Covid-19: India records 42,982 new cases

 NEWDELHI,  Aug 6 (NNN-PTI) — India saw a single day rise of 42,982 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 31,812,114, while the active cases increased to 411,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.    The death toll climbed to 426,290 with…

Covid-19: Grim toil for morgue workers as Thai virus cases rise

 BANGKOK, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thailand’s morgue workers are battling exhaustion as the kingdom’s latest Covid-19 wave hits new highs and the death toll mounts. The daily total of new cases broke the 20,000 threshold for the first time on Wednesday, a feat repeated on Thursday. Authorities announced 160 more…

Greece battles to control fire close to ancient Olympic site

 ATHENS, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greek firefighters battled to bring under control two major fires raging near Olympia and on the island of Evia as the country swelters in a record-breaking heatwave. More than 170 firefighters, around 50 trucks, six helicopters and water-bombing aircraft were deployed near the ancient archeological…

Covid-19: More than 200 million coronavirus cases worldwide; deaths toll reach 4,257,424

PARIS, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 million cases of Covid-19 cases have been registered worldwide since the novel coronavirus emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled at 0700 GMT on Thursday. The number of infections is currently rising sharply, driven primarily…

Covid-19: China to provide 2 billion vaccines to world this year – Xi

  BEIJING, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China will provide 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the world and offer 100 million U.S. dollars to COVAX throughout this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday in a written message to the first meeting of the international forum on COVID-19 vaccine…

Covid-19: Moderna says vaccine durable for at least six months

   WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moderna said that protection from its Covid-19 vaccine remained strong for at least six months, and the variant-specific boosters shot it is testing generated a “robust” antibody response to Delta.   In a final analysis from its Phase 3, or final stage, clinical trial,…

Covid-19: India deliver 30 out of 109 pledged ambulances to Bangladesh

   DHAKA, Aug 6 (NNN-BSS) — India sent 30 out of 109 pledged life support ambulances to Bangladesh for further enhancing shared effort of the two countries to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.   During the state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh on March 26-27, he had announced…

UK becomes dialogue partner of ASEAN

  LONDON, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Kingdom (UK) has agreed a new partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).   The partnership, which is the first ASEAN has agreed in 25 years, will lead to closer cooperation between the UK and the region on a range…

Ebrahim Raisi sworn in as Iran’s eighth president

Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during his swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Tehran TEHRAN, (Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ebrahim Raisi has been sworn in as Iran’s eighth president. At the ceremony in the country’s parliament in Tehran on Thursday, Raisi, with a hand on a Quran, read the…

Madagascar arrests generals over assassination plot

ANTANANARIVO, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — High-ranking army and police officials have been arrested in Madagascar in connection with a failed attempt to kill the country’s president. The arrested include five generals and several active police officers, meaning 21 people are now being investigated over last month’s foiled assassination. Authorities have…