Campaign Calling For End Of Violence Against Women, Children Held In Manila

MANILA, Feb 15 (NNN-PNA) – Students from St. Scholastica’s College, Manila (SSC), participated in the global campaign, One Billion Rising, to call for an end to violence against women and children. The programme was graced by Monique Wilson, global director of One Billion Rising, and Mae Paner, actress and activist.…

Singapore To Re-Activate Clinics Scheme For Epidemic

SINGAPORE, Feb 15 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore announced, it will re-activate a special clinics scheme from Feb 18, to better detect and manage novel coronavirus infections. The country’s health ministry said, about 900 general practitioner clinics, previously activated to deal with haze and the H1N1 influenza pandemic, will be reactivated as…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Teploklyuchenka, Kyrgyzstan — USGS

BEIJING, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1, jolted 99 km SE of Teploklyuchenka, Kyrgyzstan, at 0331 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 41.7969 degrees north latitude, and 79.2784 degrees…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump thanks Cambodia over ship in rare message to China-ally

Passengers wave their hands onboard MS Westerdam as it docks in Sihanoukville WASHINGTON/SIHANOUKVILLE (Cambodia), Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has thanked Cambodia for taking in the castaway cruise ship MS Westerdam in a rare message to a country that is one of China’s closest allies and has often…

Mongolian President Appoints New Chief Of Staff

ULAN BATOR, Feb 15 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – Mongolian President, Khaltmaa Battulga, on Friday, appointed Ulziikhuu Shijir, as his new chief of staff. Prior to his appointment, Shijir served as general secretary of Mongolian Football Federation. Shijir replaced Zandaakhuu Enkhbold, who had recently submitted his resignation, citing his need to focus…

Tanzanian PM warns politicians against misleading statement on Covid-19

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa warned politicians to stop making misleading statements on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 in China. “Politicians should stop making misleading statements on the virus that confuse members,” said Majaliwa shortly after attending Friday prayers in the…

IOC More Confident Of Tokyo Olympics After Two-Day Talks With Local Organisers

TOKYO, Feb 15 (NNN-NHK) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC), said here on Friday that, the Tokyo Olympic Games will be held on time, with no possibility to be cancelled or moved elsewhere, despite the coronavirus outbreak. John Coates, head of the IOC’s coordination commission, said, after a two-day meeting…

US trade coalition calls for removal of tariffs as phase-one deal with China takes effect

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Americans for Free Trade, a coalition of more than 150 industry associations, has urged the Trump administration to remove all additional tariffs, as the China-US phase-one economic and trade agreement takes effect on Friday. “It’s encouraging to see some of the Phase One Deal come…

Cambodian PM Welcomes Passengers From Cruise Ship, After All Test Negative For COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Feb 15 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, on Friday, welcomed passengers, disembarked from the Westerdam cruise ship, in southwest Cambodia’s Sihanoukville, after all had tested negative for the novel coronavirus. In a live broadcast on the state-run National Television of Cambodia, Hun Sen shook…

Iran Says U.S. “Probably” Behind Cyber Attack On Telecom Network

TEHRAN, Feb 15 (NNN-IRNA) – The United States was probably behind the recent cyber attack on Iran’s telecommunication infrastructure, Gholam Reza Jalali, head of Iran’s Civil Defence Organisation, said. “It’s very difficult and time-consuming to trace the source of a cyber attack. The Telecommunication Infrastructure Company (of Iran) is currently…
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