Covid-19: Aussie cluster grows to 28, border restrictions reintroduced
SYDNEY, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — An outbreak of COVID-19 in the Australian city of Sydney grew to 28 on Friday,…
Middle-east roundup: Saudi Arabia starts Covid-19 vaccination; Turkey sees highest daily death toll of 243
Labourers, wearing protective face masks, disinfect the front of a restaurant in Dubai’s marina CAIRO, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Saudi…
Doping: Russia banned from next two Olympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing
The Olympic rings inside the building of the Russian Olympic Committee in Moscow LAUSANNE, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia will…
Cameron PM inaugurates country’s first-ever shopping mall
YAOUNDE, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on Thursday inaugurated the country’s first ever shopping mall…
Covid-19: Iran reports 7,453 new cases, 1,138,530 in total
A woman wearing a face mask crosses a street in Tehran TEHERAN, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iran reported 7,453 new…
Brexit: UK to do “everything” to secure good trade deal with EU – senior official
Boris Johnson on a call with Ursula von der Leyen LONDON, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — British Cabinet Office Minister Michael…
India launches communication satellite CMS-01
NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Indian space research organisation ( ISRO) Thursday successfully launched a communication satellite CMS-01…
Covid-19: Asia-Pacific not expected to have early access to coronavirus vaccines – WHO
MANILA, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Asia-Pacific region was not expected to have early access to COVID-19 vaccines and should continue to…
Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda rank top for rapid digital growth, demand: report
Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded high mobile payment adoption in the past decade NAIROBI, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya ranked top…
Ethiopia unrest: More than 63,000 people internally displaced in Tigray – UN spokesman
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A UN spokesman said that more than 63,000 people have…