Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian rouble tumbles to record low

A vendor counts Russian rouble banknotes at a market in Omsk, Russia LONDON, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Russian rouble tumbled to a record low against the US dollar on Monday, after Western nations announced a harsh set of sanctions over the weekend to punish Russia for its invasion of…

COVID-19 Daily Spike Tops 3,000 For Sixth Day In Brunei As Anti-Pandemic Fund Allocated

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 28 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 3,962 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally to 59,447. As a country of 420,000 people, Brunei saw its daily cases exceeding the 3,000 mark for six consecutive days since Tuesday – also the latest in a series of record-breaking…

Bangladesh’s New Election Commission Formed

DHAKA, Feb 28 (NNN-BSS) – The new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), and four election commissioners of Bangladesh, took their oath yesterday, forming the new Election Commission (EC) of the country. Chief Justice, Hasan Foez Siddique, administered the oath to Kazi Habibul Awal, as the new CEC, at a ceremony at…

Indonesia To Welcome Int’l Travellers Quarantine-Free In Bali From Mar 14

JAKARTA, Feb 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government will conduct a trial on receiving international travellers without quarantine, in the country’s resort island of Bali, beginning Mar 14, under certain conditions, a senior minister said yesterday. The trial may be launched before Mar 14, if the government sees positive development…

Death Toll In Indonesia Quake Rises To 10 With About 13,000 Displaced

JAKARTA, Feb 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 10 people were killed and about 13,000 others displaced, after a 6.1-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra on Friday, officials said yesterday. Head of the Operation Unit of the Search and Rescue Office of West Sumatra Province, Octavianto, said, rescuers…

Myanmar Reports 2,402 New COVID-19 Cases

YANGON, Feb 27 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 2,402 new coronavirus cases yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 584,239, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. A daily positivity rate of 10.13 percent was recorded after 23,701 lab samples have been tested in the…

Indian Gov’t Ready To Contain Oil Price Hikes

NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government yesterday said, it was closely monitoring energy markets and potential supply disruptions, in the wake of a fall out of the evolving geopolitical situation. The ministry stated that, India would support releasing strategic petroleum reserves, to mitigate market volatility and contain…

Indonesia Reports 46,643 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 258 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Feb 27 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 46,643 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,504,418, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 258 to 147,844, while 41,805 more people recovered from the disease during the…

India Records 10,273 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Rises To 42,916,117

NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,916,117 today, as 10,273 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 243 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the death toll to 513,724.…

Burundi, China sign agreement on modernizing Burundi’s main airport

Melchior Ndadaye International Airport BUJUMBURA, Feb 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Burundi and China signed an agreement on expanding and modernizing Melchior Ndadaye International Airport, Burundi’s main airport in Bujumbura, the capital. The agreement was signed Saturday at the Burundian foreign ministry by Burundian Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Minister Albert Shingiro…
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