Indonesian Police Foil Smuggling Of 12 Kg Crystal Meth

JAKARTA, Sept 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – A joint military-police team in Indonesian West Kalimantan district of Sanggau, foiled an attempt to smuggle 12-kilogram crystal methamphetamine and arrested three suspects, in an Indonesia-Malaysia border area, a police officer said. The contrabands were seized during a joint patrol in the border area in…

Bomb Explosion Leaves Four Dead In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 30 (NNN-APP) – Four people, including two minors and a senior citizen, were killed and 15 others injured, when a bomb went off in Mardan district, of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, police sources said. Some unknown militants fixed explosive materials in a motorbike, parked inside the…

Singapore Reports 27 New COVID-19 Cases, 57,742 In Total

SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 27 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 57,742. Of the new cases, nine are imported cases, one is a community case and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Thai Cabinet Approves Borrowing Of 47.4 Billion USD From ADB To Revive Economy

BANGKOK, Sept 30 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai cabinet agreed yesterday, to borrow 1.47 trillion baht (47.4 billion U.S. dollars) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), to revive the country’s economy. The fund will be used to finance various economic stimulus programmes, budget deficit, infrastructure investments and bailout of pandemic-hit state…

Indian Vice President Tests Positive For COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Sept 30 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu, tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, his office said. Naidu, according to officials, underwent a routine COVID-19 test. “The Vice President, who underwent a routine COVID-19 test today (yesterday) has been tested positive. He is, however, asymptomatic and in…

UK Reports Highest Daily Rise Of COVID-19 Cases Since Start Of Outbreak

LONDON, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Another 7,143 people in the UK tested positive for COVID-19, the highest daily total, since the start of the pandemic in Britain, according to official figures released Tuesday. The newly confirmed infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 439,013, the official…

Global COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses One Million: WHO

GENEVA, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The COVID-19 death toll worldwide has surpassed one million, reaching 1,000,040 as of Tuesday, according to the latest numbers from the World Health Organisation (WHO). As of 5:08 p.m. (1508 GMT) yesterday, there were 33,249,563 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,000,040 deaths, reported to WHO.…

Kuwait Names Crown Prince As New Emir

KUWAIT, Sept 30 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, yesterday, was named the new Emir, after the death of the late Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The government prays for the success of the new ruler, in his efforts to ensure the security and growth…

UN Chief Calls For Further Debt Relief For Developing Countries Amid COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called for further debt relief, for poor and middle-income countries for them to respond to COVID-19. “I hope the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (of the Group of 20) will be extended and its scope expanded to all developing and middle-income…

UN, EU Sign Agreement To Enhance Cooperation, Strengthen Response In Peace Operations

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations and the European Union, yesterday signed an agreement on the side-lines of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, to enhance cooperation and strengthen collective response in peace operations and crisis management. The Framework Agreement Between the United Nations and…