China virus death toll nears 1,400

BEIJING, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from China’s virusepidemic neared 1,400 on Friday, as the United States complained of a “lackof transparency” from Beijing over its handling of a crisis that has fuelledglobal panic. Nearly 64,000 people are now recorded as having been made ill by the virusin…

US: Pres Trump says peace deal with Taliban “very close” as partial truce announced

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Pres Donald Trump said the United States and the Taliban were nearing a peace agreement — although it was not clear if he was talking about the limited pause in hostilities agreed with the guerrillas or something broader. “I think we’re very close. I think…

Cruise passengers land in Cambodia after two weeks at sea over virus fears

Cambodia’s strongman premier Hun Sen welcomed around 100 tourists SIHANOUKVILLE (Cambodia), Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Passengers on a cruise ship that was turned away from ports around Asia over fears they could be carrying the new coronavirus Covid-19 finally began disembarking in Cambodia on Friday.Cambodia’s strongman premier Hun Sen welcomed…

US warship in Arabian Sea seizes weapons suspected bound for Yemen’s Houthis

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A United States Navy warship seized weapons believed to be of Iranian “design and manufacture”, including 150 anti-tank guided missiles and three Iranian surface-to-air missiles, the US military said.In a statement, the military said the guided-missile cruiser Normandy boarded a dhow, a traditional sailing vessel,…

Australia fires: New South Wales blazes all ‘contained’ as storm approaching

SYDNEY, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All of the bushfires in New South Wales (NSW) are now considered contained, say fire officials in the Australian state. The NSW Rural Fire Service said it was “great news” after “a very traumatic, exhausting and anxious” time. The development is thanks in part to…

Japan records first coronavirus death, two taxi drivers test positive

Members of the media gather near the cruise ship Diamond Princess, as the vessel’s passengers continue to be tested for Covid-19 TOKYO, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman has died from the Covid-19 in Japan, the first such death in the country since the epidemic spread from China, the health…

Climate change cooling Australia’s economy: RBA governor

SYDNEY, Feb 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe warned that climate change is having an effect on the country’s economy and that more should be done to tap into renewable industries. Speaking at an economic forum in Melbourne, Lowe explained that occurrences linked to climate…

US, Taliban agree 7-day reduction in violence in Afghanistan

BRUSSELS, Feb 14 (NNN-TELESUR) — United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced that they’ve secured a seven-day reduction in violence in talks with the Taliban to help seek a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan. “It is our view that seven days, for now, is sufficient but in all things, our…

Four In An Afghan Family Dead In Avalanche

NILI, Afghanistan, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four members of a family had been killed, one injured, while two others went missing, after avalanche hit a village in Afghanistan’s central Daykundi province, provincial government spokesperson said today (Thursday). “The incident occurred in Hessar village, of remote Miramur district. A seven-member-family was…

Indonesia’s Most Active Volcano Erupts

JAKARTA, Feb 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – The most active volcano in Indonesia, Mount Merapi, on Java Island, erupted on Thursday (this) morning, and a warning over the risks of hot clouds and volcanic materials was issued, the volcanology agency said. The 2,930-metre-high volcano, spewed a column of ash by up to…
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