UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a closed-door meeting of world leaders Monday on the sidelines of the GeneralAssembly in New York to boost climate commitments. The roundtable comes less than six weeks before a major United…
New Highway Freight Service Links China, Vietnam
CHONGQING, Sept 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – South-west China’s Chongqing Municipality launched a new highway-based cross-border freight line with Vietnam, authorities said. Travelling about 1,400 km, trucks from Chongqing can pass through the Longbang Port in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, before arriving at their destinations in Vietnam in around two…
US condemns DPRK missile launches, calls for dialogue
State Department spokesman Ned Price WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States condemned ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on Pyongyang to engage in meaningful dialogue with Washington. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters in a briefing that the United States condemns…
Sri Lanka’s 16th Central Bank Governor Assumes Office
COLOMBO, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The 16th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Ajith Nivard Cabraal, has assumed office. Cabraal, who previously served as State Minister of Money and Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reform, was appointed Governor of the CBSL by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, according to…
Helicopter Crash Causes Solo Occupant’s Death In Otago, New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A person is confirmed dead, after a helicopter crash early this morning, in Otago district, South Island of New Zealand, according to a local police spokesperson. Police received a report that, a helicopter was overdue about 6.30 am today, local police said. A searching helicopter…
Bangladesh PM Eyes 60 Million Chinese Vaccines In Next Three Months
DHAKA, Sept 16 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, said yesterday, her government is expecting to receive 60 million doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines in the next three months. She made the remark while replying to a tabled question from a lawmaker, during the prime minister’s question-and-answer session in…
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan Agree To Increase Trade Turnover To One Billion USD
TASHKENT, Sept 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan agreed to increase the trade turnover between the two neighbouring countries to one billion U.S. dollars, after the Uzbek-Turkmen intergovernmental commission’s meeting, held in Tashkent, the Uzbek Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade said yesterday. The two sides have also agreed to…
Singapore Reports 807 COVID-19 Cases
SINGAPORE, Sept 16 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported yesterday, 807 new cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing the total tally in the city-state to 73,938. Of the new cases, 770 are in the community, 34 in the migrant worker dormitories, and the other three are imported ones, the Ministry of Health said…
Afghanistan To Have Regular Army Soon: Army Chief Of Staff
KABUL, Sept 16 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan would soon have a regular army to defend the country, Taliban’s army chief of staff, Qari Fasihuddin, said. “Afghanistan would have a regular, disciplined and strong army in the near future, to defend and protect the country and consultations in this field continue,” Fasihuddin…
COVID: New Cases Breach 19,000 Mark Again, Sarawak Highest – Msian Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (NNN-Bernama) — After seeing a decline in COVID-19 new infections for four straight days, Malaysia’s case numbers went up again today after 19,495 new infections were recorded as of noon. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, posting the latest figures on social media, said the increase…
Load More
