Lebanon Detects First Two Cases Of Omicron COVID-19 Variant

BEIRUT, Dec 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Health Ministry said yesterday that, it has detected the first two cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, when passengers were tested, upon arrival at the Beirut airport. “Two cases detected in airport testing were confirmed to be the Omicron variant,” Health Minister, Firas Abiad,…

11 Killed, 44 Injured In UXO Accidents In Laos During 2021

VIENTIANE, Dec 10 (NNN-KPL) – The National Regulatory Authority for the UXO/Mine Action Sector (NRA) of Laos, recorded 31 UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) accidents over the course of 2021, in which 44 people were injured and 11 died. The figures were reported during a videoconference on Nov 30, between the Ministry…

S.Korea Reports 7,022 More COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Dec 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 7,022 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total tally to 503,606. The daily caseload was slightly down from 7,102, the previous day, but stayed above 7,000 for the third straight day. The recent…

Japan’s Wholesale Prices Jump Nine Percent In Nov

TOKYO, Dec 10 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s wholesale prices surged 9.0 percent year-on-year in Nov, logging the steepest gain on record, amid higher energy costs and a weak yen, Bank of Japan (BOJ) data showed today. The prices of goods traded between companies rose for the ninth month in a row,…

Indian Farmers Call Off Year-Long Protests After Gov’t Agrees To Demands

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 (NNN-PTI) – Indian farmers, protesting against controversial farm laws, decided yesterday, to call off their year-long action and return home, after the government agreed to their demands. The decision to end the long-running protest came, after the Indian government accepted all demands put forward by the…

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 525,750 In Myanmar

YANGON, Dec 10 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 525,750 in Myanmar, after 347 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health yesterday. With five new deaths, the death toll increased to 19,162 yesterday, the…

Brunei Logs 39 New COVID-19 Cases, Total At 15,283

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 10 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 39 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 15,283, with 100 deaths. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, all the newly recorded cases were local infections. While the source of eight local infections was still under investigation,…

Pakistan Detects First Case Of Omicron Variant

ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan confirmed the first case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 virus, in its southern Sindh province, said an official yesterday. Media Coordinator of the Sindh Health Department, Mehar Khursheed, said that, the first case was detected on Wednesday, after conducting genomic sequencing on samples taken…

Over 27 Percent Of Work On Cambodian Capital’s New Airport Completed: PM

PHNOM PENH, Dec 10 (NNN-AKP) – More than 27 percent of the construction work on the 1.5-billion-U.S.-dollar new Phnom Penh international airport has been completed, despite the COVID-19 crisis, Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said yesterday. Construction work on the project began in 2018, in southern Kandal province,…

Death Toll In Indonesia’s Mt Semeru Eruption Rises To 43

JAKARTA, Dec 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll in the eruption of Semeru, a volcano in Indonesia’s island of Java, has risen to 43, with 104 people injured, the National Disaster Management Agency said yesterday. Yesterday’s evacuation process was stopped, as the search and rescue location was covered by dark…