Bushfire Continues To Threaten South Australian Towns

CANBERRA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Firefighters in South Australia (SA) are continuing to fight a bushfire that poses a significant threat to several towns. More than 300 firefighters spent last night, battling the blaze that started at approximately 4:00 p.m. local time, near the town of Cherry Gardens in the…

Turkey Confirms 5,277 New COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Jan 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey reported 5,277 new COVID-19 cases, including 684 symptomatic patients, as the total number of positive cases in the country reached 2,429,605, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus rose by 140 to 25,073, while total recoveries climbed to 2,307,721, after…

Five Terrorists Killed In NW Pakistan: Army

ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (NNN-APP) – Five terrorists were killed by security forces, in Pakistan’s north-western tribal district of North Waziristan yesterday, the country’s military said in a statement. The security forces conducted two intelligence-based operations, in Mir Ali and Khaisur areas of North Waziristan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army’s…

Arab League Welcomes Libyan Parties’ Agreement On Unifying Institutions, Sovereign Positions

CAIRO, Jan 25 (NNN-MENA) – The Arab League (AL) welcomed the understandings reached by the two conflicting parties in Libya, on unifying national institutions and sovereign positions. Two delegations from the High Council of State of Libya and the Libyan House of Representatives, concluded on Saturday, two-day talks in the…

Afghan Gov’t Signs Decree To Encourage Local Entities To Purchase Local Products

KABUL, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The government of Afghanistan inked a decree, to encourage the administration’s entities to purchase local products, in a move to boost domestic markets, a media outlet reported. “The National Procurement Authority (NPA) and the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI), signed a Memorandum of…

Myanmar’s COVID-19 Cases Increase To 137,574, Deaths Reach 3,062

YANGON, Jan 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 137,574 yesterday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health. A total of 476 newly confirmed cases were reported. The death toll reached 3,062, with 17 newly reported cases yesterday, the statement said. According to…

Indian Gov’t Confirms Outbreak Of Bird Flu

NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government confirmed the outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu, in poultry birds across nine states, and the infection among crow/migratory/wild birds across 12 states in the country. The ministry said, control and containment operations (cleaning and disinfection) are going on…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,654,533

NEW DELHI, Jan 24 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,654,533 today, as 14,849 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry showed. According to the official data, the death toll mounted to 153,339, as 155 patients died since yesterday…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 531,326, Death Toll Reaches 8,003

DHAKA, Jan 24 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 436 new COVID-19 cases and 22 new deaths yesterday, making the tally at 531,326 and death toll at 8,003, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said. The official data showed that 11,115 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.…

New Zealand Reports Eight New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported eight new cases of COVID-19, in managed isolation facilities, in two days, said the Ministry of Health in a statement today. The ministry was also investigating a positive test result, in a person who had departed from a managed isolation and quarantine…