Floods Hit India’s Uttarakhand State, Five Dead

NEW DELHI, Oct 19 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today spoke to the northern state Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, over phone, on the situation in the hilly state, following incessant rains and floods over the past few days. According to media reports, at least five people…

Pakistan Records 603 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,265,650 In Total

ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reported 603 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said today. The overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,265,650 across the country, said the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Pakistan’s…

DPRK Fires What Seemed To Be Two Ballistic Missiles: Japanese Gov’t

TOKYO, Oct 19 (NNN-NHK) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) today fired what seemed to be two ballistic missiles, Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, confirmed, today. Kishida told reporters, during his visit to Fukushima city that, he felt very sorry about the continuous launches of ballistic missiles from…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 34,094,373

NEW DELHI, Oct 19 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,094,373 today, as 13,058 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry’s latest data showed. The number of new COVID-19 cases registered in the past 24 hours is the lowest in…

New Zealand Reports 94 New Community Cases Of COVID-19 Delta Variant

WELLINGTON, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 94 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community today, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country’s community outbreak to 2,099. Eighty-seven of the new infections were recorded in the largest city Auckland, and seven in nearby Waikato,…

Indigenous Australians Missing In Outback Found Alive In “Absolute Miracle”

CANBERRA, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian police have been left stunned, after a pair of missing people survived several days in the Outback, without food or water. Shaun Emitja, 21, and Mahesh Patrick, 14, were reported missing by their families on Oct 11, after they failed to return to their…

S.Korea Says DPRK Fires Unidentified Projectile Into Eastern Waters

SEOUL, Oct 19 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired unidentified projectile into the eastern waters, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), said today.– NNN-YONHAP

Vietnam Reports 3,168 New COVID-19 Cases, 867,221 In Total

HANOI, Oct 19 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 3,168 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 3,159 locally transmitted and nine imported, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 968 in Ho Chi Minh City, 439 in Binh Duong province, and 393…

Trains Obstructed In North India Due To Farmers Protest

NEW DELHI, Oct 19 (NNN-PTI) – The movement of many trains was affected in some places in northern India yesterday, by thousands of protesting farmers. According to media reports, several groups of farmers blocked train tracks, in areas in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. The protesters demanded…

Brunei Reports 187 New Local COVID-19 Cases, 11,047 Cases In Total

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 19 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 187 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 11,047. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, all the newly recorded cases were local infections. While the source of 154 local infections was still under investigation, one new cluster…