Pakistan Reports 1,119 New COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Jun 17 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed 1,119 new COVID-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Thursday. The NCOC, a department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country’s number of overall cases had risen to 945,184, which include 887,095 recoveries. The…

Roundup: India’s Iconic Taj Mahal Reopens After Two-Month Closure

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Jun 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, yesterday reopened the iconic monument of love, Taj Mahal. The decision is part of COVID-19 relaxation, taken in the backdrop of the second wave, in a bid to open up and…

Cyberattack Will Significantly Change Relationship Between Software Vendors And Customers — Moody’s

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Taking the recent Sunburst cyberattack in the US as an example, Moody’s Investors Service has warned that cyberattack will significantly change the relationship between software vendors and customers in terms of cybersecurity behaviour. “As more companies digitise and increasingly rely on third-party software to…

APEC Meeting Focuses On Sustainable Economic Growth, Recovery

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (NNN-Bernama) — The third Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting (SRMM) 2021 has focused on introducing macro and micro economic policies that support structural reforms to ensure sustainable economic growth as well as recovery from economic shocks. The meeting highlighted the key work to…

Vaccine Contributed By China, Japan Will Help Intensify Malaysia’s Vaccination Programme – Minister Hishammuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (NNN-Bernama) — China and Japan’s commitment to contribute vaccines to Malaysia is seen as a timely move in bolstering the country’s ongoing National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, said Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. In welcoming the contribution, Hishammuddin said he had received a message on Tuesday from his…

Reconvene Parliament As Soon As Possible, Says Malaysian King

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is of the view that Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible and that the government must act firmly to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination process to achieve herd immunity quickly. Comptroller of the Royal Household of…

Aussie Region Expected To Remain In The Dark For Weeks, After Devastating Storms

SYDNEY, Jun 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of residents in the Australian state of Victoria, battered by devastating storms last week, are expected to remain without power for up to three weeks. The electricity company, AusNet, said, flooding and wild winds on Jun 9 and 10, brought down trees and power…

Fiji Records 121 New COVID-19 Infections As New Clusters Pose Risk

SUVA, Jun 17 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji recorded 121 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, including 61 cases linked to existing clusters and two newly identified clusters, according to the Ministry of Health today. The ministry’s permanent secretary, James Fong, said, the majority of the new cases are within…

Japan Plans To Introduce Vaccine Passports By Late July

TOKYO, Jun 17 (NNN-NHK) – Japan plans to introduce vaccine passports by around late July, the Japanese government’s top spokesman said today. “We want to start around that time, once overall preparations are made,” Chief Cabinet Secretary, Katsunobu Kato, said.– NNN-NHK

6.1-Magnitude Earthquake In Indonesia Triggers Small Tsunami, Houses Damaged

JAKARTA, Jun 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake triggered a small tsunami, damaged scores of houses and forced dozens of people to flee their homes, in Maluku province’s island of Seram in Indonesia yesterday, an official said. A video footage showed sea waters with height of less than one metre…
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