First Railway Station Built On China-Laos Railway

VIENTIANE, Sept 17 (NNN-KPL) – With the last casting of concrete on the top of the main building, of the future Nateuy station, the China Railway Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG), finished building the first station along the China-Laos railway yesterday. The Nateuy station, a key passenger and freight distribution centre…

India’s COVID-19 Cases Cross Five Million Mark, 1,290 Deaths Recorded In 24 Hours

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Sept 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – India yesterday reported 1,290 deaths, so far the highest single-day spike in fatalities related to COVID-19, pushing the death toll to 82,066. The infection tally across the country has crossed five million mark and reached 5,020,359. According to the federal…

Roundup: Iran’s Total COVID-19 Cases Reach 407,353; Iraq’s Tally Approaches 300,000

CAIRO, Sept 16 (NNN-MENA) – Iran’s total number of COVID-19 cases increased by 2,705 to 407,353 yesterday. Meanwhile, Iraq’s total count climbed to 298,702 after 4,224 new infections were added. Iran, the hardest-hit country in the Middle East, also reported 140 more deaths from the virus, raising the death toll…

Israel’s Total COVID-19 Cases Rise To 164,402

JERUSALEM, Sept 16 (NNN-MA’AN) – The total COVID-19 cases in Israel rose to 164,402 yesterday, with 4,034 new cases, according to the data released by the state’s Ministry of Health. The death toll from the disease rose to 1,147, with the addition of 11 new fatalities, while the number of…

Yoshihide Suga Elected As Japan’s New Prime Minister To Succeed Abe

TOKYO, Sept 16 (NNN-NHK) – Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was formally elected as Japan’s new prime minister, to succeed Shinzo Abe in an extraordinary parliamentary session early this afternoon. Suga was elected by both chambers of parliament, winning 314 votes in the…

S.Korea Reports 113 More COVID-19 Cases, 22,504 In Total

SEOUL, Sept 16 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 113 more cases of COVID-19, as of 0:00 a.m. Wednesday local time, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 22,504. The daily caseload stayed below 200 for two straight weeks, but it continued to grow in triple…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses Five Million

NEW DELHI, Sept 16 (NNN-UNI) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed the five million mark today, reaching 5,020,359, said the latest data released by the federal health ministry. As many as 90,123 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, revealed the data. The country’s death toll due to…

Mongolia, ADB Sign 3.5- Million-USD Grant Agreements

ULAN BATOR, Sept 16 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), yesterday, signed two agreements of 3.5 million U.S. dollars, to help the country respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and improve the quality of its education, Mongolian Finance Minister, Khurelbaatar Chimed, said. The agreements were signed by Chimed…

Driver Dies, 40 Injured After Train, School Bus Collide In North New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A driver of a school bus was killed and 40 people, including six children, were injured, after the bus collided with the back of a passing train, at about 8.00 a.m. this morning, near Palmerston North, in New Zealand’s North Island. The female bus driver,…

6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Felt In Northern Nepal, No Casualties Reported

KATHMANDU, Sept 16 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, was felt in various parts of Nepal, early this morning as many citizens in the capital, Kathmandu, were suddenly awakened by the powerful tremor. According to Nepal’s National Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the earthquake was at Ramche…