COVID-19 Cases Rise To 506,816 In Myanmar

YANGON, Nov 8 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar rose to 506,816 yesterday, after 818 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. The release said, 17 new deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 18,821…

Brunei Logs 40 New COVID-19 Cases, 13,782 Cases In Total

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 8 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 40 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 13,782. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, all the newly recorded cases were local infections. While the source of 16 local infections was still under investigation, no new clusters…

New Zealand’s Largest City Reaches Target Of 90 Percent For First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

WELLINGTON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – All three district health boards (DHS) in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland, have crossed the 90 percent threshold for the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine today, a key milestone on the path to the city’s opening up. The country’s minister for COVID-19 response, Chris…

Iraqi PM Calls For Calm After Surviving Assassination Attempt

BAGHDAD, Nov 7 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, today criticised an assassination attempt, carried out by a drone targeting his official residence, and called for calm dialogue among all Iraqis for the future of the country. Al-Kadhimi confirmed, in a video posted on his official Twitter page that,…

Death Toll From Building Collapse In Nigeria Rises To 42

LAGOS, Nov 7 (NNN-NAN) – The confirmed death toll from the collapse of a 21-story building under construction, in the city of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, has risen to 42, after the search and rescue team discovered more victims in the rubble, a state official said yesterday. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor…

Three Killed In Road Accident In SW Nigeria

LAGOS, Nov 7 (NNN-NAN) – Three people were killed and two injured in an accident, involving a truck and two other vehicles, in the south-western state of Ogun, road police said, yesterday. The accident occurred on a busy expressway, when a Toyota Camry car with no registration number, wrongfully overtook…

Iraq Says PM Unharmed In Drone Assassination Attempt

BAGHDAD, Nov 7 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, was unharmed in an assassination attempt carried out by a drone, targeting his official residence today, his office said in a statement. “A drone tried to target the residence,” in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, however, the prime minister was not…

Probe Underway After Stampede Claims Eight Lives At Music Festival In Houston

HOUSTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Investigation into the stampede, leaving at least eight people dead and many others injured on Friday night, at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, has been underway, Houston Mayor, Sylvester Turner, said yesterday afternoon. “This incident is being thoroughly investigated and reviewed thoroughly. It is…

Update: 108 Killed, 92 Injured In Fuel Tanker Explosion In Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Nov 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 108 people were killed and 92 others injured, in a fuel tanker explosion here late Friday, Sierra Leone’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), confirmed yesterday. According to a statement by NDMA, a loaded fuel tanker and a truck carrying granite collided on a…

China-Constructed Urban Railway In Vietnam Launches Commercial Operation

HANOI, Nov 7 (NNN-VNA) – Authorities of the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, inaugurated the China-built Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line project yesterday, making it the first metro line in the country to start commercial operation. The project was handed over to Hanoi by its investor, the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport, on…