33 Taliban Militants Killed In Afghan Air Force Strikes: Gov’t

KABUL, Jul 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Thirty-three Taliban militants were killed and 17 others wounded, in Afghan Air Force (AAF) airstrikes, in two provinces yesterday, the country’s Defence Ministry confirmed today. In northern Jawzjan province, 19 militants were killed and 15 wounded, after warplanes targeted their hideouts in Murghab and Hassan…

Cambodia Reports 860 New COVID-19 Cases, 32 More Deaths

PHNOM PENH, Jul 24 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia today confirmed 860 new COVID-19 infections, including 395 imported cases, pushing the national total caseload to 72,104, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. Thirty-two more fatalities had been recorded, taking the overall death toll to 1,254, the ministry said, adding…

Sydney Sees Anti-Lockdown Protest Amid Deteriorating COVID-19 Crisis

SYDNEY, Jul 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters gathered in the CBD of Australia’s largest city, Sydney today, amid a deteriorating COVID-19 crisis in the country. NSW Police Force accused the protest activity as unauthorised and said a high-visibility policing operation was launched in response to it. Protesters marched…

Eight Killed In Car Collision In India’s Telangana

NEW DELHI, Jul 24 (NNN-PTI) – Eight people were killed after two cars collided head-on, in the southern Indian state of Telangana, police said, today. The accident took place late last night, near the Chennaram gate, in Nagarkurnool district, about 120 km south of Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana.…

Philippine Volcanic Institute Lowers Alert Level For Taal Volcano

MANILA, Jul 24 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, downgraded today, the alert level from 3 to 2 for Taal volcano, near Manila, due to “decreased unrest.” The institute still warned the public to stay out of the volcano island, in Batangas province, 66 kilometres south of…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 31,293,062

NEW DELHI, Jul 24 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,332,159 today, as 39,097 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 546 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the death toll to 420,016.…

Indonesia’s E-Commerce Companies Asked To Create Single-Use Plastic-Free Lifestyle

JAKARTA, Jul 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Hundreds of environmentalists sent an open letter to leaders of e-commerce and marketplace companies, to realise a single-use plastic-free lifestyle, amid the increasing frequency of online shopping, during the COVID-19 pandemic, activists said yesterday. In their 2021 Plastic-Free Parade, they asked online shopping companies to…

Myanmar Reports 5,506 New COVID-19 Cases, 326 More Deaths

YANGON, Jul 24 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 5,506 new COVID-19 cases, in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 258,870, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports yesterday. The death toll increased to 6,459, after 326 more deaths were reported, the release said. A total…

Singapore Reports 133 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jul 24 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 133 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 63,924. The new infections included 130 locally transmitted cases, of which 78 were linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster, and six belonged to the KTV…

New Zealand Delivers Minimum 10-Day Sick Leave For Employees

WELLINGTON, Jul 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Legislation doubling employees’ minimum sick leave entitlement to 10 days came into effect today, bringing benefits to both businesses and employees, said New Zealand Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Michael Wood. The move aims to “help Kiwis and workplaces stay healthy,” Wood said in a…