PM Modi Launched 5G Services In India

NEW DELHI, Oct 2 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday, launched 5G services in the country. Users will be able to enjoy 5G services in a couple of weeks. The 5G network will not only offer faster Internet speed to users, but also help offer support to the…

Sri Lankan Navy Rescued 35 From Sunken Ferry

COLOMBO, Oct 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan Navy, yesterday, rescued 35 people on board a ferry that capsized in the seas off north-western Sri Lanka. The ferry was travelling between a chain of islets. The police said that, the ferry was old and had started leaking, soon after it left…

Death Toll From Afghanistan’s Suicide Blast Rises To 35

KABUL, Oct 2 (NNN-ANA) – The death toll from Friday’s suicide bomb explosion, at an educational centre in Kabul, has risen to 35, while 82 others were wounded, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said, yesterday. UN figures showed at least 35 people were killed and 82 other…

Sri Lanka Reduced Price Of Petrol

COLOMBO, Oct 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s state-owned petroleum retailer, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, reduced the price of petrol with effect from midnight yesterday, Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, said. Prices of both 92 Octane and 95 Octane petrol were reduced. The price of 92 Octane petrol was reduced…

Road Accident Claimed Over 20 Lives In North India

NEW DELHI, Oct 2 (NNN-PTI) – More than 20 people died, including 10 children and 10 women, while several others were injured, in a road accident in north India last night, when the vehicle they were travelling in, overturned and fell into a pond, local police said. The mishap occurred…

Singapore Reported 3,510 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore reported 3,510 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,911,417. Of the new cases, 321 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 3,189 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.…

Indonesian Police Said At Least 129 People Killed In Violence At Football Match

JAKARTA, Oct 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 129 people were killed, in a violent incident, after a football match, in Indonesia’s Malang, in East Java province, last night, Indonesian police said today. Provincial police chief, Nico Afinta, said at a press conference that, the supporters of one team did not…

China Thwarted Proposal On Legitimising AUKUS’s Nuclear Submarine Deal At IAEA Meeting: Envoy

VIENNA, Oct 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s permanent mission to the United Nations (UN) in Vienna, thwarted an amendment, proposed by AUKUS, to legitimise their nuclear submarine cooperation, at a meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog, the mission’s head said. At this week’s General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency…

OPEC+ To Hold First In-Person Ministerial Meeting Since Early 2020

VIENNA, Oct 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – The OPEC+ oil cartel, will meet in Vienna at the ministerial level on Oct 5, to discuss future output strategy, according to a statement issued by the organisation yesterday. It’s the first in-person meeting, at the ministerial level for OPEC+, since Mar, 2020, when COVID-19…

Yemen’s Warring Parties Receive UN Proposal For Truce Extension

ADEN, Oct 2 (NNN-YPA) – An updated UN proposal, calling for an extension of the existing truce, set to expire today, has been received by both sides of Yemen’s warring parties, but its fate remains unclear. According to a government statement, released by Yemen’s state-run Saba news agency, yesterday, “the…