ADB Sells Two Billion USD 10-Year Global Benchmark Bond

MANILA, Feb 25 (NNN-PNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today, that, it has sold a two-billion-U.S. dollar-10-year global bond, proceeds of which will be part of ADB’s ordinary capital resources. This is ADB’s second successful outing in the U.S. dollar market this year, ADB Treasurer, Pierre Van Peteghem,…

12 U.S. Soldiers, Two Civilians In S. Korea Test Positive For COVID-19

SEOUL, Feb 25 (NNN-YONHAP) – Twelve more U.S. soldiers and two civilians in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said today. The USFK, said that, 14 USFK-affiliated individuals were confirmed with the COVID-19, after arriving in South Korea between Feb 3 and 22. Five service…

Tokyo 2020 President Hashimoto Assures IOC “Safety First” Games Will Be Held

TOKYO, Feb 25 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo 2020 president, Seiko Hashimoto, assured the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, today, that, the Japanese capital will host an Olympic Games that will put safety in the first place. The 56-year-old former Japanese Olympic Minister, admitted that the situation is still “difficult,” and…

Malaysia, France Agree On Developing New Forms of Cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and France, given their experiences in addressing the current COVID-19 pandemic, have agreed that the two countries should develop new forms of cooperation, including guaranteed access to vaccines, and post-pandemic socio-economic recovery, said Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. He said this was agreed upon…

Thai Court Finds Three Ministers Guilty Of Involvement In 2014’s Anti-Government Protests

BANGKOK, Feb 25 (NNN-TNA) – Three current Thai Cabinet ministers lost their posts yesterday, due to their court verdicts for jail, in relation to the 2014’s Bangkok shutdown and street protests, which they had unlawfully orchestrated. Education Minister, Nataphol Teepsuwan, Digital Economy and Society Minister, Buddhipongse Punnakanta and Deputy Transport…

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…
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