Philippines Recorded 43 Percent Increase In Annual Deaths In 2021, Mainly Due To COVID-19

MANILA, Sept 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines recorded the highest number of deaths in a single year in 2021, at 879,429, a 43 percent year-on-year increase, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a government commission said yesterday. Citing Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data, the Commission on Population and Development said,…

S.Korea Reported 72,646 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Sept 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 72,646 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 23,864,560, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 85,540 the previous day and lower than 81,555 tallied a week…

Floods In Australia’s East Caused Surge In Household Expenses Nationwide

SYDNEY, Sept 8 (NNN-AAP) – The series of floods that devastated Australia’s eastern states earlier this year, cost billions of dollars in insurance losses, with the financial impact being felt throughout every home in the country, according to a report released today by the nation’s peak insurance body. According to…

Most Crime Guns Seized In Toronto Smuggled From U.S.: Report

OTTAWA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Most crime guns seized by police in Toronto, Canada’s largest city, came from the United States, the National Post reported. According to data from a Toronto police Twitter account, 84 out of 116 firearms seized since Jan were prohibited, 20 restricted and 11 non-restricted, the…

Floods Killed 10 People In North Nigeria

ABUJA, Sept 8 (NNN-NAN) – At least 10 people have been killed by recent floods, due to torrential rainfall in Nigeria’s northern state of Bauchi, a local relief agency official said. Several houses and hectares of farmlands were also destroyed by the floods, which affected 19 out of the 20…

Russia’s Travel Ban Covers More EU Officials

MOSCOW, Sept 8 (NNN-TASS) – More officials from the European Union (EU) have been banned from entering Russia, in response to Brussels’ sanctions against Russia and weapon supplies to Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. The restriction now applies to EU senior military officers, high-ranking officials from law enforcement…

Canadian Police Said Another Suspect In Fatal Stabbings Taken Into Custody

OTTAWA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Canadian police said yesterday that, another suspect of the two accused in a string of fatal stabbings in Saskatchewan province, had been located and taken into custody. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Twitter that, the suspect at large, named Myles Sanderson, was…

Dutch Bakeries On Verge Of Collapse Due To Rising Energy Prices

THE HAGUE, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Numerous bakeries across the Netherlands have already been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy, by the rising costs of energy, according to the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Association (NBOV). If the government does not intervene immediately, many bakers will have to close shop…

Mozambique President Said Six People Killed By Terrorists In Northern Province

MAPUTO, Sept 8 (NNN-IRIN) – Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, said yesterday that, six people were beheaded and another three were kidnapped by terrorists, who attacked several villages in Erati and Memba districts, in the northern province of Nampula, over previous days. Nyusi was speaking in the southern city of Xai-Xai,…

Fire In Southern Vietnam Killed 32

HANOI, Sept 8 (NNN-VNA) – A fire in southern Vietnam’s Binh Duong province, killed 32 people, it was reported yesterday. The fire engulfed the second and third floors of a local three-story karaoke bar, on Tuesday night, spread quickly, trapping staff members and customers inside, according to the report. The…