COVID-19 Cases Decline For Sixth Straight Week Worldwide But More Contagious Strains Spreading Rapidly: WHO

GENEVA, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide, decreased for the sixth week in a row, but the more contagious variants of the virus are spreading fast, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its weekly pandemic report. The number of new cases dropped by 11…

Dominican Republic Receives China’s Sinovac Vaccine

SANTO DOMINGO, Feb 25 (NNN-IRIN) – The Dominican Republic received a shipment of vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac on Tuesday night, authorities said. The cargo was received at the airport in the capital by an official delegation headed by the country’s Vice President, Raquel Pena. “The arrival of…

FLASH: At Least Five Killed, About 70 Missing After Landslides In Indonesia’s Gold Mine

JAKARTA, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five bodies have been retrieved and about 70 others were reported missing, from the gold mine landslides in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, a government official said, today (Thursday).– NNN-XINHUA

Thailand Receives First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccines From China’s Sinovac

BANGKOK, Feb 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines that Thailand ordered from China’s Sinovac Biotech arrived in the capital Bangkok yesterday evening, putting the country on track to kick-start its national inoculation programme. The 200,000 doses, the first shipment among two million doses Thailand ordered from the…

Covid-19: Novel coronavirus strains continue to spread worldwide, WHO says

GENEVA, Feb 24 (NNN-TASS) — A more contagious coronavirus strain VOC 202012/01 that was initially detected in the UK, has been reported in seven more countries over the past week, bringing the total to 101. The 501Y.V2 strain, first detected in South Africa, has spread to 41 countries, and the…

Halal chicken dispute blocks Brazil/Indonesia free trade talks

BRASILIA, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil should only begin free trade talks with Indonesia if it adopts recommendations made by a World Trade Organization panel in 2017 after a dispute over halal chicken, Brazil’s meat lobby ABPA said in a letter sent to three government ministries. “We don’t oppose a…

China, Singapore Conduct Joint Naval Drill

BEIJING, Feb 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Naval forces of China and Singapore are scheduled to conduct a joint drill, in waters near Singapore today, according to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy. Joint operations of fleet rendezvous, communication, formation movement and joint salvage, will be conducted as part of the…

Maldives President Seeks Parliamentary Approval To Join Int’l Conservation Body

MALE, Feb 24 (NNN-PSM) – Maldivian President, Ibrahim Solih, is seeking the approval of Parliament, to join the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), local media quoted the President’s Office as reporting today. “The decision to join the organisation will present the Maldives with partnership and networking opportunities, as…

Cambodia Sees Significant Drop In Landmine, Munition Casualties In Last 24 Years: PM

PHNOM PENH, Feb 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia saw a drop, in the number of casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), in the last 24 years, Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said. In a message to mark the National Mine Awareness Day today, Hun Sen said, the…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 11,030,176 With 13,742 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 11,030,176 today, as 13,742 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry. The death toll mounted to 156,567, as 104 patients died since yesterday. There are still 146,907 active cases…
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