Philippine Red Cross To Resume COVID-19 Tests After Settlement Of Debt

MANILA, Oct 28 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), said, it will resume COVID-19 tests “in full” starting today, after the insurance company, PhilHealth, settled half of its debt to the organisation. “We will test right away. Tonight, I have requested the (PRC) secretary-general and all our laboratories in…

Mongolia To Operate Chartered Flights To Bring More Nationals Home Amid Pandemic

ULAN BATOR, Oct 28 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia is planning to operate at least 10 chartered flights in Nov, to bring home more nationals stranded overseas due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. More than 1,900 Mongolian nationals are expected to return home on the planned flights,…

Uzbekistan, Turkey Discuss Military Cooperation

TASHKENT, Oct 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, met with the Defence Minister of Turkey, Hulusi Akar, to discuss the development of military-technical cooperation between the two countries, the president’s press service said Tuesday. Mirziyoyev noted the dynamic development of the Uzbek-Turkish strategic partnership, based on centuries-old bonds of…

Singapore, IEA Co-Host Ministerial Conference On System Integration Of Renewables

SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore and the International Energy Agency (IEA) co-hosted the second Global Ministerial Conference on System Integration of Renewables (SIR) via video link. As part of the Singapore International Energy Week 2020, the conference brought together some 30 energy ministers, global CEO’s and thought leaders, to…

Australia’s Recession May Be Over: Reserve Bank Of Australia

CANBERRA, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s central bank revealed, the country’s recession, amid the COVID-19 pandemic could be over. Guy Debelle, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), told a Senate estimates hearing yesterday that, the bank believes the Australian economy returned to growth in the Sept quarter,…

Japanese Gov’t Endorses Bill To Offer Free COVID-19 Vaccines

TOKYO, Oct 28 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government endorsed a bill yesterday, to make COVID-19 vaccinations free, to all residents here. The bill will also compensate suppliers of the vaccines, should serious side effects be caused, and free health care will be offered to recipients of the vaccine, should they…

Egypt Strongly Condemns Deadly Bomb Blast At Pakistani Seminary

CAIRO, Oct 28 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt strongly condemned yesterday’s bomb explosion, at a seminary in Peshawar city, in north-western Pakistan, that resulted in eight deaths and dozens of casualties, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. “Egypt renews its total rejection of all forms of terrorism, violence and extremism, and its solidarity…

Lao Gov’t Expects 3.3-Percent Economic Growth This Year Despite COVID-19

VIENTIANE, Oct 28 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government predicted that the country’s economy will grow by 3.3 percent in 2020, despite fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lao Prime Minister, Thongloun Sisoulith, confirmed the projection when addressing the opening ceremony of the 10th session of the National Assembly’s eighth legislature. He…

Israel Reports 873 New COVID-19 Cases, 311,724 In Total

JERUSALEM, Oct 28 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 873 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total cases to 311,724. The number of death cases reached 2,483, with 30 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased, from 496 to 467, out of 819 patients currently…

Iran Summons French Diplomat Over Anti-Islam Comments In France

TEHRAN, Oct 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, summoned the French charge d’affaires, over growing anti-Islam comments in France, and French officials’ support for them, Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency reported, yesterday. In their meeting on Monday, a ministry official told French charge d’affaires to Tehran, Florent Aydalot, that, “any…