Singapore Reports 18 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jun 13 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 18 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, including nine locally transmitted and nine imported, bringing the total tally to 62,263. All of the local cases are in the community. Among them, four were linked to previous cases. Yesterday, 39…

Five Killed, Six Injured In Rain, Windstorm In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jun 13 (NNN-APP) – Five people were killed and six others injured, in separate rain- and windstorm-triggered accidents, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said. Eight houses also collapsed when heavy rains, coupled with strong winds, lashed the province, the PDMA said in…

Motorcycle Bombing Kills Seven Newly-Recruited Soldiers In Southern Yemen

ADEN, Jun 12 (NNN-SABA) – At least seven soldiers of Yemen’s newly-recruited forces were killed yesterday, in a motorcycle bombing, in the country’s southern province of Abyan, a government official said. The bombing came in the afternoon, when a booby-trapped motorcycle went off at a crowded marketplace in Zinjibar, capital…

UN Mission, Lebanese Army Conclude Five-Day Live Firing Exercise

BEIRUT, Jun 12 (NNN-NNA) – The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and the Lebanese Armed Forces, concluded yesterday, a five-day live firing exercise near the UNIFIL’s headquarters, in the southern city of Naqoura, according to a statement by UNIFIL. The Steel Storm drill, led by UNIFIL’s Force Commander’s Reserve,…

Iran Reports 9,966 New COVID-19 Cases, 3,013,078 In Total

TEHRAN, Jun 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran reported yesterday, 9,966 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 3,013,078. The pandemic has so far claimed 81,796 lives in Iran, up by 124 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said, in a briefing. A…

Mongolia’s Largest Book Festival Kicks Off

ULAN BATOR, Jun 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The 29th edition of the Ulan Bator Book Festival, held twice a year, is underway here under the motto “Let’s read more” to promote a reading culture. With the support of the country’s parliament speaker, Gombojav Zandanshatar, the three-day festival is co-organised by the…

Afghan Gov’t Security Forces Repel Taliban Attack, Killing 27 Militants

KUNDUZ, Jun 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Afghan security forces repelled an overnight attack by Taliban on two districts in northern Kunduz province, killing at least 27 militants and injuring 15 others, the provincial police confirmed today. One member of the security forces was also killed in the operation, the provincial…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 29,359,155

NEW DELHI, Jun 12 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 29,359,155 today, with 84,332 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, said the federal health ministry. Besides, 4,002 COVID-19 patients have died since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to 367,081. This was the fifth consecutive day when…

Bangladesh’s Total COVID-19 Cases Surpass 822,000

DHAKA, Jun 12 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s COVID-19 death toll topped 13,000 yesterday, with total cases surpassing 822,000 as the country struggles to limit the resurgence of infections. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reported 2,454 new COVID-19 cases and 43 new deaths, making the tally at 822,849, and death…

Tokyo Organisers To Vaccinate Olympic Referees, Media And Volunteers

TOKYO, Jun 12 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo Olympic organisers will start to vaccinate referees, media personnel and volunteers, who will have close contact with athletes during the Games, Olympic chief, Seiko Hashimoto, said here yesterday. Hashimoto told reporters at a regular news conference that, around 18,000 people will be vaccinated from…