India Reports 18,833 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 33,871,881 today, as 18,833 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, according to the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 278 more deaths were recorded since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to 449,538.…

Border Restrictions Eased In Australian States, Despite COVID-19 Cases Surge

SYDNEY, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Border restrictions between Australia’s Victoria, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and New South Wales (NSW) will be eased, as “relative risks” change in Victoria, amid worsening COVID-19 situation. From midnight tonight, non-lockdown areas of NSW and ACT will change from red to orange zones, and extreme…

S.Korea’s Consumer Price Rises 2.5 Percent In Sept

SEOUL, Oct 6 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s consumer price inflation stayed above two percent for the sixth straight month, statistical office data showed today. The consumer price index (CPI) stood at 108.83 in Sept, up 2.5 percent from a year earlier, according to data from Statistics Korea. The headline inflation…

Flooding Forces Evacuation Of Hundreds In Indonesia’s Kalimantan

JAKARTA, Oct 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Heavy rains flooded Indonesia’s Paser district, on Kalimantan island since Monday, forcing hundreds of residents to leave their inundated homes, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). In a press statement issued yesterday, the agency’s acting spokesperson, Abdul Muhari said, the flooding occurred…

Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Rate Hits 80 Percent Amid Battle Against Third Wave

CANBERRA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s vaccine rollout has hit a major milestone, with 80 percent of adults having received at least one dose. According to the latest data, released by the Department of Health, 80.5 percent of Australians aged 16 and older, have received at least one dose of…

India’s Two-Wheeler, Power Companies To Co-Build Electric Charging Infrastructure

MUMBAI, Oct 6 (NNN-PTI) – India’s two-wheeler company, TVS Motor, and Tata Power, formed a partnership to build the two-wheeler charging infrastructure, in order to accelerate electric mobility in the country. The two companies said in a joint statement, issued yesterday that, the partnership aims to create a regular electric…

Australian Bank Launches App To Help Customers Reduce Carbon Footprints

SYDNEY, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), launched an app, designed to give customers insight into their carbon footprints, along with ways to offset that environmental damage. The trial plan, which started yesterday, is a joint project with CoGo, a company specialising in carbon tracking technology.…

Singapore Reports Daily High Of 3,486 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,486 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, marking the first time the daily cases surpassing 3,000, in the country, and bringing the total tally to 109,804. Of the new cases, 2,767 were recorded in the community and 713 in migrant worker dormitories, and…

Approval Rating For New Japanese PM Kishida’s Cabinet Stands At 55.7 Percent

TOKYO, Oct 6 (NNN-NHK) – Latest survey showed the approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida’s new Cabinet stood at 55.7 percent, ahead of the general election at the end of this month, local media reported yesterday. The survey was conducted by Kyodo News nationwide, through phone calls and…

Iraq Negotiates With Int’l Firm To Tap Potential Gas In Western Desert

BAGHDAD, Oct 6 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Oil Minister, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, said yesterday that, the ministry is carrying out negotiations with one of the international energy firms, to exploit natural gas in the country’s western desert. “The ministry is keen to attract investments, expertise, and advanced global technology to explore…