Thousands Of Stranded Lorry Drivers Spent Boxing Day At Dover Border: UK Media

LONDON, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of stranded lorry drivers spent Boxing Day in their cabs, after almost a week of disruption, at the English Channel border, UK newspapers reported, yesterday. Around 3,000 hauliers were still waiting to cross into France from Kent, in South East England, on Christmas night,…

Two Killed, Eight Injured In Explosion Near Football Ground In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (NNN-APP) – Two people were killed and eight others injured, when a bomb went off, near a football ground in Panjgur district of Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province, yesterday. The explosion happened when boys of two teams and spectators were leaving the ground after a game, a spokesman,…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,169,118

NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,169,118 today, as 22,273 new cases were registered, during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the country’s health ministry. According to the data, the death toll mounted to 147,343, as 251 COVID-19 patients died since Friday.…

S. Korea Reports 1,132 More Covid-19 Cases, 55,902 In Total

SEOUL, Dec 26 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 1,132 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight last night, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 55,902. The daily caseload stayed above 1,000 for two straight days, after posting a record high of 1,241, previous day.…

Iran Reports 6,021 New COVID-19 Cases, 1,189,203 In Total

TEHRAN, Dec 26 (NNN-ISNA) – Iran announced yesterday, 6,021 new COVID-19 infections, in the past 24 hours, raising the tally to 1,189,203 in the country, so far. Of the newly infected, 906 had to be hospitalised, said the spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Sima Sadat…

Israeli Midnight Strikes In Syria Kill Six Fighters: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Dec 26 (NNN-SANA) – A total of six pro-government fighters were killed, during an Israeli strike that targeted positions in central Syria after midnight, a war monitor reported. The Israeli missile strike targeted defence factories, where a scientific research centre is located, in the city of Masyaf, in the…

Ice, Snow Kill Two Climbers In Mountain Fall North Of Tehran

TEHRAN, Dec 26 (NNN-ISNA) – Two climbers lost their lives, after falling from a cliff, in the north of Tehran, and another one was severely injured, an official at Iran’s Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation, said. “Three people were injured in a fall along the Kolakchal trail, two of whom…

First COVID-19 Variant Cases Reported In Japan

TOKYO, Dec 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s health ministry confirmed that, five people in quarantine at Japanese international airports tested positive for a new COVID-19 variant spreading in Britain. This is the first time Japan confirmed infections of the new virus, that is believed to be more contagious. Health Minister, Norihisa…

India’s Rajasthan To Track Over 800 British Tourists Amid Concerns Of Mutant COVID-19 Strain

NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (NNN-PTI) – Authorities in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, began to track 811 British tourists, who arrived there over the past two months, amid concerns about the detection of a mutant COVID-19 strain in Britain, local media reported. Federal government officials shared the details of…

Bangladesh COVID-19 Cases Rise To 507,265, Death Toll Reaches 7,398

DHAKA, Dec 26 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 1,163 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths on Friday, making the tally at 507,265 and death toll at 7,398, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that 13,695 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across…