Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “This afternoon I had a routine PCR test which has returned a positive result for COVID-19,” Albanese said on social media, adding that he will be isolating and will continue to work from home. The Prime Minister also encouraged people […]
Afghanistan received $40 million in cash as part of humanitarian aid on Monday, the Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country’s central bank, said. The new round of aid has been deposited in a commercial bank, DAB said in a statement released. This is the second batch of $40 million sent to Afghanistan over the past […]
By Our Correspondent The construction of the permanent headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) began on Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria. The NewsZenith reports that the project, which will cost $32 million, is being aided by the Chinese Government. The ECOWAS building will consolidate the regional bloc’s operations in one complex — […]
A blast rocked a mosque near the office of the Hezb-e-Islami party killing one person and injuring two others in Kabul on Friday. The Hezb-e-Islami party is associated with former Afghan Prime Minister, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Local TV channel Tolo News TV reported the incident on Friday. “Hekmatyar is unhurt,” the TV channel quoted Obaidullah Bahir, […]
Cambodia issued licenses to 3,176 construction projects, with investments of $1.96 billion as of September, a senior official said on Thursday. Leang Monirith said most foreign investors in the kingdom’s construction and real estate are from China, South Korea and Japan. “Over the last decade, investment in construction has grown steadily, Monirith, Secretary of State […]
India, on Thursday, formally took over the presidency of the Group of 20 (G20), according to the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said India’s G20 presidency would work to promote a universal sense of oneness. Read Related News: India records 474 new COVID-19 cases Last month Modi unveiled the logo and the theme for […]
Indonesia will appeal to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) ruling on a nickel ore trade dispute, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday. The European Union had sued Indonesia over its nickel ore export ban. Indonesia issued a ban on nickel ore exports in 2020 for a downstream development programme that provides more jobs and welfare […]
Some 3.6 billion people currently face inadequate access to water at least a month per year, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). WMO announced this in its State of Global Water Resources 2021 report, published on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the figure is projected to increase to more than five billion by 2050. The report assessed […]
The United States will, on Tuesday, announce new aid to help Ukraine restore electricity as its people faced another week of brutal cold and darkness. This is coming after Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s power grid caused rolling blackouts. Russia had targeted Ukraine’s power plants, transmission and distribution facilities, and water pumping stations since early […]
A super luxury cruise ship arrived at Colombo Port, on Tuesday, carrying over 2,000 passengers, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said. The “Mein Schiff 5” owned by a German operator docked at the Sri Lankan capital in the early hours of Tuesday with ceremonies and cultural shows planned throughout the day. Officials from the […]