UAE-Financed Field Hospital For COVID-19 Patients Opens In Gaza

GAZA, Feb 13 (NNN-WAFA) – A new field hospital, financed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), treating COVID-19 patients, was inaugurated yesterday, in the southern Gaza Strip. Yousef Abu al-Reesh, the undersecretary of the Hamas-controlled health authority in Gaza, told reporters that, the hospital was named after Sheikh Mohammed bin…

S.Korea Refreshes Record High Of 56,431 Daily COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Feb 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high, amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said today. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 56,431 more cases, for the past 24 hours, raising…

5.5-Magnitude Quake Hits 58 Km N Of Namuac, Philippines – USGS

HONG KONG, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.5, jolted 58 km north of Namuac, Philippines, at 04:36:18 GMT, this morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 39.74 km, was initially determined to be at 19.1381 degrees north latitude, and 121.2133…

India Reports 44,877 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Feb 13 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,631,421 today, as 44,877 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 684 deaths were recorded since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to 508,665. There are…

Five UN Employees Kidnapped In Yemen’s Abyan

ADEN, Feb 13 (NNN-YPA) – A United Nations official confirmed yesterday that, five UN staff members were kidnapped in Yemen’s turbulent southern province of Abyan. Russell Geekie, the Senior Communications Advisor to the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said, “The UN staff members were on the way back to…

U.S. Orders Evacuation Of Most Diplomatic Staff In Ukraine

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. State Department, yesterday, ordered most of its staff at the embassy in Ukraine to evacuate, suspending regular consular services. In an updated travel advisory, posted on the website of the embassy, the State Department said, it “ordered the departure of most U.S. direct…

At Least Two Killed By Building Collapse In Nigeria

LAGOS, Feb 13 (NNN-NAN) – At least two people were killed yesterday, after a three-story building collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub. According to authorities, five workers were trapped, when the building, under construction, collapsed and two of them were rescued. Search and rescue operations were ongoing, authorities said.– NNN-NAN…

Malaysia Reports 22,802 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Passes Three Million

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 22,802 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 3,019,163, according to the health ministry. There are 94 new imported cases and 22,708 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 15 deaths have been reported,…

New Zealand Reports 810 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 810 new community cases of COVID-19 today, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the 810 new community infections, 623 are in the largest city, Auckland, 81 in Waikato, 15 in the capital city, Wellington, 14 in the Southern region,…

Biden, Putin Discuss Ukraine Crisis Over Phone

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Feb 13 (NNN-TASS) – U.S. President, Joe Biden, and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, held a phone conversation yesterday, over the situation in Ukraine. During the call, which lasted for about one hour, the two leaders discussed situation in Ukraine and related security issues, according to White House statement and…