Magnitude-5.3 Earthquake Rattled Southern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 16 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.3, rattled Surigao Del Sur province, in southern Philippines late last night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, said. The institute said, the quake, which occurred at 11:14 p.m. local time, hit at a depth of one…

India Slipped To 107th Rank In Global Hunger Index 2022

NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (NNN-PTI) – India ranked 107 out of about 120 countries and regions, in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022, according to the latest GHI report. The country has slipped from last year’s ranking of 101, to be placed behind its neighbours Sri Lanka (64), Myanmar (71),…

Road Accident Killed Seven In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Oct 15 (NNN-KNA) – Seven people have died in a traffic accident, in southern Kyrgyzstan’s Jalal-Abad Oblast, the regional traffic safety department said, yesterday. The accident occurred at the Ala-Bel pass, of the Bishkek-Osh highway, which connects the north and south of the country. The collision, between two vehicles,…

Nepal Extended Import Ban On Vehicles, Liquor Products

KATHMANDU, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government, yesterday, extended an import ban on some vehicles, liquor products and other items, until mid-Dec, as the country’s foreign exchange reserves continue to dwindle. Four wheelers, including jeep, car and van, motorcycles with an engine capacity of over 150 cc, smartphones priced…

Six Dead In Fire In Philippine Capital

MANILA, Oct 15 (NNN-PNA) – Six people died in a blaze, that ripped through a house, in a residential area, in the Philippine capital, Manila, before dawn today, the Bureau of Fire Protection, said. The bureau said, the fire broke out before 2:00 a.m. local time in Quezon City suburb.…

Vietnam Won First Miss Intercontinental Crown

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Oct 15 (NNN-MENA) – Vietnam won its first Miss Intercontinental crown at the culmination of the pageant’s 50th edition in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt last night. Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc bested 70 other aspirants to become “the most beautiful woman of all continents,” just a year after…

Malaysia Reported 2,231 New COVID-19 Infections, Five More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,231 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,863,457, according to the country’s health ministry. There are six new imported cases, with 2,225 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Five new deaths have…

Tunnel Boring Machine Launched For Nepal’s Irrigation-Cum-Hydropower Tunnel Construction

KATHMANDU, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A double-shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) was put into operation yesterday, marking a new phase for the construction of a 13.3-km-long tunnel, under Nepal’s Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project. Pampha Bhusal, Nepal’s minister for energy, water resources and irrigation, inaugurated the TBM operation, together with…

Sri Lanka To Donate COVID-19 Vaccines To Myanmar

COLOMBO, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government is to donate COVID-19 vaccines worth 40 million U.S. dollars to Myanmar, Minister of Health, Keheliya Rambukwella, told journalists here, yesterday. He said that, Sri Lanka has an excess of nine million doses of Pfizer vaccine, and the country plans to…

India Launched Ballistic Missile From Submarine

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-PTI) – India launched a ballistic missile from its strategic strike submarine, INS Arihant, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement, yesterday. “The missile was tested to a predetermined range, and impacted the target area in the Bay of Bengal, with very high accuracy. All…