Nine Killed, Eight Injured In Road Accidents In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (NNN-APP) – At least nine people were killed, while eight others injured, in separate road crashes in Pakistan yesterday, local media and police said. Three people were killed and seven others suffered injuries in two separate traffic accidents in the Faisalabad district of eastern Punjab province, police…

Blast At Afghan Wedding Party Claims Two Lives, Injures Eight

TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan, Dec 17 (NNN-ANA) – Two children have been confirmed dead and eight others injured, as a blast ripped through a wedding party in southern Afghanistan, on Wednesday, a local official said yesterday. The blast took place at a wedding party in Khalach village of Gizab district, in…

Lao Gov’t Targets Investments Of 3.872 Billion USD In 2022

VIENTIANE, Dec 16 (NNN-KPL) – The Lao government will strengthen external cooperation with different countries, in the hope of attracting investments totaling 43.95 trillion Lao kips (3.872 billion U.S. dollars), accounting for 22.87 percent of GDP, in 2022. In addition, investments in the budget will total 3.95 trillion Lao kips…

Four Children Die, Five Hospitalised In Bouncy Castle Accident In Australia

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four children died, in the Australian state of Tasmania, today, in a tragic incident, which saw a bouncy castle, blown into the air by strong wind. Tasmanian police said, the children fell from a height of 10 metres, during a fun day, on the last…

India Reports 7,974 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,718,602 today, as 7,974 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 343 deaths due to the pandemic, since yesterday morning, took the total…

S. Korean President Rejects U.S.-Led Move Not To Send Officials To Beijing Winter Olympics

SINGAPORE, Dec 16 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, has recently said, Seoul “is not considering” the U.S.-led move, not to send government officials or representatives to the Beijing Winter Olympics. He made the remarks on Monday, during his visit to Australia, saying that, Seoul has “not been asked…

Japan’s Imports Hit Record In Nov Due To Higher Crude Oil Costs, Weaker Yen

TOKYO, Dec 16 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s imports in Nov, surged 43.8 percent in value, due to higher crude oil costs and the yen’s weakness, logging the largest imports value since comparable data became available in Jan, 1979, government data showed today. According to a preliminary report from the Finance Ministry,…

Southeast Asia’s Youth, Women Most Vulnerable To Job Loss During Pandemic: ADB

MANILA, Dec 16 (NNN-PNA) – Southeast Asia’s youth and women, bore the brunt of job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report, released today. The report, focusing on labour markets in Southeast Asia, finds that, people aged 15 to 24, who represent less than…

S.Korea Reports 7,622 More COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Dec 16 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea recorded 7,622 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours until midnight, bringing the total tally to 544,117. The daily caseload was slightly down from a record high of 7,850 reported a day earlier. The recent resurgence in cases was attributable…

Philippines Evacuates Coastal Villagers As Typhoon Rai Nears

MANILA, Dec 16 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines yesterday began evacuating people in coastal villages, in central and southern Philippines, as a strong typhoon Rai approaches. Local media showed officials go house to house, to ask villagers from coastal areas in Southern Leyte province, in the central Philippines, to move to…