Malaysia Inks Agreement With Astrazeneca To Procure 6.4 Million Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government has just signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for the procurement of an additional 10 per cent or 6.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced. He said this meant that the government had secured 40 per cent guarantee of vaccine…

Malaysia To Discuss Haj Conditions, Flexibilities With Saudi Government

PETALING JAYA (Selangor, Malaysia), Dec 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government will discuss with the Saudi Arabian government on the conditions and flexibilities for pilgrims from this country to perform haj next year. Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH or the Malaysian hajj pilgrims fund board) group managing director and chief executive officer, Nik Mohd Hasyudeen Yusoff said…

Gaza Holds Bicycle Marathon For Physically Challenged People

GAZA, Dec 22 (NNN-WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinians with physical disabilities joined a bicycle marathon, in the besieged Gaza Strip yesterday. Wearing artificial limbs, around 30 competitors from all over the coastal enclave, aged between 16 and 45, joined the event that kicked off at the Nuseirat Refugee camp. The…

Iran, P4+1 Highlight UN Resolution To Preserve 2015 Nuke Deal

TEHRAN, Dec 22 (NNN-IRNA) – The foreign ministers of Iran and the P4+1 (Britain, France, Russia and China plus Germany), stressed the importance of implementing a United Nations resolution, to preserve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Following an unofficial video…

Iraqi PM Confirms Arrest Of Suspects For Attacking The Green Zone

BAGHDAD, Dec 22 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, confirmed the arrest of several suspects, for the latest attack on the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad. “The attack on the Green Zone on Sunday, is a cowardly terrorist act,” al-Kadhimi said in a press release, after a…

Indian, Vietnamese PMs Hold Virtual Summit

NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, held a virtual summit with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, yesterday. The two leaders reviewed ongoing bilateral cooperation initiatives, and discussed regional and global issues. “A joint vision for peace, prosperity and people’s document was adopted during the…

Penang Is First Malaysian State To Install Fibre Optic Infrastructure As Basic Utility

GEORGE TOWN (Penang, Malaysia), Dec 21  (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s northern state of Penang has emerged as the first state to enforce the installation of fibre optic communication infrastructure as a basic utility equivalent to water and electricity supplies. State Public Works, Utilities and Flood Mitigation Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said it…

Seven Killed In Roadside Bomb Explosions In Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seven people, including a highway police chief, were killed, in two improvised bomb explosions in Afghanistan today, local police confirmed. In eastern Parwan province, five police officers, including provincial highway police chief, Wali Mohammad, were killed, after the vehicle they were aboard, touched off a…

Tropical Depression Leaves Eight Dead, One Missing In Philippines

MANILA, Dec 21 (NNN-PNA) – Floodwaters and landslides, triggered by a tropical depression that battered many areas in the Philippines over the weekend, have left at least eight people dead, two injured and one missing, authorities said today. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) of…

“Monster Hunter” Tops North American Box Office In Opening Weekend

LOS ANGELES, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – In another bleak weekend for theatres, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Sony’s release of “Monster Hunter” took the top spot at the North American box office, with an estimated 2.2-million-U.S.-dollar debut, from 1,736 locations, according to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore. Comscore noted…
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