Indonesia Reports 49,447 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 244 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Feb 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 49,447 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,457,775, the country’s health ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll rose by 244 to 147,586, while 61,361 more people recovered from the disease, during the past 24 hours, bringing…

Malaysia Reports 30,644 New COVID-19 Infections, 57 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 30,644 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight bringing the total to 3,367,871, according to the health ministry. There are 257 new imported cases, with 30,387 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 57 deaths have been reported,…

S.Korea Reports 166,209 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Feb 26 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 166,209 more COVID-19 cases, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 2,831,283, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was slightly up from 165,890 in the previous day, staying below 170,000 for two…

New Zealand Reports 13,606 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 13,606 new community cases of COVID-19 today, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the new community infections, 9,262 were in the largest city, Auckland. In addition, there were six new cases detected at the New Zealand border, said the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN civil aviation council ‘condemns’ Russian violation of Ukraine airspace

MONTREAL, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s civil aviation body condemned the “violation” of Ukraine’s territory and airspace after Russia invaded. The 36 states on the International Civil Aviation Organization Council (ICAO) “condemned the violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of a United Nations Member State, including its airspace,”…

India’s Delhi Ends All COVID-19 Curbs

NEW DELHI, Feb 26 (NNN-PTI) – The government of India’s Delhi, announced yesterday that, all curbs related to COVID-19 will be ended. The decision has been taken by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), following a decline in COVID-19 cases. “DDMA withdraws all restrictions, as the situation improves and people…

Two Policemen Killed, One Injured In Gun Attack In Pakistan’s Balochistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 26 (NNN-APP) – Two policemen were killed and another was injured, in a shooting incident, in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province yesterday, police officials said. Unknown gunmen, riding on motorcycles, opened indiscriminate fire, at a group of police officers patrolling in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Asad Nasir,…

APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting Focuses On Regional Integration, Connectivity, Sustainability

BANGKOK, Feb 26 (NNN-TNA) – Senior officials from the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) member economies, concluded a meeting yesterday, after discussing work to reinvigorate regional economic integration, reconnect the region and reassure sustainability for future growth. During the first APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) in 2022, participants from member economies…

Cambodia Ranks Third In Real Income Gains, Export Growth Under RCEP Trade Pact: World Bank

PHNOM PENH, Feb 26 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia ranked third in real income gains and export growth, under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement, showed a recent research paper by the World Bank. Titled “Estimating the Economic and Distributional Impacts of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership,” the report…

Iran “Entitled” To Develop Civilian Nuke Programme: Atomic Chief

TEHRAN, Feb 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, said, the Islamic republic is entitled to develop its “civilian” nuclear programme, Press TV reported yesterday. Dismissing allegations by some countries that Iran is seeking “to make an atomic bomb,” Eslami said, this is the…
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