India’s Exports Up By 25.41 Percent In Feb

NEW DELHI, Mar 15 (NNN-PTI) – India’s overall exports, including merchandise and services, in Feb are estimated to be 57.03 billion U.S. dollars, seeing a growth of 25.41 percent over the same period last year, according to official data released yesterday. Meanwhile, the overall imports in Feb are estimated to…

Brunei Reports 2,278 New COVID-19 Cases, Total At 114,371

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Mar 15 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 2,278 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 114,371. All the newly recorded cases were local infections, the country’s health ministry said. As of Mar 13, 58.6 percent of Brunei’s 420,000 population have received three doses of the COVID-19…

US violence: Woman stabs man during date in revenge for Qassem Soleimani killing – Police

Nika Nikoubin, 21 CARSON CITY (Nevada, US), March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman stabbed her date whom she had met online in retaliation for the 2020 death of an Iranian military leader killed in an American drone strike, police said. Nika Nikoubin, 21, has been charged with attempted murder, battery…

Mongolia Launches National Movement Against Alcoholism

ULAN BATOR, Mar 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolian President, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, today announced that, the country is launching a national movement against alcoholism, for national security and the well-being of Mongolian families. “One of the main reasons for our sufferings is alcoholism. Alcoholism never brings good. Instead, it brings misery, loss,…

6.4-Magnitude Offshore Earthquake Jolts Philippines

MANILA, Mar 14 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, jolted Occidental Mindoro province in the Philippines, at dawn today, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said, the quake, which occurred at 5:05 a.m. local time (2105 GMT Sunday), hit at a…

Philippines Approves Emergency Use Of Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine For Children

MANILA, Mar 14 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA), granted the emergency use for China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for children, Health Secretary, Francisco Duque, said today. Duque said, the government would soon administer the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, or the inactivated CoronaVac vaccine, to children aged six and…

Sri Lankan Finance Minister Visits India For Financial Assistance

COLOMBO, Mar 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan Finance Minister, Basil Rajapaksa, will visit India this week, to seek financial assistance, state media reported here today. State-owned newspaper, Daily News, reported that the finance minister had scheduled the meeting during a telephone conversation, with Indian External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar. Rajapaksa…

Sameh Hassan’s Visit To Malaysia To Elevate Further Ties With Egypt

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 (NNN-Bernama) — The three-day inaugural visit of Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry to Malaysia starting Monday will build on the momentum of prevailing robust ties between both countries, besides reflecting mutual resolve to elevate partnership to a higher plane. The Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra)…

S.Korea Reports 309,790 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Mar 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 309,790 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 6,866,222, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 350,188 in the previous day, due to fewer tests over the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US sets high-level talks with China Monday over Russia war

WASHINGTON, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A high-level US delegation meets in Rome Monday with a top Chinese official, the White House said as it warned Beijing would face severe “consequences” if it helps Russia evade sanctions over its war in Ukraine.    National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Yang Jiechi, the…
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