Nine Killed, 18 Wounded In Traffic Accident In Southern Egypt

CAIRO, Aug 14 (NNN-MENA) – At least nine people were killed and 18 others injured yesterday, when a microbus overturned on a highway, in Upper Egypt’s province of Minya, the Egyptian authorities said. “The accident took place in the early hours of yesterday, as a result of excessive speeding, which…

Philippines Logged 4,679 New COVID-19 Cases, 48 More Deaths

MANILA, Aug 14 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 4,679 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,827,758. The Department of Health (DOH) said, the number of active cases rose to 40,324, and 48 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, taking the death…

11 More Indian Wetlands Added To Ramsar Int’l Wetland List

NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (NNN-PTI) – India added 11 more wetlands to the list of the Ramsar wetlands of international importance, taking the number of such sites in the country to 75, the federal Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said, yesterday. The 11 newly designated wetland sites include…

Pakistan Condemned Terror Incident In Jeddah

ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, yesterday strongly condemned the recent terrorist incident, in Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah, which wounded several people, including a Pakistani national. In a statement, it added, “We pray for the speediest recovery of those injured.” A man, wanted by…

Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Rattled Southern Philippines

MANILA, Aug 13 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8, rattled Maguindanao province, in the southern Philippines this afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said, the quake, which occurred at 2:25 p.m. local time (0625 GMT), hit at a depth of 62 km,…

Vietnam To Host Mekong Tourism Forum In Oct

HANOI, Aug 13 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam will host the 2022 Mekong Tourism Forum, from Oct 9 to Oct 14, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, under the country’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said yesterday. Themed “Rebuild Tourism, Rebound with Resilience,” the forum will take place in the central Quang…

34 Arrested In Indonesia Over Alleged Bribery

JAKARTA, Aug 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Agency (KPK), arrested at least 34 people, including a district chief, in the province of Central Java, over alleged corruption in procurement projects and bribery for promotion, the agency’s spokesman, said. Mukti Agung Wibowo, the chief of Pemalang district, was reportedly busted…

New Zealand Reported 3,650 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 3,650 new community cases of COVID-19 today, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers of COVID-19 in New Zealand now sits at 4,418. The ministry also reported 546 current hospitalisations, including 10 cases…

Malaysia Reported 3,943 New COVID-19 Infections, Four New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 3,943 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,728,168, according to the health ministry. There is one new imported case, with 3,942 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another four deaths have been…

India’s Retail Inflation Eased To 6.71 Percent In July

NEW DELHI, Aug 13 (NNN-PTI) – India’s retail inflation eased to 6.71 percent in July, showed data, released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI), yesterday. “The inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in July is 6.71 percent,” the government data said. “It was 7.01 percent…