India To Host Virtual Meeting Of SCO Justice Ministers

NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (NNN-PTI) – The seventh meeting of ministers of justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries, will be hosted by India’s Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Oct 16, officials said yesterday. “In the meeting, member states will deliberate on areas of cooperation, creating favourable…

China, Cambodia Agree To Enhance Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Oct 13 (NNN-AKP) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn, agreed yesterday, to further enhance cooperation between the two countries. During a meeting with Prak Sokhonn, Wang said, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, China…

Iraqi PM To Pay Official Visit To UK: Statement

BAGHDAD, Oct 12 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said yesterday that, Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, is expected to pay an official visit to Britain. A statement by the ministry said, Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, received in his office, the British Ambassador to Iraq, Stephen Hickey, and the two…

UAE Reports 1,096 New COVID-19 Cases, 106,229 In Total

DUBAI, Oct 12 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday announced 1,096 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 106,229. Meanwhile, 1,311 patients recovered from the virus, taking the tally of recoveries to 97,284, UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention said. It also…

Israel Registers 618 New COVID-19 Cases, 290,493 In Total

JERUSALEM, Oct 12 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 618 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total to 290,493. The number of death cases reached 1,980, with 39 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 838 to 824, out of 1,576 patients currently hospitalised,…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 7,120,538, Death Toll 109,150

NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (NNN-PTI) – With 66,732 new cases registered in India over the past 24 hours, the country’s COVID-19 tally rose to 7,120,538 today, according to the latest data released by the federal health ministry. The death toll reached 109,150 with 816 deaths since Sunday morning, showed the…

S. Korea Reports 97 More COVID-19 Cases, 24,703 In Total

SEOUL, Oct 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 97 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight Sunday local time, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 24,703. The daily caseload hovered below 100 for five straight days, but the double-digit growth continued, due to small…

Myanmar Confiscates Large Amount Of Illegal Drugs In Northern State

YANGON, Oct 12 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar authorities have seized a large amount of ammonium nitrate, in Kachin state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC). The joint anti-narcotic police made a seizure in Mohnyin township. About 17,460 kilograms of ammonium nitrate worth over…

New Zealand Allows Border Exceptions For Some Int’l Students With Visas

WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand established a new category that will allow 250 international PhD and postgraduate students to enter New Zealand and continue their studies, in the latest set of COVID-19 border exceptions. “The health, safety and wellbeing of people in New Zealand, remains the government’s top…

New Zealand Reports No New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported no new cases of COVID-19 today. The country’s total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains at 1,515, which is the number reported to the World Health Organisation, according to the Ministry of Health. New Zealand’s total number of active cases remains…