Russia Reports Record Daily COVID-19 Death Toll

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (NNN-TASS) – Russia confirmed 968 COVID-19-related fatalities, over the past 24 hours, the highest daily count in the country, bringing the national death toll to 215,453, the official monitoring and response centre said yesterday. A total of 29,362 new COVID-19 infections were registered, up from 27,246 the…

Indian Capital May Face Power Crisis, Seeks PM’s Intervention

NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (NNN-PTI) – Chief Minister of India’s Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, yesterday said, the national capital could face a power crisis. Kejriwal said, his government has written to the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention in making adequate arrangements of coal and gas, to power generation…

COVID-19 Daily Cases To Continue Rising For Some Weeks: Singapore PM

SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, said today that, he expects COVID-19 daily cases to continue rising for some weeks, and that the country’s healthcare system will still be under pressure. “We can slow, but we cannot stop the Delta variant,” said Lee, when delivering…

Pakistani FM, U.S. Deputy Secretary Of State Discuss Afghan Situation, Bilateral Ties

ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, met yesterday, with visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, discussing Afghan affairs and bilateral ties, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said. Regarding the situation in Afghanistan, Qureshi stressed that, “the current situation required positive engagement of the…

Indian Conglomerate Tata Sons Wins Takeover Bid For Air India

NEW DELHI, Oct 9 (NNN-PTI) – One of India’s business groups, Tata Sons, won the bid for acquiring debt-ridden Air India yesterday, at a cost of 180 billion rupees (around 2.4 billion U.S. dollars), said a senior official of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), a wing…

Chinese FM Calls For Building Closer China-ASEAN Community With Shared Future

BEIJING, Oct 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – As this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of dialogue relations between China and ASEAN, the two sides should cherish the valuable experience accumulated over the past 30 years, and build a closer community with a shared future, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign…

Ecuador Calls For Greater Int’l Cooperation To Protect Amazon Rainforest

QUITO, Oct 9 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Ecuadorian President, Guillermo Lasso, yesterday called for greater international cooperation, to protect the Amazon through sustainable use of biodiversity in the world’s largest tropical rainforest. “Only joint effort will allow us to protect the Amazon, one of the most important ecological communities in the…

Early Voting Begins Ahead Of Iraq’s Snap Parliamentary Elections

BAGHDAD, Oct 9 (NNN-NINA) – Early voting began yesterday, for Iraq’s security forces, prisoners and displaced people, ahead of snap parliamentary elections tomorrow. Jumana al-Ghalai, spokeswoman of the Independent High Electoral Commission, said in a press release that, polling centres across Iraq opened their doors at 7:00 a.m. local time…

Iran Dismisses Nuke Allegations By Saudi Arabia, Europe As “Baseless”

TEHRAN, Oct 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran dismissed as “baseless” the “allegations” made recently by Saudi Arabia and some European countries, pertaining to Tehran’s nuclear programme, a representative of the Islamic republic to the United Nations was quoted as saying yesterday. “As we stated earlier, the uncontested reality is that, so…

White House Backs Release Of Trump Records To Jan 6 Committee

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The White House said yesterday that, it will not assert executive privilege, to hold former President Donald Trump-era documents, from a House committee probing the Jan 6 Capitol riot. “President (Joe) Biden determined that, an assertion of executive privilege is not in the best interests…