India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,395,278 With 20,346 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,395,278 today, as 20,346 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry. According to the data, the death toll mounted to 150,336, as 222 COVID-19 patients died since yesterday. There…

COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 3,500 In Israel

JERUSALEM, Jan 7 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health, reported 23 new COVID-19 deaths yesterday, bringing the total fatalities in the country to 3,512. Meanwhile, the total number of cases in Israel reached 462,209, after 7,065 new cases were added. The number of patients in serious condition rose from 828…

UN Envoy, Yemeni President Meet Over Plan For Yemen’s Peace

SANAA, Jan 7 (NNN-SABA) – UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, yesterday met with Yemeni President, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. They discussed a UN-brokered plan to push forward peace in Yemen. Griffiths would be flying to Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, in the coming…

Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 128,178, Death Toll Stands At 2,785

YANGON, Jan 7 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 128,178, as of yesterday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 596 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the country yesterday. The death toll from the virus reached 2,785,…

Philippines To Ban Travel From Six More Countries Over New COVID Variant

MANILA, Jan 7 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines will block foreign travellers from six more countries, starting tomorrow, following the detection of the new and more infectious virus variant in these places, presidential spokesperson, Harry Roque, said yesterday. Foreign travellers from Portugal, India, Finland, Norway, Jordan, and Brazil, and who have…

Singapore Reports 31 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jan 7 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 31 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 58,780. Among the new cases, 29 are imported cases and two are community cases. Yesterday, 24 more cases of COVID-19 infection have been discharged from…

Pakistan Welcomes Start Of Second Round Of Intra-Afghan Negotiations

ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan welcomed commencement of the second round of intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The Taliban and an Afghan government’s negotiation team started the second round of negotiations yesterday, after a three-week break. The Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said that, the two teams…

Sydney, Melbourne Record No New COVID-19 Local Infections

SYDNEY, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Major Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne, recorded no locally acquired cases of COVID-19 today, marking a positive improvement in the effort to control a recent outbreak. One case was diagnosed overnight, and will officially be included in tomorrow’s figures, which officials said, was connected…

Israeli Missile Attack Targets Military Sites South Of Syrian Capital: Report

DAMASCUS, Jan 7 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian air defences responded to an Israeli missile attack, on the south of the capital, Damascus, last night. The sounds of Syrian anti-air weapons were heard in Damascus, the report said. A military source said, the Israeli attack was carried out from over the…

Powerful Quake Strikes Off Central Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Jan 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2, jolted Gorontalo province, in central Indonesia, earlier today, but with no potential tsunami, said the meteorology and geophysics agency. The quake struck at 3:59 am Jakarta time today (2059 GMT), with the epicentre at 71 km Bonebelago…