Indonesia needs US$200 billion annual investment in 2021-2030 to decarbonise: Government

JAKARTA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia will need to invest US$150 billion to US$200 billion per year in low carbon programmes over the next nine years to meet its goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2060 or sooner, a new government study showed. Indonesia, the world’s eighth-biggest greenhouse…

Chinese astronauts arrive at space station for longest mission

BEIJING, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three astronauts successfully docked with China’s new space station on Saturday, state media said, on what is set to be Beijing’s longest crewed mission to date and the latest landmark in its drive to become a major space power. The three blasted off shortly after midnight…

Covid-19: WTO again fails to agree on vaccine patent waiver

  GENEVA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Trade Organization said its member nations had again failed to agree to suspend intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, with some countries doubting a deal could be reached unless certain delegations make “real compromises”.   South Africa and India have called for…

Update: Myanmar junta chief excluded from summit – ASEAN

Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar’s armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Myanmar’s junta chief will be excluded from an upcoming ASEAN summit, the group said Saturday, a rare rebuke as concerns rise over the military government’s commitment to plans on defusing a bloody crisis.…

Update: Daesh claims deadly suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar

  KANDAHAR (Afghanistan), Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Daesh group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a Shiite mosquein the southern Afghan city of Kandahar that killed at least 41 people andinjured scores more.   The Friday assault came just a week after another Daesh-claimed attack…

3 killed, 7 injured as quake hits Indonesia’s Bali

  JAKARTA, Oct 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Three people were killed and seven others suffered broken bones with another one still buried under rubbles of a building after a 4.8-magnitude quake damaged houses in Indonesia’s resortisland of Bali early Saturday.   The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 3:18 a.m.…

Afghanistan: US offers to pay relatives of 10 killed in botched drone strike

   WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it has offered to pay unspecified compensation to relatives of 10 people in Afghanistan including seven children who were killed by mistake in a US drone strike as American forces were completing their withdrawal.    In a statement the Pentagon…

Germany parties agree initial deal for next government

ext govt WorldAFPOctober 16, 2021 BERLIN, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz took a step toward succeeding Angela Merkel as chancellor, as his Social Democrats, the Greens and liberal FDP announced a preliminary deal to form a new government. The three parties have been holding talks since…

Russia says it chased US naval destroyer away from its waters

MOSCOW, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said one of its military vessels chased away a US naval destroyer that attempted to violate Russian territorial waters during Russian-Chinese naval drills in the Sea of Japan on Friday. There was no immediate comment from the US side. The Russian defence ministry said the crew…

US shooting: Parkland school shooter to plead guilty to killing 17

Nikolas Cruz will plead guilty, his lawyers have said MIAMI, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The former student accused of the Feb 14, 2018 shooting rampage at a school in Parkland, Florida, will plead guilty to murdering 17 people, his lawyer said. Nikolas Cruz, who was 19 at the time, took…