Covid-19: Latest global developments
PARIS, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: GLOBAL: The novel coronavirus…
Singapore Reports One Locally Transmitted COVID-19 Case, Seven Imported Cases
SINGAPORE, Dec 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported one locally transmitted case of COVID-19 and seven imported cases, bringing the total…
Egypt Receives 1st Batch Of Chinese Anti-COVID-19 Vaccine
CAIRO, Dec 12 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt received the first batch of Chinese anti-COVID-19 vaccine late on Thursday, to help fight…
Maritime Rescue Drill Held In South China Sea
HAIKOU, Dec 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – A comprehensive maritime search and rescue drill was held yesterday, in the sea, off Haikou,…
Japan’s Cabinet Approves 3.7 Billion USD In Emergency Spending On COVID-19
TOKYO, Dec 12 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s cabinet approved 3.7 billion U.S. dollars, in emergency spending in reserve funds, to combat…
Singapore to unilaterally lift border restrictions to travellers from Taiwan from Dec 18
Visitors from Taiwan will now be able to apply for an air travel pass for entry into Singapore from Dec…
Afghanistan, Iran inaugurate cross-border railway
HERAT (Afghanistan), Dec 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Afghanistan and Iran jointly inaugurated a main railway after two freight trains officially traveled…
Australia: Parliament ordered mining company Rio Tinto to rebuild ancient Aboriginal caves it destroyed
The Juukan Gorge cave site before and after the mining works SYDNEY, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Mining giant Rio Tinto must rebuild a…
UK signs Singapore trade deal as EU talks falter
Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and her Singaporean counterpart Chan Chun Sing signing a free-trade deal in Singapore SINGAPORE,…
Nobel-winning UN food agency warns of ‘hunger pandemic’ worse than Covid
OSLO, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in aceremony held online because of the coronavirus, the World…