, competition between the two airlines has heated up recently,…

China-Donated COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive In Philippines

MANILA, Mar 1 (NNN-PNA) – A batch of Sinovac vaccine CoronaVac, donated by China, arrived in the Philippines yesterday, the first COVID-19 vaccine to reach the Southeast Asian country. Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, witnessed the unloading of the vaccines at a Philippine Air Force base, located in the capital. “I…

Bangladesh To Vaccinate Teachers Against COVID-19 By Mar 30

DHAKA, Mar 1 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina yesterday said, teachers and officials of educational institutions in the country should be vaccinated against the COVID-19 by Mar 30. She made the remarks, when speaking at the inaugural ceremony via videoconference, for distributing stipends, tuition fees, admission assistance and…

Nepali PM Lays Foundation Stone For Largest Industrial Park

KATHMANDU, Mar 1 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepali Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, yesterday laid the foundation stone for the China-Nepal Friendship Industrial Park, located in the eastern Jhapa district. Damak Clean Industrial Park, a Nepali partner for the joint venture, along with Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone Investment Development Co.…

India Dam Disaster Toll Rises To 72

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, yesterday said, the death toll in the dam disaster has risen to 72, and the search for missing people was still underway. “As of now, a total of 72 bodies and 30 human body parts have…

India Holds First Toy Fair Virtually Amid Pandemic

NEW DELHI, Feb 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s first toy fair began yesterday, held virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 1,000 exhibitors participating. Presently India’s share is small in the 100-billion-U.S.-dollar global toy market, as 85 percent of the toys in the country are sourced from abroad. Inaugurating the…

Indonesia Reports 6,208 New COVID-19 Cases, 195 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Feb 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,208 within one day to 1,329,074, with the death toll adding by 195 to 35,981, the Health Ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 7,382 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients…

Bangladesh COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 8,400

DHAKA, Feb 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 407 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths yesterday, making the tally at 545,831 and death toll at 8,400, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said. A total of 12,348 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh. The total number…

Three People Shot Dead In Pakistan’s Capital: Police

ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 (NNN-APP) – A number of unidentified gunmen, shot dead three people, on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, last night, police said. The incident happened in Bhara Kahu area of Islamabad, and the killed included an Imam (prayer leader), at a mosque in the area, and his…

S.Korea Reports 356 More COVID-19 Cases, 89,676 In Total

SEOUL, Feb 28 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 356 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 89,676. The daily caseload was down from 415 in the previous day, but it hovered above 100 since Nov 8, owing to…
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