Japan’s Olympics Minister Hashimoto, Top Candidate To Replace Mori As Tokyo 2020 President

TOKYO, Feb 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Olympics minister, Hashimoto Seiko, has been named the top candidate to become the new president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, it was stated here, yesterday. The eight-member selection committee for the new president, pegged the minister for the Tokyo Games chief, to replace…

Facebook Blocks News In Australia

CANBERRA, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Social media giant, Facebook, blocked Australians from sharing or accessing news on the platform. As of today, the Facebook accounts of Australian publishers, ranging from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) and local health authorities have been wiped clean. Australians…

Myanmar Police Issue Arrest Warrants For Celebrities For Endorsing Strike Movement

YANGON, Feb 18 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar police issued arrest warrants for six celebrity artistes, for their endorsing a national strike movement, according to a Myanmar Police Force’s statement, yesterday. The statement said, files are issued against three directors, two actors and a vocalist, for endorsing the civil disobedience movement and…

India Issues New Guidelines For Int’l Travellers Amid New COVID-19 Variants

NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday issued new guidelines for incoming international travellers, in the wake of three variants of the COVID-19, which were first detected in Britain, South Africa and Brazil respectively, according to an official statement. All three variants have demonstrated increased transmissibility, as…

Thai Deputy PM Says Sinovac Vaccines To Arrive Next Week

BANGKOK, Feb 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, yesterday, reassured the delivery of Sinovac vaccines from China to Thailand, beginning next week. On the second day of a debate in parliament, Anutin said, the first shipment of the Chinese vaccines is scheduled to…

PM Muhyiddin First Recipient Of Vaccine To Boost Public Confidence

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Prime Minister Muhyiddin’s decision to be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is to boost public confidence over its safety and effectiveness. Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said a risk assessment had also found that Muhyiddin’s duties as head of government…

More Than 100 Australian Plant Species Destroyed In 2019-20 “Black Summer” Bushfires: Study

CANBERRA, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 100 Australian plant species had their all known populations burned, during the 2019-20 “Black Summer” bushfires, a study found. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), recently published the comprehensive study on the impact of the fires on Australia’s plants. It found…

Seven Killed, 10 Injured In Road Accident In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (NNN-APP) – Seven people were killed and 10 injured, when a mini-truck collided with a van, in Khushab district of Pakistan’s east Punjab province today, local reports said. The accident happened when the van hit into the truck, coming from the opposite direction, due to low visibility…

Sri Lankan President Launches National Tree-Planting Programme For Children

COLOMBO, Feb 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, launched a national tree-planting programme, to encourage children to be eco-friendly citizens and to ensure a secure ecosystem for future generations, a statement from the President’s office said. President Rajapaksa launched the programme, titled: “Kekulu Thuru Udanaya,” at school premises…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,937,320

NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,937,320 today, as 11,610 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 155,913, with 100 new deaths. According to…
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