Second Nepali Cabinet Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

KATHMANDU, Oct 12 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Girirajmani Pokharel, tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second cabinet minister to contact the virus. “Minister Pokharel was tested positive for COVID-19,” Puran K.C., personal secretary of Minister Pokharel wrote, on his media account. K.C. said, the minister…

Australia Faces Risks Of Heat Waves, Severe Thunderstorms Under La Nina Influence

SYDNEY, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology released today, a severe weather outlook for Oct to Apr, 2021, showing an increased risk of flooding for eastern Australia and tropical cyclones in the north, with roughly average potential for heat waves and severe thunderstorms. In late Sept, the bureau…

Indonesia Reports 4,497 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 79 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Oct 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,497 within one day, to 333,449, with the death toll adding by 79 to 11,844, the Health Ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 3,546 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to…

Singapore Reports 10 New COVID-19 Cases, 57,876 In Total

SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported ten new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 57,876. Of the new cases, seven are imported cases and three are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers. Also yesterday, seven more cases…

S. Korea Calls On DPRK To Return To Dialogue For Substantive Progress

SEOUL, Oct 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), to return to the dialogue table, for substantive progress in the complete denuclearisation of and a permanent peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said, it took note of DPRK’s announcement,…

Myanmar Reports 1,910 New COVID-19 Cases, 48 New Deaths

YANGON, Oct 12 (NNN-MNA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 27,974 as of yesterday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 1,910 more COVID-19 confirmed cases were reported in the country. The death toll reached 646 with 48…

Chinese State Councillor Meets Cambodian Deputy PM, On Further Developing Bilateral Ties

PHNOM PENH, Oct 12 (NNN-AKP) – Visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, met here yesterday with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, Hor Namhong, on further developing bilateral relations. During the meeting, Wang said, because of the ironclad friendship with a shared future between China and Cambodia, he chose…

Tajikistan Held Presidential Election Yesterday

DUSHANBE, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Tajikistan’s presidential election began yesterday, with five candidates, including incumbent President, Emomali Rahmon, running for the post. According to the central commission for elections and referendums, there were 68 electoral districts across Tajikistan, with 3,375 polling stations within the country and 39 set up abroad.…

Israel Registers 2,017 New COVID-19 Cases, 289,875 In Total

JERUSALEM, Oct 11 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 2,017 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 289,875. The number of death cases reached 1,941, with 55 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 860 to 838, out of 1,540 patients currently…

Death Toll In Central Thailand’s Bus-Train Collision Rises To 20

BANGKOK, Oct 11 (NNN-TNA) – At least 20 people have been killed, after a tour bus, which had 65 passengers on board, crashed with a cargo train, in central Thailand this morning. Prathueng Yookassem, district chief officer from Chachoengsao Province, about 80 km east of Bangkok, where the accident occurred,…