Workers Trapped In South India’s Coal Mine

NEW DELHI, Mar 8 (NNN-PTI) – At least five workers were trapped inside a coal mine, when its roof collapsed, in the Peddapalli district of India’s southern state of Telangana yesterday, confirmed an official of the coal mine, over the phone. While two have been rescued safely, efforts are still…

Indonesia Reports 21,380 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 258 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Mar 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed, 21,380 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,770,105, the country’s Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 258 to 150,430, while 48,800 more people recovered from the disease during…

Sri Lanka Mourns Death Of Famous Indian Tusker

COLOMBO, Mar 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan citizens, yesterday, mourned the death of the famous Indian tusker “Nadungamuwa Raja,” which died in the early hours of the day, following a brief illness. The elephant was in its sixties at the time of its death. Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, instructed…

21 Million Yemenis Need Life-Saving Aid, Half Are Children: UNICEF

SANAA, Mar 8 (NNN-YPA) – Almost 21 million people in war-torn Yemen, or nearly 70 percent of the total population, need life-saving humanitarian assistance, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said, in a Twitter post, yesterday. “This includes 11.3 million children or nearly 80 percent of children,” the UNICEF noted.…

Saudi Arabia Inks 22 Deals With Local, Foreign Defence Firms

RIYADH, Mar 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia inked 2.13 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of deals, with local and foreign defence companies, at the ongoing World Defence Show in Riyadh, it was reported yesterday. The 22 deals cover direct purchases of military systems, the building of production lines, knowledge transfer and…

Political Decisions Needed For Ending Vienna Talks On Iran Nuclear Deal: EU Coordinator

VIENNA, Mar 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Political decisions need to be made, to end the Vienna talks, on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, said Enrique Mora, deputy secretary-general of the European External Action Service, yesterday. “It is time, in the next few days, for political decisions to end the Vienna…

Indonesia Launches Visa On Arrival Service For Travellers From 23 Countries

JAKARTA, Mar 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has opened special visa on arrival services, for international travellers from 23 countries, to restore the tourism sector, the Directorate General of Immigration said, yesterday. The 23 countries include Australia, the U.S., the Netherlands, Brunei, the Philippines, Britain, Italy, Japan, Germany, Cambodia,…

Singapore Reports 13,520 New COVID-19 Cases, 846,341 In Total

SINGAPORE, Mar 8 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 13,520 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 846,341. Of the new cases, 2,578 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 10,942 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Moderate Quake Strikes Off Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Mar 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia early today, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The quake jolted at 2:13 a.m. this morning, local time (1813 GMT Monday), with the epicentre at 65 km south-east of Ondong village, located in the…

Pakistani PM Announces Food Subsidy Programme For 20 Million Households

ISLAMABAD, Mar 8 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, yesterday launched a food subsidy programme, to provide a monthly subsidy of 30 percent on daily use commodities, to 20 million households. Under the targeted subsidy for the middle and lower middle class, the prices of flour, cooking oil among…