Dozens Of Palestinians Injured In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Medics

RAMALLAH, Jan 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinian protestors injured yesterday, during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, medics and eyewitnesses said. The clashes broke out near the West Bank city of Ramallah, witnesses said. A local journalist was shot and wounded by Israeli soldiers, and dozens of…

Singapore Reports 777 New Covid-19 Cases, 283,991 In Total

SINGAPORE, Jan 8 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 777 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally of the disease in the country to 283,991. Of the new cases, 366 were in the community, 15 were in migrant workers’ dormitories and 396 were imported cases, according to statistics released by…

Malaysia Reports 3,381 New COVID-19 Infections, 16 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 3,381 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 2,780,080, according to the health ministry. Some 319 of the new cases are imported, with 3,062 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 16 deaths have…

S.Korea Reports 3,510 More COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Jan 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 3,510 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 661,015. The daily caseload was down from 3,716 in the previous day, amid the tightened anti-virus measures. The recent resurgence was attributable…

Government Data Shows Indian Economy To Grow 9.2 Percent In FY21-22

NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (NNN-PTI) – Indian economy is estimated to grow at 9.2 percent in the current financial year 2021-22, compared to a contraction of 7.3 percent in the previous year, government data showed yesterday. The increase is attributed mainly to the better performance of the agricultural and manufacturing…

Japan Imposes Quasi-Emergency Against COVID-19 In Three Prefectures

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, confirmed yesterday that, three Japanese prefectures with surging cases of COVID-19, related to virus outbreaks at U.S. bases, would be placed under a quasi-state of emergency. The entire southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, host to the vast majority of U.S. bases…

India Requires Seven-Day Mandatory Home Quarantine For All International Arrivals

NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, yesterday said, all international passengers arriving in the country would have to undergo mandatory seven-day home quarantine, starting from Jan 11. The order has been issued in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in India, driven by the highly transmissible…

Turkey Registers 63,214 New COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Jan 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reported 63,214 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,850,488, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus rose by 157, to 83,388, while 29,197 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of 406,796 tests…

Six Dead, Hundreds Flee As Floods, Landslides Hit Indonesia’s Papua Province

JAKARTA, Jan 8 (NNN-ANTARA) – Six people died and 500 others fled to homes of their closest relatives, as floods and landslides hit Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua, according to the country’s disaster management agency yesterday. “Heavy rains since Thursday night have hit several sub districts in Jayapura City, Papua…

Pakistani Authority Issues Notice To Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance In 100-Million-USD Scam

ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), said yesterday that, it had issued a notice to Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, during the investigation of an alleged cryptocurrency scam, involving around 100 million U.S. dollars. The notice called the general manager or growth analyst of Binance Pakistan, to…