COVID-19: WHO team in Wuhan hold “good discussions” with Chinese counterparts

GENEVA/WUHAN, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday visited the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China’s central region of Hubei, where the outbreak emerged in late 2019. The group of independent experts spent about 4-1/2 hours on…

UN fears for Myanmar Rohingya after coup, Security Council due to meet Tuesday

People stock up rice in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb 1 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar will worsen the plight of some 600,000 Rohingya Muslims still in the country, a UN spokesman said as the Security Council planned to meet on the latest developments…

US Pres Biden demands Myanmar military cede power, orders sanctions review

US Pres Joe Biden called on Myanmar’s military to relinquish power immediately WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden called on Myanmar’s military to relinquish power immediately and ordered a review to consider re-imposing sanctions lifted due to the nation’s transition to democracy. “The international community should come together…

Turkey Vaccinates More Than Two Million Citizens

CAIRO, Feb 2 (NNN-MENA) – The number of Turks that received the first dose of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, exceeded 2,137,000 yesterday. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority decided to extend the state of emergency for 30 days, to curb the spread of the virus. Turkey started mass vaccination of health workers…

Covid-19: EU aims to boost vaccination rollout as variants spread

BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union put on a brave face, defending its troubled vaccination programme and insisting thatrenewed pledges of vaccine deliveries would make up for a productionshortfall. Pharmaceutical giants have scrambled to ramp up production and deliveries as Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks in Berlin with…

Six Killed In Collision Between Passenger Vehicle, Truck In India’s Punjab

NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-PTI) – Six people were killed and a few others injured, some of them critically, after a passenger vehicle collided head-on with a truck, yesterday, in India’s northern Punjab state, police said. The accident took place at village Giddarpindi, in Jalandhar district, about 190 km west…

Maldives To Vaccinate Its Population Against COVID-19 Within Six Months: President

MALE, Feb 2 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives will vaccinate its population against the COVID-19 pandemic within six months, President Ibrahim Solih said here. The Maldives “COVID-19 Dhifaau” campaign, to vaccinate its population against the pandemic began yesterday, and will be completed within six months, Solih said. The island country’s population…

UN Envoy To Iraq Visits Tehran To Support Stability In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Feb 2 (NNN-NINA) – The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), said that, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, paid a two-day visit to Tehran, that aimed at supporting Iraq’s stability. A UNAMI statement said that, Hennis-Plasschaert, held talks on Jan 31…

Kazakhstan Begins Mass Vaccination Against COVID-19

NUR-SULTAN, Feb 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kazakhstan began its coronavirus vaccination campaign yesterday, using Russian-made Sputnik V. Two deputy health ministers, Erlan Kiyasov and Azhar Giniyat, were among the first to take the jab at a local hospital. “If we create an immunity hurdle, with at least above 50 percent of…

Bangladesh To Receive 500 Million USD From World Bank To Improve Road, Digital Connectivity

DHAKA, Feb 2 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government signed a 500-million-U.S. dollar financing agreement with the World Bank, to help upgrade a highway and enhance connection of rural roads and markets, benefitting over 20 million people, living in the country’s western region, said a statement, yesterday. The Western Economic Corridor…
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