Indonesia Reports 36,057 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 57 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Feb 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 36,057 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,516,480, the country’s Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 57 to 144,554, while 10,569 more people recovered from the disease during…

Singapore Reports 7,752 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 7,752 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 397,823. Of the new cases, 1,617 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 6,135 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

13 Killed, Eight Injured In Bus Accident In Yogyakarta

JAKARTA, Feb 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Thirteen people were killed and eight others wounded, in a bus accident in Yogyakarta province yesterday, spokesman for the National Search and Rescue Office, Yusuf Latief said. The accident occurred in Bantul district, at about 13:00 local time (0600 GMT), and all the victims were…

Iraqi Parties Boycott Parliament Vote For President

BAGHDAD, Feb 7 (NNN-NINA) – A Kurdish political party and a Sunni political alliance, decided yesterday, to boycott the parliament session slated for today, to elect a new president for the country, threatening to postpone the session. “To complete the ongoing consultations and dialogues between the political blocs, we decided…

PLO Central Council Holds General Assembly Meeting

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Feb 7 (NNN-WAFA) – A two-day general assembly meeting of the central council of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), kicked off last night, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, in the presence of Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. At the presidential headquarters in the city, Abbas delivered a speech…

50 Daesh-Affiliated Militants Surrender In E. Afghanistan: Official

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Feb 7 (NNN-ANA) – Fifty affiliated militants of the Daesh terror group, surrendered in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, a provincial official said yesterday. “A total of 50 members of the Daesh group gave up fighting and surrendered to intelligence authorities in Nangarhar on Sunday (yesterday),” Mohammad Bashir, head…

Philippines’ COVID-19 Tally Tops 3.6 Million With 7,689 New Cases

MANILA, Feb 6 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), reported 7,689 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,601,471. The DOH said, only one more person died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country’s death toll to 54,214. The number of active…

India Reports 107,474 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (NNN-PTI) – India has registered 107,474 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with the tally reaching 42,188,138 today, the health ministry’s data showed. The ministry also reported 865 deaths since yesterday morning, bringing the death toll to 501,979. There are 1,225,011 active COVID-19…

Value Of Afghan Currency Climbs: Central Bank

KABUL, Feb 6 (NNN-ANA) – The U.S. dollar has depreciated against Afghanistan’s national currency, Afghani, compared with a couple of days ago, according to Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) today. According to the foreign exchange rate issued by the DAB, the country’s central bank, the value of one U.S. dollar has…

Malaysia Reports 9,117 New COVID-19 Infections, 14 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 9,117 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 2,904,131, according to the health ministry. The new cases included 134 imported cases, with 8,983 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 14 deaths have…