Australia’s Victoria Shows Pathway Out Of Pandemic

SYDNEY, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Authorities of Australian state of Victoria, outlined today what life would look like, when the state reaches vaccination rates of 80 and 90 percent. Victoria Premier, Daniel Andrews, said, there would be a “fundamental change” to health restrictions, when the state reaches a 90-percent rate…

Mongolia Logs 1,321 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia confirmed 1,321 new COVID-19 cases, raising the national tally to 349,509, the country’s health ministry said today. Meanwhile, 17 more people died from the viral disease in the past day, pushing the death toll to 1,587. Currently, 18,786 COVID-19 patients are being hospitalised…

Uzbekistan Is Holding Its Presidential Election Today

TASHKENT, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan is holding its presidential election today, with incumbent President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, running for a second term in office, the Uzbek Central Election Commission (CEC) said. Over 19 million voters have registered for the election, and about 970 international observers and over 1,000 media representatives…

India Reports 15,906 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,175,468 today, as 15,906 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 561 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since yesterday morning, taking the…

Six Terrorists Killed In Clash With Security Forces In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (NNN-APP) – Six terrorists were killed in a shootout with security forces, in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province yesterday, local media reported. The incident happened in Harnai district of the province, when paramilitary troops, Frontier Corps, conducted an operation on an intelligence tip-off, the reports said. The operation…

Australia Launches “Spread Freedom” COVID-19 Vaccination Push Amid Battle Against Third Wave

CANBERRA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government launched the next phase of its vaccination campaign, as the country continues to battle the third wave of COVID-19. Health Minister, Greg Hunt, today debuted the government’s new vaccine campaign. Dubbed “spread freedom,” the campaign emphasises the benefits of getting vaccinated against…

New Zealand Reports 85 New COVID-19 Cases

WELLINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 85 new cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said in a statement today. Of the new cases reported, 80 were community cases in the North Island, and five were imported cases at the border, said the ministry. The total case number…

Exhibition Centre Symbolising Friendship With China Opens In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Oct 24 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre (BBCFEC), symbolising China’s friendship with Bangladesh, opened in Purbachal, on the outskirts of the capital city of Dhaka. The construction of the international exhibition centre, a project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, has been completed despite the…

Landslide Kills Three People In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Oct 24 (NNN-PTI) – Three members of a nomadic family were killed and one was critically injured yesterday, after a landslide hit their makeshift tent, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. The landslide, triggered by incessant rains, hit the family at village Noorpora of Tral, in Pulwama district,…

Roundup: Indonesia Pushes For Mangrove Forest Conservation

by Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesia has been working for the restoration of mangrove forests in a number of areas in the country, so as to conserve the world’s largest coverage of mangrove forests. “We are replanting mangroves to protect against waves of sea waters, sea water…