Vietnam Reports 34,140 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Apr 10 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam logged 34,140 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down 5,194 cases from Friday, according to the Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 63 localities nationwide, included 34,138 domestically transmitted and two imported. Localities reporting the highest number of COVID-19 infections in the past 24…

COVID-19 Vaccine Prices Slashed As Booster Drive Begins In India

NEW DELHI, Apr 10 (NNN-PTI) – The prices of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines have been slashed in India, the companies announced yesterday. Both vaccines will cost 2.96 U.S. dollars per dose. India’s federal health ministry, Friday, announced that, those above the age of 18 years, nine months after the administration…

COVID-19 Vaccine Prices Slashed As Booster Drive Begins In India

NEW DELHI, Apr 10 (NNN-PTI) – The prices of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines have been slashed in India, the companies announced yesterday. Both vaccines will cost 2.96 U.S. dollars per dose. India’s federal health ministry, Friday, announced that, those above the age of 18 years, nine months after the administration…

Vietnamese Economy Rosy In Q1, Still Faces Bumpy Road Ahead

HANOI, Apr 10 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s production and business recovered in the first quarter of this year, but are still encountering many obstacles, including adverse impacts of the global pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, said local and international organisations. According to Vietnam’s General Statistics Office (GSO), under the Ministry…

Blast Wounds One In Afghanistan’s Kabul

KABUL, Apr 10 (NNN-ANA) – At least one person sustained injury, due to a blast that rocked the Salim Karwan area of Police District 10, in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul yesterday, a statement from the interior ministry said. The explosive device was planted inside a vase alongside the road, the statement…

Uzbekistan To Privatise Energy, Airline, Auto Companies

TASHKENT, Apr 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan will partly privatise several state companies, including Uzbekneftegaz, Thermal Power Plants, Uzbekistan Airways and automaker, UzAuto Motors, according to a presidential decree yesterday. According to the document, signed by Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the government will hire an experienced investment bank by May 1,…

Singapore Reports 3,259 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Apr 10 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,259 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,135,428. Of the new cases, 432 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 2,827 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Iran Blacklists 24 U.S. Individuals For Illicit Activities

TEHRAN, Apr 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran announced yesterday, the sanction of another 24 U.S. officials and individuals, for “involvement in terrorist and anti-human rights activities,” according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website. The ministry said, these persons “support acts of terror and spread terrorism, as well as, flagrant violations of…

Two Killed, Four Injured In Daesh Attack In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Apr 10 (NNN-NINA) – A member of the paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces, and a villager were killed, and four villagers wounded yesterday, in an attack by militants of the extremist Daesh group, in Iraqi northern province of Kirkuk, a local police source said. The attack took place in the…

Pakistani PM Loses No-Confidence Vote

ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (NNN-APP) – The no-confidence motion filed by an opposition alliance against Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, succeeded early this morning, as 174 members of the National Assembly voted against him, said an official. Details to follow.– NNN-APP