COVID-19 Cases In Philippines Surge, Australian State Of Victoria Reports Fewest Cases Since July 13

HONG KONG, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic in the Asia Pacific, the number of cases in the Philippines surged on Wednesday while the Australian state of Victoria reported fewest cases since July 13. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 173,774 after…

Aussie National Airline Qantas Reports Loss Of 2.8-Billion-USD As Revenue Hit

SYDNEY, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national airline, Qantas, reported a 2.8-billion-U.S. dollar revenue hit, for the second half of the 2020 financial year, today, due to the crippling effects of COVID-19. In a statement to shareholders, the company posted an 89-million-U.S. dollar before tax profit, for the 12 months…

No Virus Found From Thais In Contact With Infected Malaysian Visitor: Health Authorities

BANGKOK, Aug 20 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said that, through contact tracing, they have not found any COVID-19 infection among those who had been in close contact with a Malaysian man who tested positive. The 46-year-old Malaysian visited Thailand and returned to Kuala Lumpur…

More Local Transmissions Of COVID-19 Reported In Myanmar, 396 Cases In Total

YANGON, Aug 20 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported two more locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 this morning, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 396, said the Health and Sports Ministry. One patient is a 41-year-old male, living in Sittwe township of Rakhine state who was under quarantine…

Older Black, Ethnic People Among Poorest 20 Percent In England: Study

LONDON, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people, aged 50 to 70, are more likely to be in the poorest 20 percent of the population in England, a new study revealed yesterday. Carried out by the Centre for Ageing Better, with the Institute for Public Policy…

Chinese Medical Expert Team In South Sudan For Anti-Virus Mission

JUBA, Aug 20 (NNN-SUNA) – A team of Chinese medical experts arrived in South Sudan yesterday, to strengthen the east African nation’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The eight-member team from China’s Anhui Province, consists of experts in the fields, including laboratory technology, infection, insensitive care, public health, and nursing.…

Three killed in earlier rocket attack in Kabul: ministry

KABUL, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A rocket attack that struck Kabul thisweek as the city marked Afghanistan’s independence day killed at least three people, including two members of President Ashraf Ghani’s honour guard, officials said Wednesday. Fourteen rockets were fired into central Kabul on Tuesday as the countrymarked the 101st…

Philippines bans poultry products from Australia over bird flu outbreak

MANILA, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Philippines said it has temporarily banned the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from Australia after the presence of the highly pathogenic H7N7 avian flu virus was detected at an egg farm. Australia, which accounts for less than 1 per cent…

World Humanitarian Day: UN hails aid workers after record attacks

GENEVA, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations paid tribute Wednesday to humanitarian workers now battling the COVID-19 pandemic after a year in which they found themselves under greater attack than ever before. The UN marked its World Humanitarian Day by remembering the 125 aidworkers who were killed in 2019,…

Myanmar kicks off 4th meeting of 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference

File photo of Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (centre) speaking during previous Panglong Peace Talk with ethnic representatives NAY PYI TAW, Aug 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The fourth meeting of the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference of Myanmar kicked off in Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday, with the aims…
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