11 Dead, Four Injured As Train Ploughed Into Minibus In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jul 30 (NNN-BSS) – At least 11 people were killed, when a train ploughed into a tourist minibus yesterday, at a rail crossing in south-east Bangladesh. At least three people were critically injured in the accident, at Bangladesh’s Chattogram district, some 242 km south-east of the capital Dhaka, at…

Death Toll From Floods In Iran Rose To 53

TEHRAN, Jul 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Al least 53 people have been killed in recent flash floods, in 18 Iranian provinces, a senior Iranian rescue and relief official said, yesterday. Mehdi Vallipour, head of the Relief and Rescue Organisation of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, also told the media that, 25…

India Developing Technologies For Manned Space Flight: Minister

NEW DELHI, Jul 29 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is developing technologies for its first manned space flight, Minister of Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, said yesterday. India’s first manned space flight is known as the “Gaganyaan Mission,” which is planned to be launched in the near…

Philippines detected First Monkeypox Case

MANILA, Jul 29 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines detected its first case of the monkeypox virus, the Department of Health (DOH) said, today. The DOH’s officer-in-charge, Undersecretary Beverly Lorraine Ho, said, the virus was detected in a 31-year-old Filipino, who arrived in the Philippines on Jul 19. The authorities did not…

Pakistani Central Bank’s Forex Reserves Fell By 754 Million USD

ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (NNN-APP) – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), said that, its foreign exchange reserves have decreased by 754 million U.S. dollars. During the week ending on Jul 22, the total foreign exchange reserves of the SBP fell to around 8.58 billion dollars, the SBP said in a…

Australia Reported Highest COVID-19 Death Toll In Recent Months

CANBERRA, Jul 29 (NNN-AAP) – Australia reported its highest COVID-19 daily death toll in recent months, as the country continues to battle against the wave of Omicron sub-variant infections in winter. There were 157 new COVID-19 deaths reported across Australia today, including 107 in Victoria and 22 in New South…

Indian Military Jet Crashed Killing Two Pilots

NEW DELHI, Jul 29 (NNN-PTI) – Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed, when a MiG-21 jet they were flying, crashed during a training sortie in the western state of Rajasthan, officials said today. The trainer aircraft crashed late yesterday, in Barmer district, about 532 km west…

S.Korea Reported 85,320 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Jul 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 85,320 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 19,620,517, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 88,384 in the previous day, but it was higher than 68,597…

Cambodia To Host ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

PHNOM PENH, Jul 29 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia will host the 55th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings, from today, Jul 29 to Aug 5, in Phnom Penh, according to a foreign ministry’s statement, issued yesterday. Cambodia is the chair of ASEAN for 2022. ASEAN…

Yemen’s Presidential Council Appoints Four Ministers

ADEN, Jul 29 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), yesterday appointed four ministers, including a war-worn veteran, who will head the Saudi-backed Yemeni government’s Defence Ministry. Mohsen Mohammed Hussein al-Daeri, who has led several military campaigns against the Houthi rebels, in the country’s northern provinces, and had been injured…