Brunei’s Fertility Rate Falling, Life Expectancy Up: Study

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 29 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei’s total fertility rate will drop to 1.84 in 2050 and 1.67 in 2100, compared to 1.88 in 2017, a recent study published in the medical journal, The Lancet, said. According to local daily, the Borneo Bulletin, on Tuesday, the study said, Brunei’s…

Over 8,000 Foreigners Leave Nepal Since Mar Amid Nationwide Lock-down: Immigration Dept

KATHMANDU, July 29 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Over 15,000 people, including 8,004 foreigners, have left Nepal by air, since Nepal enforced a nationwide lock-down on Mar 24, Nepal’s Department of Immigration said. Although scheduled international flights have remained suspended since Mar 22, the Nepali government allowed chartered flights for humanitarian purpose and…

Taliban Announces Eid Ceasefire After Afghan Gov’t Releases Taliban Inmates

KABUL, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, said, the government will release 600 Taliban inmates, to pave the way for the long-delayed intra-Afghan peace talks. “To demonstrate the government’s commitment to peace, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will soon complete the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners, as…

31 Nepali Police Infected With COVID-19 In Past Three Days

KATHMANDU, July 29 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Over 30 Nepali police personnel have been infected with the COVID-19, in the last three days, as the Himalayan country saw sudden spike in cases on Tuesday, in nearly one month, the Nepal police said. “In the last three days, 31 police personnel, employed at…

Japan’s COVID-19 Cases Hit Daily Records Outside Tokyo

TOKYO, July 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s number of new daily COVID-19 infections increased by 965 yesterday, bringing the nation’s cumulative total to 32,229, not including those connected to a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama in Feb. Tokyo remains the epicentre of the outbreak, while concerns over a broader spread of…

Mongolia To Evacuate More Nationals From COVID-19-Hit Countries

ULAN BATOR, July 29 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia will send at least 14 chartered flights in Aug, to evacuate nationals stranded abroad due to COVID-19, the country’s foreign ministry said yesterday. “Our country is planning to send at least 14 special flights to COVID-19-hit countries, such as South Korea, the Unites…

Indian, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire On Kashmir LoC

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 29 (NNN-UNI) – Troops of India and Pakistan, on Tuesday (yesterday), exchanged fire and targeted each other’s positions, on the Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, officials said. The two sides exchanged fire on LoC in Degwar and Qasba sectors, of frontier Poonch district, about 180…

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Recovery High Above Global Rate: Ministry

COLOMBO, July 29 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said, the country’s COVID-19 recovery rate was high above the global rate and those highly affected countries, local media reported yesterday. According to the ministry, Sri Lanka’s current COVID-19 recovery rate is 75.7 percent, compared with an average 61.21 percent in…

Turkey Captures 23 Illegal Immigrants Off Aegean Coast

ISTANBUL, July 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The Turkish coast guard captured 23 illegal immigrants, off Turkey’s Aegean coast, a local media outlet reported Monday. The Turkish coast guard stopped 23 Afghan migrants, off the Didim district, in the western province of Aydin, who were allegedly intending to sneak into Greece in…

Israel Reports 2,029 New COVID-19 Cases, 63,985 In Total

JERUSALEM, July 28 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 2,029 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total infections in the country to 63,985. This is the third time since the outbreak of the pandemic in Israel in late Feb that the daily infections exceed 2,000. The death toll…