Flash Floods Kill At Least 25, Wound 40 In E. Afghanistan

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – 25 people were killed and 40 others wounded, in torrential floods in Afghanistan’s eastern Parwan province last night, a provincial government spokesperson said today. Wahida Shahkar said that, the flash floods resulted from heavy rains late last night, which ripped through a residential area…

Six Killed In Truck Bomb Explosion In N. Afghanistan, Taliban Claims Responsibility

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Six people, including an assailant, were killed and 32 others wounded, after a Taliban militants’ suicide truck bomb blast took place outside a special forces’ camp, in northern Afghanistan’s Balkh province, an army source confirmed. The incident occurred in Balkh district in central part of…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Moves Up To 3,167,323, Bangladesh’s Death Toll Surpasses 4,000

HONG KONG, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – COVID-19 cases continue to surge in some Asia-Pacific countries as India’s tally moved up to 3,167,323 and Bangladesh’s cases were close to the 300,000-mark with death toll surpassing 4,000. The total number of COVID-19 cases in India surged to 3,167,323, while the death toll…

Two Dead In House Collapse In India’s Madhya Pradesh State

NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (NNN-UNI) – A woman and an 11-month-old child died, in a house collapse incident, in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh last night, a police official confirmed over phone today. The two-storey house collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas city. According to Dewas’ Superintendent of Police, Shiv…

Aussie Health Supplements Company To Cut Jobs As Profit Plummets 66 Percent

SYDNEY, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Australian health supplements company, Blackmores, reported a 66 percent slump in full-year profit and will cut about 10 percent of its workforce, as the company battled the disruption from COVID-19 pandemic. “It is expected that, as a result of the organisational redesign, there will…

Brunei Reports One New Imported COVID-19 Case, 144 Cases In Total

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 26 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported one new imported case of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the national tally to 144. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, the case is a 36-year-old male arriving in Brunei on Aug 19 from abroad. The man reportedly had a fever upon arrival,…

Former Japanese Justice Minister, His Lawmaker Wife Deny Vote Buying In Trial

TOKYO, Aug 26 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s former Justice Minister, Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife, Anri Kawai, denied charges of vote buying, during the first trial held on the matter, at the Tokyo District Court. Lower house member, Katsuyuki Kawai, is alleged by prosecutors, to have violated election law by…

PNG’s Gold Mine Records 18 New COVID-19 Infections

SYDNEY, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An outbreak of COVID-19 in Papua New Guinea (PNG) continued to spread, with the country’s Western Province recording 18 new cases yesterday, all of which were associated with the Ok Tedi gold mine. The country’s total number of infections stood at 419, with four deaths…

Nepali Gov’t Makes Public Int’l Flights Schedule, After Near Six-Month Suspension Due To COVID-19

KATHMANDU, Aug 26 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, made public a one-month schedule for regular and chartered international flights, starting from Sept 2, nearly six months after international flights were suspended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. However, according to the ministry, only Nepalis…

Four Dead As Torrential Rains Break 36-Year Downpour Record In Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (NNN-APP) – Heavy monsoon rains have broken a 36-year-old downpour record in the month of Aug, in the capital, Karachi, of Pakistan’s south Sindh province, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), said. The weather office said, the PAF Faisal Base area of the city, received 345 millimetres of rain…