Political Decisions Needed For Ending Vienna Talks On Iran Nuclear Deal: EU Coordinator

VIENNA, Mar 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Political decisions need to be made, to end the Vienna talks, on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, said Enrique Mora, deputy secretary-general of the European External Action Service, yesterday. “It is time, in the next few days, for political decisions to end the Vienna…

Indonesia Launches Visa On Arrival Service For Travellers From 23 Countries

JAKARTA, Mar 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has opened special visa on arrival services, for international travellers from 23 countries, to restore the tourism sector, the Directorate General of Immigration said, yesterday. The 23 countries include Australia, the U.S., the Netherlands, Brunei, the Philippines, Britain, Italy, Japan, Germany, Cambodia,…

Singapore Reports 13,520 New COVID-19 Cases, 846,341 In Total

SINGAPORE, Mar 8 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 13,520 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 846,341. Of the new cases, 2,578 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 10,942 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Moderate Quake Strikes Off Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Mar 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia early today, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The quake jolted at 2:13 a.m. this morning, local time (1813 GMT Monday), with the epicentre at 65 km south-east of Ondong village, located in the…

Pakistani PM Announces Food Subsidy Programme For 20 Million Households

ISLAMABAD, Mar 8 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, yesterday launched a food subsidy programme, to provide a monthly subsidy of 30 percent on daily use commodities, to 20 million households. Under the targeted subsidy for the middle and lower middle class, the prices of flour, cooking oil among…

Covid-19: Venezuela receives new batch of medicines from China

CARACAS, March 7 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Venezuela received a new batch of medicines and supplies sent by China as part of the humanitarian bridge between both nations, official sources announced on Sunday . A total of 69 tons of medicines arrived at the Simon Bolivar International Airport of Maiquetia from…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: West asks for Russia to be suspended from Interpol

  LONDON, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several Western countries, including the UK and the United States, have called on Interpol to suspend Russia from the international law enforcement organisation, according to British HomeSecretary Priti Patel.    The UK, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have requested “the immediate suspension…

Afghanistan Receives 32 Million USD In Humanitarian Cash Aid

KABUL, Mar 7 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan received a fresh batch of 32 million U.S. dollars in humanitarian cash assistance, the country’s central bank said today. “Following a series of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the 17th package of humanitarian aid of 32 million U.S. dollars reached Afghanistan yesterday and was delivered…

Afghan Acting FM, OIC Special Envoy Meet On Humanitarian, Development

KABUL, Mar 7 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Tariq Ali Bakheet, special envoy of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today. During their meeting, held yesterday, Muttaqi and Bakheet discussed efforts made by the OIC,…

Australian Leaders Urged To Acknowledge Climate Change As Major Factor In Floods

CANBERRA, Mar 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian leaders have been urged to acknowledge the role of climate change, in catastrophic floods across the country’s east coast. The Climate Council, Australia’s leading climate change advocacy group, said in a statement today that, “too many leaders are silent” on the cause of the…
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