US Pres Biden presses Chinese counterpart Xi on HK, Xinjiang in first phone call

Then-Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping toast each other in 2015 WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Joe Biden pressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping over human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang late Wednesday in their first call since the new US president took office on…

Covid-19: Mexico approves Chinese vaccines CanSino and CoronaVac – govt

MEXICO CITY, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican regulators gave emergency approval Wednesday to the Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines CanSino Biologics and CoronaVac. The approval was announced by deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell as Mexico struggles to manage the pandemic. Mexico has officially registered around 170,000 deaths from Covid-19 — the world’s…

Myanmar anti-coup protesters march again as US sanctions generals

YANGON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anti-coup protesters on Thursday took to the streets of Myanmar for a sixth consecutive day, as US President JoeBiden announced sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation’s generals and demanded they relinquish power. There has been an outpouring of anger and defiance since the militaryousted civilian…

Chinese Naval Fleet Heads For Joint Exercise In Pakistan

BEIJING, Feb 11 (NNN-APP) – A fleet of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, today set off for Pakistan, to attend a multilateral joint naval exercise, at the invitation of the Pakistani navy, China’s Ministry of National Defence, said. The drill, code-named “Peace-21,” is set to be conducted in waters near…

Thai Princess Sirindhorn Wishes Prosperity For Chinese Lunar New Year

BANGKOK, Feb 11 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Princess, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, issued a Chinese Lunar New Year greeting card for the Year of the Ox, which begins tomorrow. The greeting card featured a handwritten message by Princess Sirindhorn, that said, the breath of the ox reaches up to the heaven, or…

Blast Kills One Civilian, Wounds Four In E. Afghanistan

JALALABAD, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One civilian has been confirmed dead and four others injured, as a blast shook Behsood district, in eastern Nangarhar province today, a news release of provincial government said. The explosive device was planted inside a handcart, and went off at 08:30 a.m. local time, killing…

Pres Biden asks court to pause move to ban TikTok in US

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden’s administration has asked a US federal court to pause proceedings aimed at banning TikTok to allow for a fresh review of the national security threat from the popular Chinese-owned video app. The filing in a federal appeals court said the new administration…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,871,294 As New Cases Per Day See Rise

NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,871,294 today, as 12,923 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours. According to official data, the death toll mounted to 155,360, as 108 patients died since yesterday morning. This is the first day in the past several…

Iran Ready To Re-Embrace Nuke Commitments If Other Parties Do: President

TEHRAN, Feb 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, yesterday said, Iran will re-embrace its nuclear commitments, in case the other parties do so. “The day when we witness the implementation of the (nuclear deal) obligations by the P5+1, we are ready to implement our obligations in the nuclear deal,…

6.4-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Western Indonesia, No Casualty Report So Far

JAKARTA, Feb 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted Indonesia’s western Bengkulu province last night, but did not trigger damages or casualties, officials said. The quake has no potential to cause tsunami, Alfath Abubakar, an official at the meteorology and geophysics agency, said, over the phone.…
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