S.Korea Reports 5,318 More COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Dec 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 5,318 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 570,417. The daily caseload was down from 6,313 the previous day, due to fewer virus tests over the weekend. The recent resurgence…

OIC To Establish Humanitarian Trust Fund, Launch Food Security Programme For Afghans

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (NNN-APP) – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) decided to establish a humanitarian trust fund, launch a food security programme, and facilitate to unlock financial and banking channels for Afghanistan, to help the Afghans face looming humanitarian crisis, Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said here yesterday.…

IMF Projects 6.6 Percent Growth For Bangladesh

DHAKA, Dec 20 (NNN-BSS) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasted 6.6 percent GDP growth for Bangladesh, in the current fiscal year 2021-2022 (July 2021-June 2022). The projection came, after an IMF team, led by Rahul Anand, visited Dhaka, from Dec 5-19. “Despite being hit by multiple waves of the…

Saudi-Led Airstrike Kills Seven Houthis In Yemen’s Taiz

ADEN, Yemen, Dec 20 (NNN-YPA) – A total of seven members of the Houthi group were killed in an airstrike, launched by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, in Yemen’s south-western province of Taiz yesterday, a local military source said. “Warplanes of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition bombed a convoy of the Houthi…

Singapore Reports 255 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 255 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 275,910. Of the new cases, 182 were in the community, six were in migrant workers’ dormitories and 67 were imported cases, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Pakistan’s Science And Technology Minister Escapes Unhurt In Gun Attack

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Minister for Science and Technology, Shibli Faraz, remained unhurt, in a gun attack in the country’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday, the country’s information and broadcasting minister, said. Faraz was on his way to Kohat when gunmen attacked his vehicle, in which his driver…

Death toll in Philippines from Typhoon Rai rises to 144: local officials

MANILA, Dec 20 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from Typhoon Rai that battered the Philippines last week, has climbed to at least 144, local officials said yesterday. Bohol province in the central Philippines is the worst-hit with 72 deaths, while Negros Occidental reported 18, Cebu 16, Dinagat Islands 10, Southern…

Kuwaiti Women To Enlist In The Army In ‘Combat Roles’

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 19 (NNN-KUNA) – It is the talk of the town. Its a new development for Kuwaiti women and likely to be discussed and pondered upon for a long time. Women rights in Kuwait! As reported by the local press agency, Kuwaiti women will be allowed to register to…

Rocket Attack Targets Green Zone In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Dec 19 (NNN-NINA) – Two Katyusha rockets were fired early today, on the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses the U.S. embassy in central Baghdad, the Iraqi News Agency reported. One of the rockets was destroyed in the air by the C-RAM defence system, which protects the U.S. embassy…

Two Cambodians Returning From U.S., France Test Positive For Omicron Variant

PHNOM PENH, Dec 19 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia confirmed two more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of such cases in the country to four, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said, in a statement, last night. One patient is a 47-year-old Cambodian woman, arriving in the kingdom…