Myanmar’s State Administration Council Chairman Holds Talks With Visiting Cambodian PM

YANGON, Jan 8 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Administration Council Chairman, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, held talks with visiting Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. According to a release issued by the council’s Information Team, Min Aung Hlaing and Hun…

Three Militants Killed In Gunfight In Indian-Controlled Kashmir: Indian Police

SRINAGAR, Jan 8 (NNN-PTI) – Police in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, yesterday said, three militants were killed in a gunfight in the region. According to the police, the gunfight broke out at village Chadoora of Budgam district, about 30 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. “Last…

Australian Treasurer Tests Positive For COVID-19

CANBERRA, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. “Like thousands of Australians, I tested positive today (yesterday) to COVID-19,” he tweeted last night. He said that, he had “common symptoms,” and is isolating with his family. “My thoughts are with all…

Iran’s Nuke Negotiator Says ROK Obliged To Unfreeze Iranian Funds

TEHRAN, Jan 7 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, said yesterday that, the government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) is obliged to unfreeze Iranian funds, in the country’s banks, blocked under the pretext of U.S. sanctions. “Regardless of the outcome of the Vienna talks, the ROK…

Israel Detects Over One Million Infected Chickens, Turkeys Since Bird Flu Outbreak

JERUSALEM, Jan 7 (NNN-PNA) – The total number of chickens and turkeys detected with the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza during the current spread of the virus in Israel, surpassed one million, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. During the virus outbreak, 17,000 infected…

Brazil Registers First Omicron Death

BRASILIA, Jan 7 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil recorded the first death from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 yesterday, in the city of Aparecida de Goiania of Goias state. The municipality reported that, the victim was a 68-year-old man with high blood pressure, suffering from “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” who was admitted…

Turkey Registers Record Daily COVID-19 Cases As Omicron Spreads

ANKARA, Jan 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reported, 68,413 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily figure since the outbreak, raising its tally to 9,787,274, according to its health ministry. The number of daily cases in the country has about doubled since early Jan, as the Omicron variant rapidly increases. The…

Six Killed, 17 Injured In Road Accident In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 (NNN-APP) – Six people were killed and 17 others, including women and children were injured, in a road accident in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province last night, local police said. The incident happened in Khuzdar district of the province, when a van hit a trailer coming from the…

India Reports 117,100 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 35,226,386 today, as 117,100 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 302 more deaths were recorded since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to 483,178. This…

Biden Wants Americans To Ensure Jan 6 Capitol Attack “Never Happens Again”

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Joe Biden, said yesterday that, Americans must ensure such an attack like that on the U.S. Capitol a year ago “never happens again,” as the country seems more divided than ever. “One year ago, in this sacred place, democracy was attacked, simply attacked.…