Singapore Reports 14 New COVID-19 Cases
SINGAPORE, Jan 19 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 14 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 59,127. Of the new cases, 12 are imported and two are in the community. Both of the local cases are linked to previous cases. Amongst the new cases,…
India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,571,773
NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,571,773 today, as 13,788 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, according to the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 152,419, as 145 patients died since…
Death Toll In Indonesia Landslides Rises To 36
JAKARTA, Jan 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – Rescue workers today retrieved bodies of four missing persons, in the landslides in Sumedang district of Indonesia’s West Java province, bringing the death toll to 36, a local official said. The newly confirmed deaths included three children and one adult, the provincial capital, Bandung’s search…
Roundup: Iran Buys 16.8 Million COVID-19 Vaccines From COVAX; Lebanon Signs Deal To Buy Two Million Pfizer Vaccines
CAIRO, Jan 18 (NNN-MENA) – Iran said, it purchased 16.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX. Meanwhile, Lebanon signed a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech, to buy over two million doses. Alireza Raisi, spokesman for the Iranian National Headquarters for Combating the virus, said, “We paid 52 million U.S.…
DPRK Deputies Discuss Economic Plan, Budget At Supreme People’s Assembly
PYONGYANG, Jan 18 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), held the Supreme People’s Assembly yesterday, to mainly discuss the country’s future economic path, it was reported today. The report said that the fourth session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), was held in the Mansudae Assembly…
Samsung Heir Sentenced To 2-1/2 Years In Prison For Corruption
SEOUL, Jan 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman, Lee Jae-yong was jailed today, for corruption linked to his management succession. The Seoul High Court sentenced Lee, an heir apparent of South Korea’s biggest family-run conglomerate, Samsung Group, to two-and-a-half years in prison, for corruption charges, including bribery. With a…
Feature: Young Palestinians Look Forward To Elections
by Sanaa Kamal RAMALLAH/GAZA, Jan 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Jihad Qindah, from Ramallah, breathed a sigh of relief, after hearing that the elections will be held on May 22. The 35-year-old man, who was elected to the Fatah party in 2006, said, the elections will present him a golden opportunity to…
Egyptian President Pledges Support For Afcfta’s Activities
CAIRO, Jan 18 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, reiterated his country’s support for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which commenced earlier this month. Sisi’s remarks came, during his meeting in Cairo with Wamkele Mene, secretary general of AfCFTA, Egyptian Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said. Sisi affirmed Egypt’s…
India Confirms 447 Cases Of Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination
NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (NNN-PTI) – A total of 447 cases of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFIs), after the COVID-19 vaccination, have been reported over the past two days, out of whom three required hospitalisation, India’s health ministry said yesterday. “Of those who were hospitalised, one was discharged from the…