Pakistani Army Chief, U.S. Special Envoy Discuss Afghan Peace Process

ISLAMABAD, Mar 9 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, yesterday met with visiting U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, in Rawalpindi and discussed ongoing Afghan peace process, the Pakistani military said. An army statement said, matters of mutual interest, regional security and ongoing…

Brazil’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 11 Million

SAO PAULO, Mar 8 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported an accumulative 11,019,344 COVID-19 cases, as of yesterday, amid a second wave of the outbreak of the disease, the Brazilian Ministry of Health said. Meanwhile, a total of 1,086 people died in the last 24 hours, a record for a Sunday, bringing…

S. Korea, U.S. Kick Off Scaled-Back Joint Military Exercises Over Covid-19

SEOUL, Mar 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – The combined forces of South Korea and the United States kicked off their joint annual military exercises, in a scaled-back manner, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), was quoted as saying. The Combined Command Post Training (CCPT), or the…

Vietnam’s Plastic Import Value Surges In Two Months

HANOI, Mar 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam imported over one million tonnes of plastic worth nearly 1.6 billion U.S. dollars, in the first two months of this year, posting a year-on-year rise of 2.3 percent in volume, and 21.5 percent in value, according to its Ministry of Industry and Trade, today.…

Brazilian State Of Mato Grosso Says Hospital Network Is Collapsing

SAO PAULO, Mar 8 (NNN-CMA) – The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, the largest grain producer in the country, announced yesterday that, its hospital network has begun to collapse, as there is a lack of intensive care beds, due to the increasing number of patients from COVID-19. The health authorities…

Chile Reports Third Consecutive Day Of Over 5,000 Daily Cases Of COVID-19

SANTIAGO, Mar 8 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile announced yesterday, the third consecutive day of more than 5,000 daily cases of COVID-19, with 5,280 cases, bringing the total to 855,785, the Ministry of Health reported. The ministry also reported another 69 deaths, bringing the death toll to 21,077, and said that,…

U.S., South Korea Reach Agreement On Defence Cost-Sharing

WASHINGTON, Mar 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – The United States and South Korea reached an agreement on defence cost-sharing, with increased contribution from South Korea, U.S. State Department said yesterday. “We are pleased that U.S. and the Republic of Korea negotiators have reached consensus on a proposed text of a Special Measures…

U.S., Allies Dropped 46 Bombs Per Day On Other Countries Since 2001: Research

LOS ANGELES, Mar 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – An average of 46 bombs have been dropped on other countries per day, by the United States and its allies since 2001, recent research by anti-war group CODEPINK revealed. According to the research, by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies of the U.S.-based group,…

Mexico reports 6,561 new COVID-19 cases, 779 more deaths

MEXICO CITY, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s health ministry reported 6,561 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 779 fatalities, bringing its total to 2,125,866 infections and 190,357 deaths. Officials have been frustrated by bottlenecks in the vaccine supply and raised concerns that wealthy countries are hoarding vaccines…

World Bank approves US$ 420 million loan to Argentina for sanitation and housing

WASHINGTON, March 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$ 300 million loan to expand and improve water and sanitation services in Metropolitan Buenos Aires, particularly in the most vulnerable areas. An additional US$ 120 million will be available for the construction of social housing, benefiting…
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