Toyota Kirloskar Launches India’s First Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

MUMBAI, Mar 17 (NNN-PTI) – Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd., yesterday launched India’s first green hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, Toyota Mirai, the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau said in a statement. This is a first-of-its-kind project in India, which aims to create a green hydrogen based ecosystem in the country,…

Covid-19: Number of cases across globe exceeds 460 million – WHO

GENEVA, March 17 (NNN-TASS) — The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 460 million and the number of fatalities has exceeded 6.05 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.   As of March 16, as many as 460,280,168 novel coronavirus cases and 6,050,018 coronavirus-associated deaths…

Malaysia Reports 28,298 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Deaths Pass 34,000 Mark

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 28,298 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the total to 3,900,433, according to the health ministry. There are 698 new imported cases in the country, and 27,600 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 105 deaths have…

Vietnam Reopens Borders For Int’l Tourists

HANOI, Mar 17 (NNN-VNA) — Vietnam on Tuesday, fully reopened its borders for international tourists, its tourism authorities said. At a press briefing held Tuesday, general director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Nguyen Trung Khanh, said, foreign nationals can now enter Vietnam by air, land and sea, through…

Covid-19: WTO chief hails vaccines IP compromise

GENEVA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Trade Organization chief hailed a breakthrough between the EU, the United States, India and South Africa on waiving intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines.    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the compromise was a big step forward in a bid to end the logjam at…

S. Korea Reports Record High Of Over 400,000 New Covid-19 Cases

SEOUL, Mar 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported a record high of 400,741 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 7,629,275, the health authorities said yesterday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 362,329 the previous day, topping…

Bangladesh Reports No New COVID-19 Deaths For Second Consecutive Day

DHAKA, Mar 17 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday reported no new COVID-19 deaths for the second consecutive day, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. After about three months, Bangladesh on Tuesday logged zero deaths. The official data showed a total of 29,112 people in the country have died, due…

Roundup: Pakistan Decides To End All COVID-19 Restrictions Amid Dwindling New Cases

by Raheela Nazir ISLAMABAD, Mar 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Pakistani government decided to scrap all COVID-19 related restrictions nationwide, amid a continuous downward trend in the number of new cases, with experts and officials calling for continued surveillance and vaccination process. Asad Umar, chairman of the National Command and Operation…

7.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes North-Eastern Japan, Injures Reported

TOKYO, Mar 17 (NNN-NHK) – A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit north-eastern Japan late last night, leaving several people injured, according to local government. The temblor occurred at around 11:36 p.m. local time (1436 GMT), with a latitude of 37.7 north, and a longitude of 141.7 east, and at a depth of…

Saudi Arabia Committed To Keeping Global Oil Market Stable

DHAKA, Mar 17 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia is committed to keeping global oil market stable, visiting Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, said here yesterday. The pledge came, after the Saudi foreign minister met with his Bangladeshi counterpart, AK Abdul Momen, earlier in the day. Responding…
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