Gas Explosion In Uzbek Capital Forces Building Residents To Evacuate

TASHKENT, Oct 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – A gas explosion in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, caused damage to several apartment units, with no casualties reported. The explosion occurred on Sunday night, in a residential building, in Tashkent’s Chilanzar district. Seventeen residents of the building are now temporarily residing in a hotel, the…

Indonesia To Reopen Bali For International Visitors From Oct 14

JAKARTA, Oct 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will reopen international flights to Bali, for foreign visitors from certain countries, starting from Oct 14, as the COVID-19 transmission has eased in the country, a government official said yesterday. Indonesia will receive international visitors from South Korea, China, Japan, New Zealand, as well…

Tokyo Reports 87 Daily COVID-19 Cases, Falling Below 100 For First Time Since Nov 2020

TOKYO, Oct 5 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 infections reduced to 87 yesterday, falling below 100 for the first time since Nov last year. The daily count dropped under 100 last time, on Nov 2, 2020, around 11 months ago. The seven-day rolling average in Tokyo stood at 196.7 per…

Japan’s Kishida To Call For General Election On Oct 31

TOKYO, Oct 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said yesterday, he plans to call for a general election on Oct 31. Kishida made the announcement at a press conference last night, after he was elected as the 100th prime minister in Japanese political history, in the afternoon.…

China, Like-Minded Countries Voice Concern Over Racism, Racial Discrimination In Some Countries

GENEVA, Oct 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – China and a group of countries yesterday expressed their deep concern, over the persistence of systemic racism, racial discrimination and increasingly serious hate crimes in some countries. Delivering a joint statement, on behalf of like-minded countries, at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights…

Iran Reports 14,607 New COVID-19 Cases, 5,638,735 In Total

TEHRAN, Oct 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry yesterday reported, 14,607 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 5,638,735. The pandemic has so far claimed 121,347 lives in the country, after 238 new deaths were registered in the past 24 hours, said Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical…

Lebanon, Iraq Sign Cooperation Agreement

BEIRUT, Oct 5 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon and Iraq yesterday signed an agreement, aiming at strengthening cooperation between their respective chambers of commerce, industry and agriculture. The agreement binds both countries to facilitate business and information exchange, for their businessmen, while encouraging the increase of bilateral trade activities, a statement by…

Iran Says Transit Routes With Armenia To Be Implemented Soon

TEHRAN, Oct 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, said yesterday that, Iran and Armenia have mapped out projects to implement land transit routes for trade transactions, soon. Amir Abdollahian told a joint press conference that he had “useful and constructive talks” with his visiting Armenian counterpart, Ararat…

EU To Develop Key Commercial Crossing Between Gaza, Israel: Official

RAMALLAH, Oct 5 (NNN-WAFA) – A European Union official, yesterday announced that, the development of Kerem Shalom, the key commercial crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel, will take place before the end of 2021. Shadi Othman, an EU spokesman in the Palestinian territories, said, upgrading the commercial crossing of…

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Held Joint Anti-Terrorism Exercise In 2021

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (NNN-APP) – The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)’s member states, held a joint anti-terrorism exercise in Pakistan from Sept 21 to Monday. The joint exercise, entitled “Pabbi-Antiterror-2021,” came, amid increasingly complex international and regional security situation, with the situation in Afghanistan suddenly changing, and the three forces of…