Cambodia Says ASEAN Fully Confident In China’s Capacity To Contain COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Feb 23 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia said, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), is fully confident in China’s capacity to control and contain the spread of COVID-19. “ASEAN Foreign Ministers expressed full confidence in the government and people of China, to overcome the epidemic and, in return, their…

Eight Killed, Several Trapped After Marble Quarry Rock-slide In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (NNN-APP) – A rock-slide from a marble quarry, on Saturday, killed eight labourers and trapped at least 15 others, in Pakistan’s Buner district of northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, official said. The official, who serves as Buner district police officer, told local media that, some 30 miners were…

US prepares to sign withdrawal deal with Taliban on Feb 29

WASHINGTON/KABUL, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US and the Taliban are set to sign a historic agreement that would pave the way to ending America’s longest war, hours after Kabul said a week-long partial truce across Afghanistan would kick off this weekend. Both US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and…

UK begins repatriating citizens from virus-stricken Japan cruise ship

LONDON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British government said ithad begun repatriating its citizens from a cruise ship quarantined off Tokyofor more than two weeks by Japanese authorities over the coronavirusoutbreak. “We can confirm the evacuation flight from Japan has now departed with 32 British and European passengers on board,…

Number of US troops wounded in Iran attack now at 110: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of US troops who sustained traumatic brain injury when Iran launched missiles at their base in Iraq last month has risen to 110, the Pentagon said. The figure is one higher than the last toll, which was announced onFeb 10. All of the…

Kuwait Evacuates Citizens From Iran Over COVID-19

KUWAIT, Feb 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kuwait received the arrival of the first flight from Iran with Kuwaiti nationals, on Saturday, as part of the country’s evacuation plan, after the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran. The flight landed at Kuwait International Airport with 130 passengers on board, Abdulaziz Al-Fawzan, Director General of…

Palestinian Universities Cooperate In Teaching Chinese Language

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Various Palestinian universities, signed a cooperation agreement on Chinese language teaching. Under the agreement, Al-Quds University, which hosts the only Confucius Institute in Palestine, will overlook the implementation of the agreement, in terms of providing educational programmes and language teachers, appointed by the Chinese…

Iran Announces Suspension Of All Sports Events For 10 Days

TEHRAN, Feb 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will suspend all sports events in the country for 10 days, over the outbreak of the new coronavirus, also named COVID-19, official reported. From Feb 24 (tomorrow), all sports activities and events, including soccer matches, will be stopped for 10 days, the headquarters said,…

Tokyo 2020 Postpones Volunteer Training Amid Virus Outbreak

TOKYO, Feb 22 (NNN-NHK) – Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games postponed training for volunteers “as part of efforts to prevent the spread of infection of the novel coronavirus” (COVID-19). “The organising committee continues to work closely with all related organisations to prepare for a safe and secure Tokyo…

Death Toll Of Flash Flood In Indonesia Rises To Seven

JAKARTA, Feb 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll from a flash flood in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta province, increased to seven, with 23 others injured, a disaster agency official said today (Saturday). The victims were swept away by the flood, as 249 students of the SMP Negeri I Turi secondary school, were…
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