Survey Finds 59 Percent Population In Brunei Open To COVID-19 Vaccination

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 7 (NNN-BBNEWS) – A total of 59 percent of Bruneians would definitely take the COVID-19 vaccine, when it becomes available in the country, a vaccine intention survey conducted by the sultanate’s Ministry of Health revealed. Thirty-three percent were unsure for the time being. Only eight percent…

Abd Jalil Hassan Is New Police Chief Of Malaysia’s Selangor State

PETALING JAYA, Feb 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Bukit Aman, the Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters, named Pahang police chief, Abd Jalil Hassan, as the new Selangor police chief. Its corporate communications division announced that, the appointment will take effect from Mar 1. This comes, after the retirement of former Selangor police chief,…

Covid-19 may have spread in Wuhan seafood market, but originated elsewhere: WHO expert

People eating in front of a restaurant in Wuhan, China’s central Hubei province on Feb 5, 2021 MOSCOW, Feb 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Wuhan’s Huanan seafood market may have made it possible for the novel coronavirus to spread, but it does not mean the virus originated there, a Russian expert has…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,814,304, As Active Cases Fall Below 150,000

NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,814,304 today, as 11,713 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 154,918, as 95 COVID-19 patients died since…

Airstrikes Kill 18 Militants In E. Afghanistan: Gov’t

JALALABAD, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 18 Taliban militants were killed, when the Afghan Air Force struck a militants’ position, in eastern Nangarhar province overnight, the local government confirmed today. The airstrikes were conducted in the mountainous Sherzad district, in the west of Nangarhar, the government said in a…

Covid-19: Number of cases across globe up by over 355,000 in past day – WHO

GENEVA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 355,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 104.37 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin. As of Feb 5, as many as 104,370,550…

UN has first contact with Myanmar military since coup

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations has had its first contact with the military in Myanmar since it launched a coup this week, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday, repeating calls for civilian leaders to be freed. “Our special envoy today had a first contact in which she…

Covid-19: US trade gap soars in 2020 amid pandemic disruptions

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US trade deficit surged in 2020 to its highest level since 2008, the government reported, in the pandemic-roiled year that upended the global economy. Business shutdowns and global shipping disruptions caused by Covid-19 were a major factor for most of last year, leading to…

Iran Reports 7,061 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,452,380 In Total

TEHRAN, Feb 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian health authorities announced on Friday, 7,061 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s overall count to 1,452,380 infections so far. Of the newly infected, 675 had to be hospitalised, said the spokeswoman for Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Sima Sadat Lari, at her…

Myanmar Blocks Access To Twitter, Instagram: Telecom Operator

YANGON, Feb 6 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar has blocked the access of social media platforms Twitter and Instagram today, according to a statement issued by Telenor, one of the four operators in Myanmar. The move came in addition to the current temporary block of Facebook, imposed since Thursday. The statement said,…
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