Parliamentary Elections End In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Nov 29 (NNN-KNA) – The parliamentary elections ended in Kyrgyzstan yesterday. All 2,435 polling stations in the country were closed at 8.00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT), last night, while 59 polling stations in 29 countries have been organised abroad. According to data of head of the Central Election…

Nepal Bans Entry Of All African Nationals Over New Virus Variant

KATHMANDU, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s Home Ministry, yesterday, decided to bar nationals from all African countries from entering the country for the time being, citing the threat posed by the new Omicron coronavirus variant. “Considering the high risks from the new variant, we instructed our immigration offices not to…

Two Cases Of Omicron Variant Detected In Australia’s New South Wales State

SYDNEY, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Health authorities of Australia’s state of New South Wales, this afternoon confirmed two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, after conducting urgent genomic sequencing from overseas travellers. The state, where the country’s biggest international airport locates, said this morning that, two of 14 arrivals…

Afghanistan Wants Good Relations With All Countries: Acting PM

KABUL, Nov 28 (NNN-ANA) – The acting Prime Minister (PM) of Afghanistan’s caretaker government, Mullah Hassan Akhund, said that, Afghanistan wants to have good relations with the international community, including the neighbours and regional countries. “The Islamic Emirate wants to have good relations, economic ties and co-exist with all countries.…

Parliamentary Elections Kick Off In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Nov 28 (NNN-KNA) – Parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan started today, under the watchful eyes of 736 international observers, to elect 90 deputies for a five-year term. Head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the country, Nurzhan Shaildabekova, told a briefing this morning that, 2,435 polling stations were opened…

18 Killed In Road Accident In India’s West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (NNN-PTI) – At least 18 people were killed and five others injured, in a road accident that took place in West Bengal’s Phulbari area of Nadia district, late last night, police said. As per officials of the Hanskhali police station, people in a matador car were…

India Reports 8,774 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises To 34,572,523

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,572,523 today, as 8,774 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 621 deaths, due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the total…

COVID-19 Cases Rise To Nearly 15,000 In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 28 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 74 confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 14,992. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, all the newly recorded cases were local infections. While the source of 15 local infections was still under investigation, four new clusters have…

Two Soldiers Killed In NW Pakistan’s Check Post Attack

ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (NNN-APP) – Two soldiers were killed, in a check post attack in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said yesterday. The terrorists, whose identities were not revealed by the statement, released by the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations, targeted the check post in North…

Four More Fatalities Raise Death Toll Of Dengue Fever To 137 In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (NNN-APP) – Four more people died of dengue fever, in Pakistan’s east Punjab province, over the last 24 hours, raising the death toll of the disease-infected people to 137 this season, an official with the provincial health department said yesterday. A total of 108 new cases of…