Russia To Toughen Anti-COVID Measures During Eastern Economic Forum 2022

VLADIVOSTOK, Sept 3 (NNN-TASS) – Russia’s Primorye Territory, will step up anti-COVID measures, to prevent the spread of coronavirus during the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) 2022, to be held here from next Monday to Thursday. In a notice issued on Thursday, the local government of Primorye Territory, recommended all organisations…

IAEA Chief Left Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

KIEV, Sept 2 (NNN-UNIAN) – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General, Rafael Grossi, and some members of his delegation, left the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) in southern Ukraine yesterday, the country’s state-run nuclear energy operator, Energoatom, said. “Currently, there are five representatives of the IAEA mission at the Zaporizhzhia…

India’s Daily COVID-19 Caseload Decreased To 6,168

NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s daily COVID-19 caseload, today decreased to 6,168, officials said. According to federal health ministry data, released this morning, the new cases were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,442,507 in the country. The cases reported today marked a…

Japan Recorded Over 300 Covid-19 Deaths For Third Consecutive Day

TOKYO, Sept 2 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s daily COVID-19-related deaths surpassed 300 for the third consecutive day, amid a strain on the country’s medical system, fueled by the seventh wave of infections. Japan reported 303 new coronavirus-related deaths over the last 24 hours, pushing the national death toll to 40,258, exceeding…

Malaysia Reported 2,356 New COVID-19 Infections, Nine More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,356 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,784,980, according to the health ministry. There are five new imported cases, with 2,351 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another nine deaths have been…

Cambodia Arrested 10,545 Drug-Related Suspects In First Eight Months

PHNOM PENH, Sept 2 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian authorities arrested 10,545 drug-related suspects, including 154 foreigners, in 4,384 cases during the first eight months of this year, said an Anti-Drug Police Department (ADP)’s report, yesterday. About half of the suspects were drug users, and the other half were drug traffickers, manufacturers…

NASA Targets Tomorrow For Artemis I Launch

LOS ANGELES, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – NASA is targeting this Saturday (tomorrow), for the launch of the Artemis I lunar mission, from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, after the first attempt was called off Monday, due to an engine issue. The new launch time is set for 2:17 p.m.…

Oil Prices Dropped As U.S. Dollar Jumped

NEW YORK, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Oil prices fell yesterday, amid strength in the U.S. dollar. The West Texas Intermediate for Oct delivery lost 2.94 U.S. dollars, or 3.3 percent, to settle at 86.61 dollars a barrel, on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for Nov delivery decreased 3.28…

South Sudan’s Peace Monitors Approved Transitional Government’s Extension

JUBA, Sept 2 (NNN-SUNA) – South Sudan’s peace monitors, yesterday, unanimously voted to extend the Transitional Government by two years. Charles Tai Gituai, the interim chairperson of the Revitalised Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC), said, two-thirds of the voting members in the commission, approved the extension, according to the…

Over 100 Asylum Seekers Evacuated From Libya To Rwanda: UN Agency

TRIPOLI, Sept 2 (NNN-LANA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said yesterday that, it evacuated more than 100 asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda. “More than 100 vulnerable asylum seekers have been evacuated on a flight out of Libya to Rwanda,” the UNHCR said in a statement.…