India Not To Participate In Next Month’s Military Exercises In Russia

NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (NNN-PTI) – India late yesterday, announced that, its defence forces will not participate in this year’s multilateral military exercises “Kavkaz-2020,” to be hosted by Russia from Sept 15 to 27. The decision not to participate was taken, in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, tweeted the principal…

COVID-19 Cases Increase To 749 In Myanmar, 16 New Infections

YANGON, Aug 30 (NNN-MNA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 749 as of this morning, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 16 new COVID-19 confirmed cases, including 10 local transmission cases and six imported cases, were reported…

Kazak President Says Closure Of Nuclear Test Site Largely Reduces Nuclear Threat To Int’l Community

NUR-SULTAN, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, said, denuclearising the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, largely reduced the threat of nuclear proliferation to international community. Semipalatinsk was the primary testing venue for Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons, with over 450 tests carried out since 1949. On Aug 29, 1991,…

Death Toll In Pakistan’s Torrential Rains Rises To 134

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (NNN-PPI) – The death toll in torrential rains that had been lashing Pakistan in separate spells since June, has risen to 134, the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in a report. Sharing the data of casualties from June 15 to Aug 29, on its website,…

Roadside Bombs Kill Seven, Wound Eight In Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Roadside bombs on Saturday killed seven people and wounded eight others across Afghansitan, officials said. A roadside bomb planted by armed insurgents, struck a car in the northern Sari Pul province on Saturday, killing a father and his son, provincial police spokesman, Noor Aqa Faizi,…

Thailand Finalising Plans To Allow 9-Month Stay In Phuket For Tourists

BANGKOK, Aug 30 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, said that, his ministry is in talks with related sectors of the government, in rolling out grants for foreign tourists to stay in Thai resort island of Phuket, for up to a length of nine months. “Many government…

Three Killed, Seven Wounded In Fighting In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Aug 30 (NNN-PNA) – Three people were killed, including a soldier, and seven other soldiers wounded, when government forces clashed on Saturday, with some 30 Abu Sayyaf fighters, in the jungles of Sulu province in the southern Philippines, the military said. Brigadier General William Gonzales, the joint task force…

Schools In India To Remain Shut Through Sept Due To COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (NNN-UNI) – Fresh guidelines were issued by India’s federal home ministry on Saturday for Unlock-4, which will come into effect from Sept 1 till the end of the month. According to the guidelines, issued by the country’s Home Secretary, Ajay Bhalla, all schools shall remain shut…

COVID-19 Cases In The Philippines Surge To 213,131 With 3,637 New Infections

MANILA, Aug 30 (NNN-PNA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 213,131, after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,637 new daily cases on Saturday. DOH said that the number of recoveries rose to 135,101, after it reported that 655 more patients survived the disease.…

Iran Registers 1,905 New COVID-19 Cases, 371,816 In Total

TEHRAN, Aug 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s COVID-19 cases yesterday rose to 371,816, with the registration of 1,905 new infections over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education reported. Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the ministry, said, during her daily briefing, that, out of the new cases…