COVID-19 Cases In India Rise To 28

NEW DELHI, Mar 4 (NNN-PTI) – The number of COVID-19 cases in India has risen to 28, after 15 Italian tourists tested positive today (Wednesday), said media reports. An emergency meeting is going on in the country’s Health Ministry, to take stock of the situation. The country’s Health Minister, Harsh…

One Killed, Several Missing As Bus Plunges Into Canal In E. Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Mar 4 (NNN-APP) – A bus plunged into a canal in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province today (Wednesday), leaving one person killed and several others missing, local police said. According to police officials, at least 10 people were on board the bus when it skidded off the road and plunged…

19 Afghan Soldiers Feared Killed In Taliban Overnight Attacks

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Mar 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 19 Afghan soldiers and police were feared killed, in Taliban insurgents’ overnight attacks, in two provinces, authorities said today (Wednesday). In one attack in Kunduz province, 12 Afghan soldiers were killed and four others wounded, after Talibans stormed an army base in…

36 Injured In S.Korea’s Chemical Plant Explosion

SEOUL, Mar 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – A total of 36 people were confirmed injured today (Wednesday), in a chemical plant explosion, in South Korea’s southwestern region, firefighting authorities reported. The explosion occurred at about 2:59 a.m. local time, in a petrochemical factory of Lotte Chemical, in the southwest city of Seosan,…

Five Dead As Paramilitary Soldiers, Villagers Clash In SE Bangladesh

DHAKA, Mar 4 (NNN-BSS) – At least five people died, in a clash between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and villagers, in the the country’s hilly district of Khagrachari, some 259 km southeast of Dhaka Tuesday. Md Khorshed Alam, a senior official of the Khagrachhari district police, confirmed the…

Jordan, Norway FMs Vow To Boost Ties

AMMAN, Mar 4 (NNN-PETRA) – Foreign ministers of Jordan and Norway, today (Wednesday), expressed willingness to boost ties and signed an agreement, outlining bilateral consultation, Jordanian Foreign Ministry said, in a statement. During a meeting at the Dead Sea, with Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Soreide, Jordanian Foreign…

Sultan Of Oman Orders Job Safety Fund

MUSCAT, Mar 4 (NNN-ONA) – The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, on Tuesday, instructed the government to take measures to set up a “job safety” fund. He also asked the government to finance the fund with 10 million Omani riyals (26 million U.S. dollars), as a start for the…

Lebanon’s PM Urges Financial Support To Fight Against COVID-19

BEIRUT, Mar 4 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, urged the Higher Relief Committee, for financial support to fighting against COVID-19. Diab urged the committee to give more than one billion Lebanese pounds (about 660,502 U.S. dollars) to the health ministry, to help contain the spread of COVID-19 in…

Migrant Route From Turkey To EU Not Open: German Gov’t Spokesman

BERLIN, Mar 4 (NNN-DPA) – German Federal Government spokesperson, Steffen Seibert, said that, the way to the European Union (EU) from Turkey, is not open for refugees and migrants. “At the moment we are experiencing an extremely worrying situation on the European Union’s external borders with Turkey, on land and…

Chinese Envoy Calls For “Good Atmosphere” For Political Dialogue In Iraq

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – China’s UN envoy called for a “good atmosphere” to be created for political dialogue and national reconciliation in Iraq. Speaking at a Security Council meeting on the unrest-torn country, Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the UN, said, as the internal political process in…