Russia discharges second Chinese man to recover from Covid-19

MOSCOW, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia discharged a Chinese national from hospital in the Siberian city of Chita on Wednesday after he recovered from a Covid-19 infection, local authorities said. He was the second of Russia’s two confirmed cases of coronavirus to recover. The other victim, also a Chinese national,…

Australian Military To Assist Flood Recovery Efforts, As Cyclone Bears Down On East Coast

SYDNEY, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – With homes and businesses battered by the extreme weather on Australia’s east coast, energy provider Ausgrid asked for help from the military, to clear debris and repair electricity. Speaking with Sky News Wednesday (this) morning, New South Wales (NSW) Minister for Energy and Environment, Matt…

US authorises Hong Kong staff to leave over Covid-19

US Consulate General, Hong Kong WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it had authorised consulate staff to leave Hong Kong as concerns spread over the Covid-19 that originated in mainland China. Non-essential staff and their family members will be allowed, but not required, to leave the metropolis “out…

Donations top 700,000 USD to assist victims of Thailand’s mass shooting

BANGKOK, Feb 12 (NNN-TNA) – Cash donations and funds raised, to assist victims of Thailand’s weekend mass shooting, have reached up to 23 million baht (735,764 U.S. dollars), said Nakhon Ratchasima governor, Wichian Chantharanothai, on Tuesday. The 17-hour shooting spree by a soldier, claimed 30 lives, including the gunman, and…

465 Petroleum Companies Participate In Egypt Petroleum Show “EGYPS 2020”

CAIRO, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The fourth edition of Egypt Petroleum Show “EGYPS 2020” kicked off on Tuesday in Cairo, with the participation of some 465 petroleum companies. Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, inaugurated the three-day event, which includes a conference and an exhibition, and is held under the theme “North…

Pakistani Gov’t Announces Subsidy To Rein In Rampant Inflation

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (NNN-APP) – A meeting of Pakistan’s federal cabinet, with Prime Minister, Imran Khan in the chair, decided to provide subsidy of 10 billion rupees (65 million U.S. dollars) on five essential food items, in a bid to control rampant food inflation. Briefing journalists after the cabinet meeting,…

Two more arrested over Vietnamese truck deaths, UK police say

The bodies of 39 Vietnamese nationals were discovered in a refrigerated trailer LONDON, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British police said that two more arrests had been made over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in the back of a truck near London last year while investigations indicated they had died of…

Covid-19: UK team tests China virus vaccine on mice

LONDON, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A team of British scientists believe they have become the first to start animal testing of a vaccine for the new Covid-19 virus that has killed more than 1,000 people.Researchers at Imperial College London said their ultimate goal was to have an effective and safe…

Novel coronavirus named ‘Covid-19’: UN health agency

GENEVA, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organisation said “Covid-19” would be the new official name for the deadly coronavirus that was first identified in China on Dec 31. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s Covid-19,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva,…

Iranians Mark 41st Anniversary Of Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN, Feb 12 (NNN-ISNA) – Hundreds of thousands of Iranians attended nationwide rallies on Tuesday, to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution. In different cities, people swarmed to the streets, chanting anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans. In Tehran, the demonstrators burned the U.S. and Israeli flags.…
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