India Reports 16,326 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Rises To 34,159,562

NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,159,562 today, as 16,326 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 666 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning took the total…

Majority Of Countries Oppose Interference In China’s Internal Affairs In Name Of Human Rights

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 80 countries opposed the interference in China’s internal affairs, under the pretext of human rights at the Third Committee of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. During the meeting, Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the UN, resolutely…

Road Accident Kills Nine In India’s Haryana State

NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (NNN-PTI) – At least nine people were killed and several others injured yesterday, in a road accident involving four vehicles in the northern Indian state of Haryana. The accident took place near Bahadurgarh town, in Jhajjar district, about 279 km south of Chandigarh, the capital city…

Fiji To Reopen Clubs, Bars In Nov As Vaccination Rate Reaches 80 Percent

SUVA, Oct 23 (NNN-PIN) – Fijian Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, said yesterday that, the country will reopen clubs, bars, taverns and gaming venues from Nov 11, as over 80 percent of the adult population have been fully vaccinated, according to a government statement. The venues will reopen for business in…

Vietnam Reports 3,985 New COVID-19 Cases, 881,522 In Total

HANOI, Oct 23 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 3,985 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 3,977 locally transmitted and eight imported, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 1,205 in Ho Chi Minh City, 471 in Binh Duong province, and 417…

Tokyo Logs 26 New COVID-19 Cases, Lowest Since June, 2020

TOKYO, Oct 23 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese capital, Tokyo, confirmed 26 daily COVID-19 cases yesterday, the lowest since June, 2020, with the ongoing downward trend in infections. The figure, released by the Tokyo metropolitan government, marked the fewest since June 17, 2020, when 16 new infections were reported in the…

One Killed In Fire At High-Rise Residential Tower In Mumbai

MUMBAI, Oct 23 (NNN-PTI) – One person died, after a major fire broke out on the 19th floor of a high-rise building in central Mumbai, India’s financial capital, yesterday. Footage on social media showed a man falling from the 19th floor of the building, that was engulfed in flames. The…

New Zealand Reports 106 New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 106 new cases of COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health in a statement today. Of the new cases, 104 were community cases in both North Island and South Island, and two were imported cases at the border. The total case number of…

China, Vietnam Coast Guards Patrol Beibu Gulf Waters

BEIJING, Oct 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese and Vietnamese maritime law enforcement forces, have recently conducted their second joint patrol in the Beibu Gulf waters, within the year, according to the China Coast Guard (CCG). It is their 22nd joint patrol in the Beibu Gulf waters, since 2006. The patrol aims…

Two Soldiers, Terrorist Killed In Northwestern Pakistan’s Clash

ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 (NNN-APP) – Two soldiers and a terrorist were killed, during an exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said yesterday. The security forces conducted an operation in the North Waziristan tribal district of the province, on receiving…