Roundup: Egyptian Villagers Return Home In North Sinai As Terrorism Defeated

SHEIKH ZUWEID, Egypt, Jan 31 (NNN-MENA) – Villagers from the town of Sheikh Zuweid in North Sinai governorate, east of Cairo, returned to their homes, after terrorism there was eradicated. Terrorist groups spread in Egypt, after the June 30 protests in 2013, especially in North Sinai, which forced many locals…

No New COVID-19 Deaths For Seven Consecutive Days In Myanmar

YANGON, Jan 31 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for seven days in a row, leaving the total death toll unchanged at 19,310, according to a release from the Ministry of Health yesterday. The total number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 535,254 in the country, after…

Singapore Reports 4,498 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jan 31 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 4,498 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 348,330. Of the new cases, 1,424 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 3,074 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

DPRK Announces Test-Fire Of Intermediate- And Long-Range Ballistic Missile

NEW YORK, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – The evaluation test-fire of Hwasong 12-type ground-to-ground intermediate- and long-range ballistic missile was conducted yesterday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) reported. Under a plan of the Academy of Defence Science, the Second Economy Commission…

Thai Beach Closes After Oil Spill Washes Ashore

BANGKOK, Jan 30 (NNN-TNA) – A beach on Thailand’s east coast was closed yesterday, as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand, washed ashore. The leak from the pipeline of the Star Petroleum Refining Public Company, started late Tuesday, and had been brought under control one…

COVID-19 Patient Killed In Indian Hospital Fire

NEW DELHI, Jan 30 (NNN-PTI) – A 60-year-old woman, being treated for COVID-19, was killed early yesterday, in a fire incident, at a state-run hospital, in India’s eastern state of West Bengal, officials said. The fire broke out inside a hospital ward for COVID-19 patients, at Burdwan Medical College in…

Cambodia’s Economy Forecast To Grow Over Five Percent In 2022: PM

PHNOM PENH, Jan 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s economy is expected to grow over five percent in 2022, after the nation fully reopened since Nov, buoyed by its high vaccination rates, Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said here, today. “The success of the COVID-19 national vaccination campaign, allowed Cambodia’s economy…

Mongolia Registers 1,834 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Jan 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia recorded 1,834 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 442,513, the country’s health ministry said today. The ministry said that the latest confirmed cases were all locally transmitted. Meanwhile, three more COVID-19 patients died in the past…

India Reports 234,281 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jan 30 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 41,092,522 today, as 234,281 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 893 deaths were recorded since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to…

Australian Defence Force Deployed To Airdrop Supplies To Flood-Affected Outback

CANBERRA, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian Defence Force (ADF), has been deployed to deliver essential supplies to flood-stricken parts of South Australia (SA). Steven Marshall, the Premier of SA, today announced that, the ADF will fly 20 tonnes of food and supplies into the town Coober Pedy, in the…