Japan’s Nihon University Confirms 26 Volleyball Players Infected With COVID-19

TOKYO, Oct 13 (NNN-NHK) – A total of 26 players of the men’s volleyball team at Japan’s Nihon University, have been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19, the Kyodo news agency reported. Sources close to the matter told Kyodo that, two members tested positive for the virus last Thursday, after…

Iran Reports Highest 272 Daily Deaths From COVID-19 As Iraq’s Tally Rises To 405,437

CAIRO, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iran reported 272 deaths, related to COVID-19, the highest daily death toll since the outbreak of the disease in the country, while the Iraqi Health Ministry reported 3,107 new cases, raising the total number to 405,437. As the hardest hit country in the Middle East,…

Palestinian PM Urges Active EU Role In Future Mideast Political Process

RAMALLAH, Oct 13 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, urged the European Union (EU), to play an active role in the future political process related to the Palestinian cause. Ishtaye made the call, during his online meeting with the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, attended by 80 people,…

Iran Decries U.S. Embargoes Barring Access To Medical, Humanitarian Supplies

TEHRAN, Oct 13 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights, urged the world to oppose U.S. “crimes” of embargoes barring Iranians’ access to medical and humanitarian supplies. “The enforcement and intensification of unjust, illegal and inhumane embargoes by the U.S. regime … have not only caused problems…

ADB Offers Loan To India On Water Supply, Sanitation Services

NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (NNN-PTI) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) extended a 300-million-U.S. dollar loan to India, to finance sustainable water supply and sanitation infrastructure and services, in 14 towns of its western state of Rajasthan. The loan agreement was signed between ADB Country Director, Takeo Konishi, and Additional Secretary…

Climate Change, COVID-19 Among Major Factors Of Recent Inflation In Pakistan: Ministry

ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 (NNN-PPI) – Climate change and the outbreak of COVID-19 in Pakistan were among the major contributors to the recent wave of inflation in the country, the finance ministry said on Monday. It made the remarks after a ministry meeting reviewing the causes of the price hike of…

Pakistani PM Discusses COVID-19 Challenges With Australian Counterpart

ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, on Monday had a telephone conversation with his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, and discussed the global health and economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister’s Office of Pakistan said. A statement from the Prime Minister Office said,…

Mumbai Launches Mass Drive To Punish Citizens Not Wearing Masks

MUMBAI, Oct 13 (NNN-UNI) – Mumbai initiated a mass drive to penalise some 20,000 citizens per day, for not wearing masks in public, said an official of the Indian city’s governing body, on Monday. The city civic body resolved to continue the drive on a daily basis, at least for…

Indonesia’s Economy To Recover In Q3 Amid COVID-19: Minister

JAKARTA, Oct 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian economy began to recover in the third quarter, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, after the government allocated budget for health, social assistance and small and medium enterprises, a minister said Monday. The Indonesian economy was expected to recover in the third quarter and grow…

Singapore Adjusts Border Measures For Travellers Over COVID-19

SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (NNN-CNA) – Travellers entering Singapore with recent travel history to Malaysia’s Sabah, will be required to serve a 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at dedicated facilities, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday. The city state tightened regulation from earlier announcement that travellers from Malaysia are allowed to…