Iran Invites Lebanon To Organise Cultural Week In Tehran

BEIRUT, Feb 8 (NNN-NNA) – Iran on Friday, invited Lebanon to organise a Lebanese cultural week in Tehran, to boost cultural ties between the two countries. Lebanon is also invited to attend the international book exhibition in Tehran, in April, following a meeting between Lebanese Culture and Agriculture Minister, Abbas…

Ethiopia tests six travellers for coronavirus

Health officials screening travellers at an airport in Addis Ababa ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people have been quarantined in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, awaiting the results of coronavirus test.The five Ethiopians and a Chinese national had all travelled from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of…

India To Move 100 Million Tonnes Of Cargo On Coastal Shipping Route Over Next Five Years

MUMBAI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – India will move 100 million tonnes of coastal cargo in the next five years, through the coastal shipping route, from the present two million tonnes, an official from the shipping ministry said. “The linkage of inland waterways to coastal waterways is essential, by embarking on…

Coronavirus: First Canadians repatriated from Wuhan arrive in Canada

TRENTON (Canada), Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A plane bringing home the first Canadians from Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, landed Friday at a Canadian military base where they will be quarantined. The government-chartered jetliner landed at Trenton air force base east of Toronto around 6:30 am, after a refueling…

S. Korea To Continue Backing China On Anti-Epidemic Fight

SEOUL, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, said that, as a close neighbouring country of China, South Korea stands ready to continue to actively support China, in its effort to fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic. Moon made such remarks as he accepted the credentials from newly…

Elaborate Arrangements, Security In Place For Local Elections In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s election commission officials said, all arrangements and adequate security measures were put in place for the upcoming local elections scheduled to take place on Saturday (today), in the capital city Delhi. “All preparations are in place for tomorrow’s (today’s) assembly elections,” a local…

Philippines’ Duterte Orders Termination Of Military Agreement With U.S.

MANILA, Feb 8 (PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, wants Foreign Secretary, Teodoro Locsin, to notify Washington, about the intention of Manila to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the United States and the Philippines, Presidential Spokesperson, Salvador Panelo, said, yesterday. “President Duterte is instructing Executive Secretary (Salvador) Medialdea,…

Wuhan Combs Communities To Leave No Coronavirus Patient Unattended

WUHAN, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, is combing communities to ensure every confirmed or suspected patient is located and attended to, as a senior official vowed to nail any official deserter “to history’s pillar of shame.” A conference on epidemic control, ordered the…

Singapore reports 3 more cases of coronavirus infection

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed three additional cases of 2019 novel coronavirus infection in the republic, bringing the total to 33. In its latest update, the MOH said they comprise Singapore citizens with no known links to previous cases…

It’s too early to say coronavirus peaking in China: WHO

GENEVA, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was too early to say that China’s coronavirus outbreak was peaking, but noted that the country had recorded its first day of a drop in the number of new infections. The death toll from the virus in mainland…
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