Nine Soldiers, Police Killed In Taliban Ambush In N. Afghanistan

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six Afghan army soldiers and three police officers were killed, and four security force members wounded, in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, last night, a provincial government spokesman confirmed today.– NNN-AGENCIES

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 5,487,580 In India, Death Toll Reaches 87,882

NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (NNN-PTI) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India this morning, rose to 5,487,580, India’s federal health ministry said. During the past 24 hours, 86,961 new cases were reported from across the country and 1,130 more deaths were also recorded. According to ministry officials, 4,396,399…

Update: Death Toll In Building Collapse In India Rises To 10

MUMBAI, Sept 21 (NNN-UNI) – Death toll rose to 10, in the residential building collapse in Bhiwandi, 38 km from Mumbai, early Monday morning, according to the official update. At least 20 people are feared trapped, after the three-storey building collapsed, said a spokesperson for the National Disaster Response Force,…

New Zealand Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions

WELLINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, will ease restrictions on gatherings, at midnight Wednesday, moving down from COVID-19 Alert Level 2.5 to 2, with the rest of the country moving down from Alert Level 2 to Level 1 from midnight tonight. Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, made…

Saudi Arabian Petrochemical Companies Start 35.6 Billion- Riyal (9.49 Billion-USD) Merger Talks

RIYADH, Sept 21 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG) and National Petrochemical Company (Petrochem), started merger talks, which may create a new entity with 35.6 billion riyals (9.49 billion usd) in assets. The SIIG board gave the nod to begin discussions about a potential transaction at its meeting on…

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobs To Be Offered At Bangkok’s Major Job Expo

BANGKOK, Sept 21 (NNN-TNA) – A major job expo will be held later this month, to provide hundreds of thousands of jobs for Thai job-seekers, confirmed Labour Minister, Suchart Chomklin, yesterday. The Ministry of Labour will hold the Job Expo Thailand 2020, at BITEC centre in Bang Na area of…

22 Thai Provinces Hard-Hit By Flash Floods Due To Tropical Storm Noul

BANGKOK, Sept 21 (NNN-TNA) – Twenty-two provinces in Thailand have been severely affected by flash floods, due to tropical storm Noul, said a senior government official yesterday. The flash floods and excessive rainwater, caused by the tropical storm, covering all regions of the country, damaged infrastructures, farms, villages and other…

At Least Eight Dead As Building Collapses In India’s Maharashtra State

MUMBAI, Sept 21 (NNN-UNI) – At least eight people have been killed, after a building collapsed, in India’s state of Maharashtra early this morning. Around 20 people are feared to be trapped, according to local authorities. Rescue efforts are underway.– NNN-UNI

Japan’s New PM Suga Holds 1st Phone Conversation With Trump

TOKYO, Sept 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s new Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, spoke with U.S. President, Donald Trump, via the phone last night, which was their first conversation since Suga took office last week. In the talks that lasted about 20 minutes, the two leaders affirmed the importance of Japan-U.S. alliance…

U.S. Unilateral Announcement On Return Of UN Sanctions On Iran Illegitimate, Void: Chinese Envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, wrote a letter to the president of the Security Council and UN secretary-general, expressing opposition to the U.S. unilateral announcement, on the return of UN sanctions on Iran, yesterday. In his letter, Zhang said, the…