Brazil Reports 50,032 New COVID-19 Cases, 892 More Deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 23 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil registered 50,032 new COVID-19 cases and 892 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 3,582,362, and the death toll to 114,250, the Ministry of Health reported yesterday. Brazil is second only to the United States in terms…

Saudi Arabia Announces Return Of Gov’t Employees To Work From Aug 30

RIYADH, Aug 23 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced yesterday that, government employees will return to work starting Aug 30. The decision was based on the health reports of the kingdom’s cities and governorates, the ministry said, adding, employees must follow anti-COVID-19 precautions during their…

Roadside Bomb Hits U.S. Troops’ Trucks In Western Baghdad: Iraqi Ministry Official

BAGHDAD, Aug 23 (NNN-NINA) – A roadside bomb exploded near a convoy of trucks, carrying equipment belonging to U.S. troops in western Baghdad, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. The blast took place when the convoy was moving on a highway, near al-Ghazaliyah neighbourhood, in the western part of the…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 3,900, Total Cases Reach 292,625

DHAKA, Aug 23 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh confirmed 46 more fatalities from COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the country’s death toll to more than 3,907, according to the health ministry. According to latest figures, reported by the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 2,265…

Explosion Rocks Afghan Capital Kabul, Casualties Feared: witnesses

KABUL, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Casualties were feared after an explosion rocked the western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan yesterday, eye witnesses said. “The blast occurred near a political party office in Kart-e-Parwan locality, along a four-line road, connecting Kabul airport with the Intercontinental Hotel, roughly at 5:25 p.m.…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses Three Million, Death Toll Reaches 56,706

NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed three million today, reaching 3,044,940, according to the latest data released by the federal health ministry. The death toll due to the pandemic in the country also surged to 56,706. As many as 69,239 new cases and 912 deaths were…

Large Haul Of Controlled Chemicals Seized In Myanmar’s Eastern State

YANGON, Aug 23 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 1,225 kilograms of caffeine in Shan state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC). Acting on a tip-off, the joint police force made a seizure in Mong Hsat township on Friday. Caffeine worth over 122 million…

Afghan President, NATO’s Civilian Envoy Discuss Peace Process

KABUL, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghanistan’s President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, yesterday met with NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Stefano Pontecorvo, and discussed issues including the peace process in Afghanistan, the Presidential Palace said. In the meeting, attended by National Security Adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, the two sides exchanged views on…

Over 8.3 Million People Affected By Floods In India’s Bihar State

NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (NNN-UNI) – Floods in India’s eastern state of Bihar affected over 8.3 million people, officials said yesterday. According to Bihar Disaster Management Department (BDMD), the ongoing floods have inundated 16 districts across the state, affecting a population of 8,362,451. According to officials, the floods have so…

Ethiopia’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 39,000

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 23 (NNN-ENA) – Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 39,033, after 1,368 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed yesterday, the country’s Ministry of Health said. The ministry said, 25 more patients succumbed to illnesses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought the total number of deaths to 662.…