India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,305,788 With 19,079 New Cases

NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,305,788 today, as 19,079 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 148,218, as 224 COVID-19 patients died since yesterday. There…

Cambodian Authorities Arrest 20,913 Drug Suspects, Seizing Over Three Tonnes Of Drugs Last Year

PHNOM PENH, Jan 2 (NNN-AKP) – The number of people arrested in Cambodia for allegedly involving in illicit drugs increased in 2020, and the amount of drugs seized rose sharply, according to the Anti-Drug Police Department report today. The authorities nabbed 20,913 drug-related suspects, in 10,193 cases last year, up…

S. Korea To Extend Tightened Social-Distancing Rules until Jan 17

SEOUL, Jan 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea decided today, to extend its tightened social-distancing rules for two more weeks amid continued COVID-19 resurgence. The Seoul metropolitan area will be placed under the second-highest Level 2.5 social-distancing guidelines for two more weeks until Jan. 17, according to the Central Disaster and…

Pakistan, India Exchange List Of Nuclear Installations, Prisoners

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (NNN-APP/PTI) – Pakistan and India exchanged lists of their nuclear installations and prisoners, according to Pakistan’s foreign ministry and Indian external affairs ministry. The exchanges were carried out through diplomatic channels, at New Delhi and Islamabad, according to the two separate statements. The list of nuclear…

S. Korea Reports 824 More Covid-19 Cases, 62,593 In Total

SEOUL, Jan 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 824 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number to 62,593. The daily caseload fell below 900 in five days, due to fewer tests on the New Year’s holiday. The daily number of infections…

Abducted Members Of Myanmar’s Ruling Party Freed By Armed Group

YANGON, Jan 2 (NNN-MNA) – The Arakan Army (AA), freed three members of Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) Party, who were abducted in Oct last year, according to a release from the Military True News Information Team, yesterday. Three party representatives were taken by the AA armed group,…

Indian State Opens Schools For Students Of Grades 10 And 12

BANGALORE, Jan 2 (NNN-PTI) – Regular classes for students of standard 10 to standard 12, will reopen with immediate effect, while online classes for junior students would continue, the state government decided, after a special meeting of the home, prisons and disaster management department, chaired by chief minister, Hemant Soren…

Nearly 1,000 Children Born In Cambodia On New Year’s Day: UNICEF

PHNOM PENH, Jan 2 (NNN-AKP) – On New Year’s Day, more than 900 babies were born in Cambodia, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). They will be among a cohort of 371,504 babies born around the world on Jan 1, the UNICEF said, adding that, these Cambodian babies are…

Four Planes Hit By Stray Bullets In New Year Celebration In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jan 2 (NNN-NNA) – Random bullets, fired in celebration of New Year in Lebanon, hit four Middle East Airlines (MEA) planes, at Beirut’s airport yesterday, LBCI local TV channel, reported. One of the planes was received lately by MEA. It was supposed to fly to Dubai yesterday morning, according…

India Allows 15 Flights Per Week To Britain From Jan 8

NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (NNN-PTI) – India will resume as many as 15 flights per week to Britain, from Jan 8, the country’s Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, announced, yesterday. The flights to and from Britain are under suspension until Jan 7, amid the detection of several cases of…