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…

State Council To Oversee Probe Into N China Restaurant Collapse

BEIJING, Aug 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Work Safety Committee of China’s State Council, will supervise investigation into Saturday’s restaurant collapse in northern Shanxi Province, the committee said in a statement. The committee demanded the provincial government of Shanxi to immediately investigate the incident, and the result should be released to…

UAE Delivers Bodies Of Two Fishermen To Iran: Border Police

TEHRAN, Aug 29 (NNN-IRNA) – The bodies of two Iranian fishermen, killed by the coast guards of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were delivered to Iran, semi-official Fars news agency reported. “The dead bodies of the two fishermen were delivered to Iran in Bandar Abbas city on Thursday, and were…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Nears 3.5 Million, Deaths Surpass 62,000

NEW DELHI, Aug 29 (NNN-UNI) – India’s COVID-19 tally was recorded at 3,463,972, as deaths reached 62,550 today, showed the latest data, released by the health ministry. As many as 76,472 new COVID-19 cases and 1,021 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours. Still there are 752,424 active cases,…

S. Korea Reports 323 More Covid-19 Cases, 19,400 In Total

SEOUL, Aug 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 323 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight today, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 19,400. The daily caseload stayed below 400 for two straight days, continuing to grow in triple digits since Aug 14. The…

Three Militants, Trooper Killed In Indian-Controlled Kashmir Gunfight

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aug 29 (NNN-PTI) – Three militants and a trooper were killed early today, in a fierce gunfight in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The gunfight broke out at Zadoora village of Pulwama district, about 40 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. “In…

Huge Drug Haul Uncovered In Thailand’s West

BANGKOK, Aug 29 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Narcotics Suppression Bureau, yesterday said that, a joint police-military unit had uncovered and seized 1,385 kg of crystal methamphetamine, 500 kg of ketamine, and 77 kg of heroin, with a total estimated value of 1.6 million baht (51,437 U.S. dollars) at Thailand’s Western Province…

106 Killed In Rain-Triggered Incidents Across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (NNN-PPI) – At least 106 people have been killed and 52 injured since June 15, in separate incidents triggered-off by torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in a report. South Sindh province was the worst hit where 34 people were killed…