Asia

Fiji, Cuba ink visa exemption agreement

SUVA, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fiji and Cuba signed here a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on visa exemption which will enable…

Covid-19: Pandemic slashes international tourism by 70 pct – UN

MADRID, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International tourists arrivals plunged by an annualised 70 percent during the first eight months of…

Philippine Red Cross To Resume COVID-19 Tests After Settlement Of Debt

MANILA, Oct 28 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), said, it will resume COVID-19 tests “in full” starting today,…

Mongolia To Operate Chartered Flights To Bring More Nationals Home Amid Pandemic

ULAN BATOR, Oct 28 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia is planning to operate at least 10 chartered flights in Nov, to bring…

Uzbekistan, Turkey Discuss Military Cooperation

TASHKENT, Oct 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, met with the Defence Minister of Turkey, Hulusi Akar, to discuss…

France warns citizens to be cautious as anger seethes in Muslim world over cartoons

A picture of French President Emmanuel Macron is burnt PARIS, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France warned its citizens in several Muslim-majority…

Singapore, IEA Co-Host Ministerial Conference On System Integration Of Renewables

SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore and the International Energy Agency (IEA) co-hosted the second Global Ministerial Conference on System…

Australia’s Recession May Be Over: Reserve Bank Of Australia

CANBERRA, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s central bank revealed, the country’s recession, amid the COVID-19 pandemic could be over. Guy…

Japanese Gov’t Endorses Bill To Offer Free COVID-19 Vaccines

TOKYO, Oct 28 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government endorsed a bill yesterday, to make COVID-19 vaccinations free, to all residents…

Egypt Strongly Condemns Deadly Bomb Blast At Pakistani Seminary

CAIRO, Oct 28 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt strongly condemned yesterday’s bomb explosion, at a seminary in Peshawar city, in north-western Pakistan,…