S.Korea Reports 1,433 More COVID-19 Cases, 274,415 In Total

SEOUL, Sept 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 1,433 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 274,415. The daily caseload was down from 1,755 in the previous day, but it hovered above 1,000 for 69 straight days. The…

Bangladesh’s Electricity Generation Capacity Exceeds 25,000 MW: PM

DHAKA, Sept 13 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s total installed electricity generation capacity has exceeded 25,000 megawatts (MW). Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, made the announcement yesterday, while inaugurating five new plants, which had a total of 779-MW electricity generation capacity. Hasina joined the opening ceremony virtually, from her official residence, Gonobhaban, in…

Afghanistan’s Hassan Akhund Meets Visiting Qatari FM On Ties, Humanitarian Aid

KABUL, Sept 13 (NNN-ANA) – The newly appointed Taliban government’s acting Prime Minister, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, met with visiting Qatari Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani yesterday, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported. During the meeting, held in Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace, the two sides discussed…

Cambodia, China Vow To Boost Cooperation In Trade, Regional Stability, Fighting COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Sept 13 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, and visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, agreed yesterday, to enhance cooperation in fighting COVID-19, boost bilateral trade and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability. When meeting with Wang in the Cambodian capital, Hun…

DPRK Test-Fires Newly-Developed Long-Range Cruise Missiles

PYONGYANG, Sept 13 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), successfully test-fired new type of long-range cruise missiles on Saturday and yesterday, it was reported today. The launched long-range cruise missiles travelled for 7,580 seconds along oval and pattern-8 flight orbits in the air, above the territorial land…

Philippines Logs 21,411 New COVID-19 Cases, Death Toll Tops 35,000

MANILA, Sept 12 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), reported 21,411 new COVID-19 infections today, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,227,367. The DOH also reported 168 more coronavirus-related deaths, raising the death toll in the country to 35,145. The Philippines, which has…

Heavy Downpour Causes 12 Deaths In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 12 (NNN-APP) – Twelve people were killed and two others injured, due to heavy downpour in Mansehra district of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, today, local media reported. Four to five houses were torn down to the ground, due to land slide caused by heavy downpour, the reports…

New Zealand Reports 23 New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 23 new cases of COVID-19 today. Of the new cases, 20 were community infections in Auckland and three were identified at the border, Director-General of Health from the Ministry of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, said, at a press conference. The number of community…

ASEAN Energy Chiefs Meet Online To Discuss Energy Security, Transition

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 12 (NNN-ANN) – The annual ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and Associated Meetings, will hold its 39th session via virtual platform from tomorrow to Sept 16. Brunei Darussalam as the 2021 ASEAN Chair will host the virtual session, which will be presided by Minister of…

ASEAN’s Economy To Grow At 4.1 Percent In 2021

NANNING, Sept 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The economy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), is expected to grow at 4.1 percent in 2021, said ASEAN Secretary-General, Lim Jock Hoi, via a video link at the 18th China-ASEAN Expo. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the lives and livelihoods of…
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