Myanmar To Launch COVID-19 Vaccination Programme For Schoolchildren

YANGON, Oct 11 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will launch a COVID-19 vaccination programme for schoolchildren aged over 12 years, next week, state-run media, said. About one million students of middle and high school levels, who have enrolled for the 2021-2022 academic year will be vaccinated, in an effort to cut the…

Singapore Reports 2,809 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 11 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,809 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 126,966, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release. Before this, Singapore’s daily new cases had been surpassing 3,000 for five consecutive days. The ministry added that…

Iran’s 20-Percent Enriched Uranium Stockpile Exceeds 120 Kg: Nuke Chief

TEHRAN, Oct 11 (NNN-TASNIM) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said, his country’s stockpile of 20-percent enriched uranium exceeded 120 kg. Regarding the storage of 20 percent enriched uranium, “we have exceeded 120 kg and in this matter, we are ahead of the plan,” Mohammad Eslami,…

Australian Children To Be Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccinations In Dec

CANBERRA, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian children, as young as five, could be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, before the end of 2021, as the country continues to battle the third wave of infections. Allen Cheng, co-chair of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), said, “if all the stars…

Suspected Daesh Militants Arrested In Eastern Afghan Province

KHOST, Afghanistan, Oct 10 (NNN-ANA) – Eight suspected members of the Daesh militants, have been arrested in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province, a provincial official confirmed today. “Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, arrested eight members of the Daesh group, in surrounding areas of Khost city, capital of Khost in…

Vietnam Reports 4,513 New COVID-19 Cases, Domestic Flight Routes To Resume

HANOI, Oct 10 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 4,513 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 4,512 locally transmitted and one imported, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 1,662 in Ho Chi Minh City, 820 in Binh Duong province, and 575…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 33,953,475

NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 33,953,475 today, as 18,166 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. The number of new cases recorded in a day are the lowest in the past 214…

AUKUS Deal To Seriously Affect Regional Peace, Stability, Security: Scholar

PHNOM PENH, Oct 10 (NNN-AKP) – The military pact among the U.S., Britain and Australia, known as AUKUS, will seriously affect regional peace, stability and security, and it can trigger nuclear competition in the region, a Cambodian scholar warned. The deal, which will enable Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines, with…

COP15 Media Centre Opens In Kunming

KUNMING, Oct 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The media centre for the upcoming 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) opened yesterday. Located at the Kunming Dianchi International Convention & Exhibition Centre, in Kunming, Yunnan Province in south-west China, the media centre opens…

Singapore Reports 3,703 New COVID-19 Cases, To Offer Booster Vaccinations To Eligible People

SINGAPORE, Oct 10 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,703 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, hitting a new record high and bringing the total tally in the country to 124,157. It is the fifth consecutive day when the daily new cases surpass 3,000 in the city-state. Of the new cases, 2,868 were…