Health Agency Says Unvaccinated People Account For 92 Percent Of COVID-19 Deaths In India

NEW DELHI, Mar 4 (NNN-PTI) – Chief of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Balram Bhargava, said, unvaccinated people account for 92 percent of COVID-19 deaths this year in India. “During 2022, unvaccinated individuals were 92 percent responsible for all the deaths,” he told a press briefing. Quoting a…

India, Pakistan Discuss Issues Under Indus Water Treaty

NEW DELHI, Mar 4 (NNN-PTI) – Delegations from India and Pakistan, discussed issues under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), during a meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC), said the Indian Foreign Ministry. The three-day meeting, which concluded yesterday, was held in Pakistan’s Islamabad, during which “technical discussions were held,…

Int’l Arrivals In Philippines Up 40 Percent Since Border Reopening

MANILA, Mar 4 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines recorded an increase of over 40 percent in the number of international travellers, after the country reopened its borders on Feb 10, the Bureau of Immigration said, yesterday. Bureau of Immigration Commissioner, Jaime Morente, said, 211,899 travellers arrived in Feb, up from 150,740…

Japan To Further Ease COVID-19 Border Controls, Give Priority To Students

TOKYO, Mar 4 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will further relax its COVID-19 border controls from Mar 14, increasing the daily cap on overseas entrants to 7,000, from the current 5,000, Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said yesterday. Kishida revealed a new scheme at a press conference, to give entry priority to…

Sri Lanka Facing Gas Shortage As Stocks Run Low

COLOMBO, Mar 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s two gas companies, LAUGFS and Litro Gas, yesterday announced that, they would not be able to import any more liquefied petroleum gas, as banks were not letting them open letters of credit (LCs) in U.S. dollars. The two companies warned that this would…

Lao Gov’t Launches Online Visa Application Portal

VIENTIANE, Mar 3 (NNN-KPL) – Laos launched an official online visa portal, allowing foreign residents and Lao nationals living overseas to apply for a visa online. Government spokesperson and deputy head of the Prime Minister’s Office, Thipphakone Chanthavongsa, told a press conference here yesterday that, Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

Ex-Nissan Executive Kelly Found Guilty Of Underreporting Ghosn’s Remuneration

TOKYO, Mar 3 (NNN-NHK) – Former Nissan Motor Co. executive, Greg Kelly, and the automaker itself, were found guilty today on charges connected to the underreporting of ex-CEO Carlos Ghosn’s pay. The former Nissan representative director was sentenced by the Tokyo District Court to six months in prison, suspended for…

India Records 6,561 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Rises To 42,945,160

NEW DELHI, Mar 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,945,160 today, as 6,561 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 142 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning took the total death toll to…

Sexual Misconduct Reports At Australian National University Up 46.4 Percent

CANBERRA, Mar 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Reports of sexual assault and harassment at Australian National University (ANU) have increased 46.4 percent in 12 months. According to a report released by ANU yesterday, 366 victims, witnesses or support services, disclosed sexual misconduct on campus in the 12 months to Sept, 2021. It…

New Zealand Reports 23,183 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Mar 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 23,183 new community cases of COVID-19 today, the country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement. A total of 13,237 cases were reported in the largest city, Auckland. In addition, 11 new cases were detected at the New Zealand border. Currently, 503…