Turkey, Russia Discuss Russian Airstrike Against Rebels In Syria

ANKARA, Oct 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, held a phone talk with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Tuesday, one day after Russia’s airstrike killed nearly 80 Turkey-backed rebels in Syria. Syria and Libya were the issues discussed by the two foreign ministers during the conversation. The…

Iran Bolsters Air Defence Near NW Border: Army Chief

TEHRAN, Oct 28 (NNN-TASNIM) – The chief commander of Iran’s army, said yesterday that, Iran has bolstered its air defence, near the north-western border, amid the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The move is aimed at safeguarding the security of Iran’s borders, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi was quoted by…

Roundup: Iran’s Total COVID-19 Cases Top 580,000, As Morocco’s Tally Crosses 200,000-Mark

CAIRO, Oct 28 (NNN-MENA) – Iran reported 6,968 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 581,824. Meanwhile, the tally of infections in Morocco crossed the 200,000-mark amid continuing resurgence of the pandemic. COVID-19 has so far claimed 33,299 lives in Iran, the hardest-hit…

Myanmar Extends COVID-19 Restriction Until End Of Nov

YANGON, Oct 28 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Tuesday, announced the extension of COVID-19 restrictive measures until Nov 30, to curb the spread of the virus. The extension will be applied to the temporary entry restrictions for all travellers from foreign countries, temporary suspension of all types of…

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…