India Logs 271,202 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Surpasses 37 Million

NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 37,122,164 today, as 271,202 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. This is the fourth consecutive day in India with more than 200,000 new cases registered in…

Eight Injured In Traffic Accident In N. Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Jan 16 (NNN-ANA) – Eight commuters were injured, following a traffic accident in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan, a local source confirmed today. “The incident occurred when two sedans collided head-on, along a highway in Dushi district, late last night. The affected people were transported to a provincial…

Two Killed In Bullfighting Events In India’s Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (NNN-PTI) – Two people were killed in two consecutive days, in bullfighting, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, local media reported yesterday. Yesterday morning, a 27-year-old bull owner was gored to death, at Periya Suriyur, in the state’s Tiruchi district. “The man, identified as…

Japan’s Daily COVID-19 Infections Surpass 25,000, Nearing Record High

TOKYO, Jan 16 (NNN-NHK) – Japan reported 25,742 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, surpassing the 25,000-mark for the first time since Aug 26, 2021, according to a tally, based on data from local governments across the country. The highest daily figure in Japan appeared on Aug 20 last year, with 25,992,…

Malaysia Reports 3,074 New COVID-19 Infections, 19 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported another 3,074 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 2,805,337, according to the health ministry. Among the new cases, 319 were imported cases, and 2,755 were locally transmitted, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 19 more…

Afghan Police Rescue Physician From Kidnappers’ Clutch, Arrest Eight Suspects

KABUL, Jan 16 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan police, in a crackdown on kidnappers, rescued a physician and arrested eight people charged with involvement in the abduction, Spokesman for the Taliban-run caretaker government, Zabihullah Mujahid, said yesterday. “Medical practitioner, Najibullah Sakandar, who was abducted a few days ago from Kabul, was found…

Road Mishap Claims Five Lives In Western India

NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (NNN-PTI) – At least five people died and two others injured, when a car collided with a bus, coming from the opposite direction, in India’s western state of Rajasthan yesterday, confirmed a local police officer. The road mishap occurred in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district. Among the dead…

Turkey’s Inflation To Be Single-Digit By Mid-2023: Minister

ISTANBUL, Jan 16 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s annual inflation rate will be in single digit, when the country holds its presidential and parliamentary election in mid-2023, Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister, Nureddin Nebati, said yesterday. “With the fiscal policies and the steps we will take, we will enter the election time…

Iranian Ambassador To Spain Slams EU’s Inaction Against U.S. Sanctions

TEHRAN, Jan 16 (NNN-ISNA) – The Iranian ambassador to Spain, yesterday, blasted Europe’s inaction, in the face of U.S. pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal, saying, the European Union (EU), in practice, took no effective measure against Washington’s “cruel” sanctions on Tehran, after U.S. unilateral withdrawal. Hassan Qashqavi made the…

Saudi-Led Coalition Expands Aerial Bombardment Against Houthis In Yemen: Source

ADEN, Jan 16 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi Arabia-led coalition, intensified its aerial bombardment against Houthi militia in various regions of Yemen yesterday, a military official said. “Scores of airstrikes were launched by warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition, against the Houthis in Yemeni oil-rich provinces of Shabwa and Marib, during the…