Singapore PM Calls On Population To Take Vaccine

SINGAPORE, Feb 11 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong said, he strongly encourages everyone to take the vaccine, when it is his/her turn, when delivering the Chinese New Year Message, today. “Vaccination protects ourselves, and our loved ones,” he said. “Furthermore, if enough of us are vaccinated, our…

US backs Japan concerns on China ships

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concern over China’s incursions into Japanese territorialwaters, recommitting to the ally’s defense. In a telephone call, Blinken and Japanese foreign minister ToshimitsuMotegi “expressed concern over increased Chinese assertiveness around the Senkaku Islands following China’s enactment of a new…

New Zealand Reports A Historical Case Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation

WELLINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported a historical case of COVID-19 in managed isolation today. There are no new cases in the community. Historical cases are not considered to be currently infectious, according to the Ministry of Health. The historical case was tested positive of COVID-19, after having…

99.5 Percent Of India’s Population Have Access To Clean Cooking Gas: Minister

NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (NNN-PTI) – The number of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections in India rose to nearly 288 million, thus catering to the needs of nearly 99.5 percent of the total population, federal minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, informed parliament yesterday. In a written reply…

Global COVID-19 Vaccination To Take Up To Six Years: Australian Expert

CANBERRA, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An Australian infectious diseases expert, warned, it could take six years to vaccinate the world against COVID-19. In an address to the National Press Club (NPC), Sanjaya Senanayake — an infectious disease physician and associate professor at Australian National University’s medical school — said, just…

Update: 34 Bodies Recovered, 170 Still Missing In Glacier Tragedy In N. India

NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (NNN-PTI) – Two more bodies were recovered yesterday, from the areas affected by the glacier burst in India’s northern hilly state of Uttarakhand, taking the death toll to 34, a local senior police officer said. As many as 170 people are still missing. Two local residents…

Brunei Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Donation From China

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brunei’s Ministry of Health said, the country received a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China, and is reviewing a vaccination programme. In Mar, 2020, at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brunei provided assistance to China, which underscored the close bilateral…

Magnitude 7.7 Quake Hits Southeast Of Loyalty Islands, Tsunami Alert Issued

LOYALTY ISLANDS (In The Pacific), Feb 11 (NNN-PIN) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7, jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands, yesterday, with a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A tsunami alert has been issued. “Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible, within the…

Mongolia To Implement Comprehensive Plan Against COVID-19

ULAN BATOR, Feb 11 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolian Prime Minister, Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, announced here yesterday that, his government approved a comprehensive plan to protect the health of people and recover the economy, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The country will spend a total of 10 trillion Mongolian Tugriks (3.5 billion U.S. dollars),…

Malaysia’s Natural Rubber Production Rises 17.1 Percent In Dec, 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Malaysia’s natural rubber production rose 17.1 percent to 49,825 tonnes in Dec, 2020, from 42,554 tonnes in the previous month, official data showed yesterday. On a year-on-year basis, the natural rubber production decreased by 14.7 percent, Malaysian Statistics Department said, in a statement. Meanwhile,…
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