India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 32,192,576

NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 32,192,576 today, as 36,083 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, according to the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 493 deaths since yesterday, took the total death toll to 431,225.…

First Giant Panda Birth In Singapore Announced

SINGAPORE, Aug 15 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore saw the first giant panda birth on its land yesterday, said a press release by the Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) Group, today. The cub, 13-year-old Kai Kai and 12-year-old Jia Jia’s firstborn, weighs in at an estimated 200 grams, though its gender is yet…

Only 65 Survivors Of Nanjing Massacre Remain

NANJING, Aug 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven survivors of the Nanjing Massacre passed away this year, according to the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders. Their deaths reduced the total number of registered survivors to 65, according to the memorial hall. The Nanjing Massacre took…

S.Korea Reports 1,817 More COVID-19 Cases, 223,928 In Total

SEOUL, Aug 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 1,817 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 223,928. The daily caseload was down from 1,930 in the previous day, but it hovered above 1,000 for 40 straight days. The…

Australia Secures More COVID-19 Vaccines Amid Lockdown In Major Cities

CANBERRA, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia acquired an extra one million doses of vaccine, amid the country’s major cities currently subject to a lockdown, to battle outbreaks of COVID-19. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced the deal today, saying, one million additional Pfizer doses will begin arriving in Australia from tonight,…

Bangladesh Reports 6,885 New COVID-19 Cases

DHAKA, Aug 15 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 6,885 new COVID-19 cases and 178 new deaths yesterday, making the tally at 1,412,218, and death toll at 23,988, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that, 33,330 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, as of…

Malaysia Reports 20,670 New COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Pass 12,000 Mark

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 20,670 new cases of COVID-19, the Health Ministry said yesterday, bringing the national total to 1,384,353. Health Ministry Director-General, Noor Hisham Abdullah, said in a statement that, eight of the new cases are imported and 20,662 are local transmissions. Another 260 deaths…

At Least 20 Dead, Seven Injured In Fuel Tanker Explosion In Lebanon, Red Cross Reports

BEIRUT, Aug 15 (NNN-NNA) – At least 20 people were killed and seven injured, after a fuel tanker explosion in northern Lebanon early this morning. The Lebanese Red Cross reported its early death toll at about 4:00 a.m. local time, after saying, it was sending 22 teams to the site…

Afghanistan’s Eastern Asadabad City Falls To Taliban

ASADABAD, Afghanistan, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Asadabad city, capital of eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, fell to the Taliban militants yesterday, bringing the number of provincial capitals captured by the armed group to 20, locals said. An eyewitness, who refused to be named, asserted that the Taliban militants entered Asadabad…

Houthi Rebels Say They Shoot Down “Spy” Drone In Central Yemen

SANAA, Aug 15 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said, they shot down a “U.S.-made spy drone” belonging to the Saudi-led coalition, while it was hovering over their positions, in the central province of Marib yesterday. “Our forces shot down the spy drone over Medghal district,” Houthi-run al-Masirah TV quoted the…