India Reports 337,704 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Rises To 38,903,731

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 38,903,731 today, as 337,704 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. This is the third consecutive day when over 300,000 daily cases were registered in more than…

China, Malaysia Vow To Promote Parliamentary Exchanges

BEIJING, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, yesterday called on China and Malaysia to enhance parliamentary exchanges. Li made the remarks, during a virtual meeting with Azhar Azizan Harun, speaker of the lower house of Malaysia’s parliament. Li said that, under…

6.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Jan 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia early today, with no tsunami alert issued, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics agency said. The quake took place at 9:26 a.m. Jakarta time (0226 GMT), with the epicentre at 39 km south-east of Melonguane town…

Myanmar’s Foreign Trade Reaches Over 8.2 Billion USD In Interim Budget Period

YANGON, Jan 22 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s foreign trade has reached over 8.2 billion U.S. dollars, as of Jan 14, in the six-month interim budget period, which started in Oct last year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce yesterday. The country announced changing its fiscal year from the…

India Gov’t Bans YouTube Channels, Websites For Spreading Anti-India Content

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, yesterday, banned 35 YouTube-based news channels and two websites, which it said were involved in spreading anti-India fake news, in a coordinated manner over digital media. An official statement, issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, said that, the YouTube…

UN, Partners Aid Displaced People Suffering In Deadly N. Syria Winter

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations and partners are helping more than one million displaced people suffering severe winter weather, in settlements in northern Syria, UN humanitarians said yesterday. Snow, cold rain and severe winter weather across the north are compounding the misery of people already struggling…

Turkey Registers 72,555 Daily COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Jan 22 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey, yesterday, reported 72,555 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 10,808,770, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 181 to 85,600, while 87,192 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of…

Japan, U.S. To Initiate Ministerial Talks On Economy, Environment: Kishida

TOKYO, Jan 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japan and the United States will set up ministerial talks, focused on economic and environmental issues, in a framework of “two-plus-two,” Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida said yesterday, after holding a virtual meeting with U.S. President, Joe Biden. The economy-focused two-plus-two talks will cover infrastructure…

Singapore’s Total COVID-19 Cases Rise To 307,813

SINGAPORE, Jan 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,155 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 307,813. Of the new cases, 1,616 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 1,539 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to the statistics released by the Ministry…

6.4-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Oita Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Jan 22 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4, early this morning struck, off Japan’s Oita Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 1:08 a.m. local time, at the Hyuganada seaside area, and at the depth of 40 km. The quake…