Malaysia End Tokyo Paralympic Campaign In Style, Thanks To Extraordinary Athletes

TOKYO, Sept 5 (NNN-Bernama) — What an extraordinarily talented bunch they are. That’s the only conclusion one can come to when describing the Malaysian national contingent’s 12-day battle for medals at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics as the curtain finally comes down on the Games in the Land of the Rising…

Philippines Logs 20,019 New Covid-19 Cases, Total Rises To 2,080,984

MANILA, Sept 5 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 20,019 new COVID-19 infections today, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,080,984. The DOH also reported 173 deaths, raising the country’s death toll to 34,234, and added, five laboratories failed to submit data.…

Mongolia’s Daily New COVID-19 Cases Exceed 3,000 For Five Consecutive Days

ULAN BATOR, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia registered 3,628 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, marking the fifth consecutive day that daily cases exceeded 3,000, bringing the national tally to 232,313, the country’s health ministry said today. The ministry said, three of the latest confirmed cases were imported…

Three Killed, 20 Injured In SW Pakistan’s Suicide Blast

ISLAMABAD, Sept 5 (NNN-APP) – At least three people were killed and 20 others injured when a suicide bomber ripped himself off at a vehicle of paramilitary troops in Quetta, the capital city of Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province this morning, rescue teams said. The incident happened at about 7:30 a.m.…

Vietnam Kicks Off New School Year Amid Worst COVID-19 Wave

HANOI, Sept 5 (NNN-VNA) – Over two-thirds of Vietnam’s 63 provincial-level localities started their new school year today, amid the worst ever wave of COVID-19 infections in the country. The school opening ceremonies were simplified due to COVID-19 restrictions, as 20 localities had to gather students online for the ceremonies.…

Myanmar Reports 3,078 New COVID-19 Cases, 102 More Deaths

YANGON, Sept 5 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 3,078 new COVID-19 infections with 102 more deaths in the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health, yesterday. The number of total COVID-19 positive cases has increased to 412,587, while its death toll has risen to 15,795, so…

Seventy-Five Parties To Run In Kyrgyz Parliamentary Elections

BISHKEK, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 75 political parties will participate in the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, which will be held on Nov 28 this year, the press service of the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) reported. The CEC said that the submitting notifications by political parties to…

Afghanistan a ‘wake-up call’ for Europe on defence, leadership: France

French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire CERNOBBIO (Italy), Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The challenges to security emerging from the upheaval in Afghanistan should be a wake-up call for the European Union, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said, urging the EU to be more ambitious on defence and…

Covid-19: Brazil health regulator suspends use of 12 million Sinovac vaccine shots

An employee handles vials containing CoronaVac, Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Butantan biomedical center in Sao Paulo SAO PAULO, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s federal health regulator Anvisa suspended the use of more than 12 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech…

Beef giant Brazil halts China exports after confirming two mad cow disease cases

BRASILIA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil, the world’s largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its No 1 customer China after confirming two cases of “atypical” mad cow disease in two separate domestic meat plants, the agriculture ministry said. The suspension, which is part of an animal health pact agreed…
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