South Africa “Technically” Enters Third COVID-19 Wave

CAPE TOWN, Jun 11 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South Africa “technically” entered the third wave of COVID-19 yesterday, according to statistics, the country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases said, in a statement of daily update on COVID-19. The national seven-day moving average incidence, which reached 5,959 cases, exceeded the new wave threshold…

Russia Ends MOU With U.S. On Facilitating Travels For Diplomats

MOSCOW, Jun 11 (NNN-TASS) – Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, signed an order to nullify the Russian-U.S. memorandum of understanding (MOU), on “open ground” that facilitated travels for diplomats in their host country. Mishustin asked the Russian Foreign Ministry to inform the U.S. side of the termination, according to the…

UK, US Agree To Work To Reopen Travel As Johnson, Biden Meet

FALMOUTH, Jun 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and U.S. President, Joe Biden, yesterday agreed to work to resume travel between the two countries and signed a new Atlantic Charter, as they met ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) summit. “They agreed to work to reopen travel…

12 More U.S. Soldiers In S. Korea Test Positive For COVID-19, 897 In Total

SEOUL, Jun 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – Twelve more U.S. soldiers in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19, it was reported today, citing the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) command. Eleven USFK service members were confirmed with COVID-19, after arriving here between May 22 and Jun 6. One service member, stationed at the…

Lumpy Skin Disease In Cattle Detected In Laos

VIENTIANE, Jun 10 (NNN-KPL) – More than 11,000 cattle and buffaloes in 126 villages in seven provinces, contracted lumpy skin disease, according to the Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Over 100 cattle and buffaloes have died from the disease and more than 8,000 have been treated. Khammuan province, some…

Pakistan Reports 1,303 New COVID-19 Infections

ISLAMABAD, Jun 10 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan confirmed 1,303 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, with a 3.12-percent positivity rate, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), said today. The NCOC said in a statement that, the country’s number of overall cases had risen to 937,434, including 871,669 recoveries since Feb last year,…

Fiji’s National Carrier To Operate Special Fights To Take Foreigners Home

SUVA, Jun 10 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji Airways will operate a number of special flights from Sunday to June 30, to enable foreigners and approved persons to depart the country and return to their homes. In a statement today, Fiji Airways said, the special flights are approved by the Ministry of…

India Reports Record High Of 6,148 COVID-19 Deaths In 24 Hours

NEW DELHI, Jun 10 (NNN-PTI) – India reported a record high of 6,148 COVID-19 deaths, during the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll in the country to 359,676, said the federal health ministry, today. Meanwhile, 94,052 new cases were recorded during the period, the third consecutive day, when…

Oman Reports 1,931 New COVID-19 Cases, 228,579 In Total

MUSCAT, Jun 10 (NNN-ONA) – The Omani health ministry, yesterday announced, 1,931 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total confirmed number in the sultanate to 228,579. Meanwhile, 818 people recovered from the disease during the past 24 hours, raising the overall recoveries to 206,844, while 14 fatalities were reported, pushing up…

Latest: Military Plane Crashes In Central Myanmar

YANGON, Jun 10 (NNN-MNA) – A military plane, with over 10 people on board, crashed in Myanmar’s central region of Mandalay early today, with unknown numbers of casualties, an official of the information team of the State Administration Council confirmed. It is feared that there may be some fatalities to…