UK Reports Another 5,765 COVID-19 Cases, As Gov’t Continues To Mull Easing Restrictions

LONDON, Jun 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain yesterday reported another 5,765 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as the government continues to consider whether or not to go ahead with the final step of easing restrictions on Jun 21. The total number of cases in the country now stands at…

Death Toll From Adverse Weather In Sri Lanka Rises To 10, Nearly 220,000 Affected

COLOMBO, Jun 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from Sri Lanka’s inclement weather conditions rose to 10 last night, 219,027 people were affected, the country’s Disaster Management Centre, said. According to the latest official statistics, eight districts had been severely affected by days of heavy rains and strong winds, while…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 28,694,879

NEW DELHI, Jun 6 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 28,694,879 yesterday, with 120,529 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, the lowest in the past two months, said the federal health ministry. Besides, 3,380 deaths were reported since Friday morning, taking the death toll to 344,082. After…

Four Killed, Over 170,000 Affected By Strong Winds, Heavy Rains In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jun 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were killed and over 170,000 were affected, by days of strong gales and heavy rains, which lashed out across the country in recent days, the Disaster Management Centre said today. Till this morning, seven people were also missing, due to the inclement weather,…

Mexico To Hold Largest Mid-Term Elections In History

MEXICO CITY, Jun 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mexico is gearing up for the largest mid-term elections in its history tomorrow, with tens of thousands of candidates vying to fill more than 20,000 public posts, according to electoral authorities. The race to watch, said political observers, is the one to fill the…

Two Killed, Two Injured In Nigeria Car Crash

ABUJA, Jun 5 (NNN-NAN) – Two people were killed and two others injured, in a road accident in Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Bauchi yesterday, local authorities said. A car collided with an oncoming truck at Zangoro village, along the Bauchi-Maiduguri road, killing two people at the scene, Yusuf Abdullahi, an…

3,000 Doctors In India’s Madhya Pradesh Resign After Court Terms Their Strike “Illegal”

NEW DELHI, Jun 5 (NNN-PTI) – Nearly 3,000 striking junior doctors, working in six government medical colleges, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, resigned en masse from their posts. The doctors tendered their resignations on Thursday, hours after Madhya Pradesh high court, directed the striking junior doctors in…

Number Of Babies Born In Japan Drops To Record Low In 2020

TOKYO, Jun 5 (NNN-NHK) – The number of babies born in Japan dropped to a record low in 2020, amid the pandemic, while the country’s fertility rate continued a downtrend, the government said. Babies born in 2020 dropped from a year earlier by 24,407, to 840,832, falling below the 900,000-mark…

ASEAN Envoys In Myanmar For Talks On Current Situation

YANGON, Jun 5 (NNN-ANN) – Chairman of Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, met yesterday with ASEAN envoys, on current Myanmar’s situation, according to a statement from the information team of the SAC. Min Aung Hlaing held talks with visiting Second Minister…

Canada’s Jobless Rate Edges Up In May

OTTAWA, Jun 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canada’s unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percent to 8.2 percent in May, Statistics Canada said. The country’s jobless rate rose for a second month under third-wave restrictions, with about 68,000 out of job in May, due to governments’ strengthened lockdown measures, to stem the spread…