India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 32,424,234

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 32,424,234 today, as 30,948 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 403 deaths, due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the total…

Thailand Reports 19,014 New COVID-19 Cases

BANGKOK, Aug 22 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand logged 19,014 new cases of COVID-19, along with 233 more fatalities, the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said, today. Since the pandemic first hit the country early last year, Thailand has had 1,049,295 infections, 839,855 of whom have recovered, while the death toll…

Afghanistan crisis: US tells citizens to avoid Kabul airport due to ‘security threats’

   WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to Kabul airport, citing “potential security threats” near its gates.   Hamid Karzai International Airport has seen a chaotic crush of people hoping to flee the Taliban takeover of the country…

S.Korea Reports 1,628 More COVID-19 Cases, 236,366 In Total

SEOUL, Aug 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 1,628 more cases of COVID-19 as of last night, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 236,366. The daily caseload was down from 1,880 the previous day, but it hovered above 1,000 for 47 straight days. The…

Afghanistan crisis: UK says Russia, China needed for ‘moderating influence’ over Taliban

LONDON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain would have to turn to Russia and China to exercise a “moderating influence” over the Taliban, despite a mistrust between the UK and those governments, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said. “We’re going to have to bring in countries with a potentially moderating influence like…

Indian Army Trooper Dead, Several Hospitalised After Collapsing During Training

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (NNN-PTI) – An Indian army trooper was killed and several others hospitalised yesterrday, after they collapsed during a training session, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, officials said. The incident took place at Mamun military station, in Pathankot district, about 237 km north of Chandigarh,…

Indonesia Reports 16,744 New COVID-19 Cases

JAKARTA, Aug 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 16,744 within one day, to 3,967,048, with the death toll adding by 1,361 to 125,342, the country’s Health Ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 23,011 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number…

Iran Denies Military Adviser Killed In Yemen

TEHRAN, Aug 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, yesterday denied that, the country’s military adviser was killed in Yemen. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, dismissed the recent remarks by a member of Yemeni President, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government, as “false,” concerning the killing of an Iranian citizen in…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture

TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2, struck off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture this morning, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 11:24 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 37.6 degrees north, and a longitude of 141.7…

New Zealand Reports 21 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 21 new cases of COVID-19 in the community, bring the number in the current outbreak to 72, Director-General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, said, at a press conference today. Of the 21 new infections, 20 were in Auckland and one was in Wellington,…
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