300,000 Swedes Believed To Have Impaired Sense Of Smell Due To COVID-19

STOCKHOLM, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An estimated 300,000 Swedes suffer from an impaired sense of smell due to COVID-19, Swedish national TT News Agency reported. According to the report, queues are long for clinics offering treatment for the condition. With around 10 million inhabitants, Sweden has only two such clinics,…

Singapore Reports 3,383 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore recorded 3,383 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 172,644, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release. Of the new cases, 2,708 were reported in the community and 667 in migrant workers’ dormitories, while eight…

Voting In Uzbekistan’s Presidential Election Ends With High Turnout

TASHKENT, Oct 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Voting in Uzbekistan’s presidential election ended with over 80 percent turnout yesterday, described by the country’s Central Election Commission as a historic achievement for the country. “Uzbekistan’s presidential election was held in accordance with international norms, domestic legislation and in line with democratic principles, open…

Ugandan President Assures Country After Bomb Blast In Capital

KAMPALA, Oct 25 (NNN-IRIN) – Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, yesterday said, the perpetrators of the bomb attack in the capital, Kampala, on Saturday night will be arrested. “It seems to be a terrorist act but we shall get the perpetrators. The public should not fear, we shall defeat this criminality…

Libya Holds First Forum On Securing Elections

TRIPOLI, Oct 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Interior Ministry of Libya, on Saturday, held the first forum on securing the elections slated for Dec. Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah said at the forum that, the gathering of the security departments was “an important step towards uniting the state’s institutions.” Interior Minister,…

India’s First Banni Buffalo Calf Born Through IVF

NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (NNN-PTI) – For the first time in India, scientists have succeeded in having a calf of the Banni breed of buffaloes born yesterday, through IVF (in vitro fertilisation), officials said. The calf was born in the western state of Gujarat. Banni Buffalo, a rare breed of…

Over 330 Families Receive Solar Panels In Afghanistan’s Eastern Parwan Province

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan Oct 24 (NNN-BIA) – A total of 336 households have received solar power panels over the past four days, in the eastern Parwan province, it was reported, yesterday. “After a precise survey, each family received one solar panel along with all equipment to keep their houses bright, in…

Cambodia Lifts Ban On All Flights From Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

PHNOM PENH, Oct 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday, lifted ban on all flights from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, after most of the kingdom’s population have been vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Minister, Mam Bunheng said, in a press statement. The decision to lift the ban was made by Cambodian Prime…

India’s Life Expectancy Drops By Two Years Due To COVID-19

MUMBAI, Oct 24 (NNN-PTI) – Life expectancy of Indians dropped by close to two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as per statistical analysis, published by a Mumbai-based state-run institution, yesterday. “The life expectancy at birth in 2019 was 69.5 years for men and 72 years for women, which came…

Pakistan Sees Continuous Rise In Dengue Cases

ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (NNN-APP) – An additional 832 dengue fever cases were reported in different areas of Pakistan in the past 24 hours, health authorities said. The cases were detected in the country’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and eastern Punjab provinces, along with the federal capital, Islamabad. In Islamabad 118…