Thailand Detects South Africa COVID-19 Variant

By Linda Khoo BANGKOK, Feb 15 (NNN-Bernama) — A Thai man who returned from Tanzania and undergoing mandatory quarantine has tested positive for the South Africa COVID-19 variant. Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy spokesman, Natapanu Nopakun said the 41-year-old gem trader who travelled from Tanzania had arrived in Thailand on…

Russia Restores Air Services With Armenia, Azerbaijan

MOSCOW, Feb 15 (NNN-TASS) – Russia officially restores air services with Armenia and Azerbaijan, starting today, previously suspended due to the pandemic. The decision was officially announced by the Russian government on Feb 3. Airlines of both republics now can carry out two flights per week from Moscow to Baku,…

Mongolia Reports 32 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Feb 15 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia reported 32 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 2,383, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD), said today. The latest cases were locally transmitted or detected in the country’s capital, Ulan Bator, the NCCD said,…

Landslides Kill Two, Leave 16 Missing In Indonesia’s East Java

JAKARTA, Feb 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were reportedly killed, 14 injured and 16 remained missing, after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains yesterday hit Indonesia’s East Java province. According to the emergency response unit, at the Nganjuk Social Affairs Agency, rescuers retrieved two bodies and rescued two people,…

Truck Crash Kills 15 In India’s Maharashtra State

NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 15 people, including seven men, six women and two children, died, in India’s south-western state of Maharashtra last night, after the truck they were travelling in overturned, confirmed local police, over the phone today. The mishap occurred in the state’s Jalgaon…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 10,916,589 As Active Cases Rise

NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,916,589 today, as 11,649 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry. The death toll mounted to 155,732, as 90 COVID-19 patients died since yesterday morning. There are still 139,637…

Iran Exports $335 Million Mineral Products To Turkey Over The Past 11 Months

TEHRAN, Feb 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran exported $335 million worth of mineral products to Turkey, over the past 11 months. Based on the data, released by the Customs Administration, in the mentioned period (11 months of 2020), more than 132 million dollars of copper and its artefacts were exported to Turkey, which showed a 15% decline, in comparison to the corresponding period in 2019. Accordingly, foreign trade statistics in the nine-month period indicates exports of 80,000 tonnes of refined copper…

Maritime Security, No Need For Trans-Regional Forces: Iranian Naval Commander

KARACHI, Feb 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Head of the military delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, at Pakistan’s International Maritime Exercise says, the countries of the region are capable enough to ensure maritime security and there is no need for trans-regional forces to achieve this. Commodore Arya Shafaghat Rudsari, head…

Another 220 Look East Policy Students Off To Japan Soon

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 (NNN-Bernama) — Another 220 Malaysian students will leave for Japan soon to pursue further studies under the Look East Policy programme now already into its 40th year. The students completed an exhaustive 20-month course here, including proficiency in Japanese language, and passed the necessary examination for…

Vietnam Reports 33 More Local COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Feb 15 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 33 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, which were all locally transmitted infections, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian country to, 2,228 with 35 deaths, said the ministry.…
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