Covid-19: Surge in cases in Europe of ‘great concern’, says WHO Europe

COPENHAGEN, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s European office said that the soaring number of Covid-19 cases in Europe has caused “great concern”, but said the situation was still better than the peaks in April. “The evolving epidemiological situation in Europe raises great concern. Daily numbers of cases…

Kyrgyzstan president Jeenbekov announces resignation

BISHKEK, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned on Thursday, saying he wanted to bring an end to the crisis sparked by disputed parliamentary elections earlier this month. “I am not clinging to power. I do not want to go down in the history of Kyrgyzstan as a…

Bangladesh urges int’l community to help rehabilitate Rohingyas in Myanmar

DHAKA, Oct 16 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh put emphasis on immediate repatriation of the Rohingyas in their homeland and reiterated call to the international community, including the United States, to help in their rehabilitation process. “We want immediate repatriation of the Rohingyas and the world community, including the United States, should…

Sri Lanka To Import 6,000 Metric Tonnes Of Rice Annually From Pakistan

COLOMBO, Oct 15 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers, agreed to import 6,000 metric tonnes of basmati rice annually from Pakistan, under the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, local media reported here today. Cabinet Spokesperson, Ramesh Pathirana, was quoted by media reports as saying that, following a proposal made…

India’s COVID-19 Tally 7,307,097, Death Toll Rises To 111,266

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 7,307,097 and death toll 111,266 today, as 67,708 new cases and 680 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours across the country, said the latest data, released by the federal health ministry. There are 812,390 active cases in the…

Armed Forces Recover Narcotics Worth Millions Of USD In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG), and the army, recovered ice heroin worth millions of U.S. dollars, during a joint operation in the country’s southwest Balochistan province, the PCG said. The armed forces conducted a raid, at the mountainous terrain of Pasni district, of the province and…

Dengue Kills 28 In Singapore This Year, Hitting Record High

SINGAPORE, Oct 15 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s dengue death toll in 2020 has reached 28, as of Oct 12, local media reported today, quoting the Ministry of Health (MOH). The number of dengue deaths exceeded the previous high 15 years ago, and is equal to the number of Singapore’s COVID-19 deaths,…

S.Korea’s ICT Export Keeps Growing For Four Months

SEOUL, Oct 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export of the information and communications technology (ICT) products, kept growing for four straight months through Sept, on a partial global recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak, a government report showed today. The ICT export expanded 11.9 percent over the year to 17.63 billion…

Sri Lanka, China Sign Supplementary Agreement On Water Supply, Technology Cooperation

COLOMBO, Oct 15 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka and China, yesterday signed a supplementary agreement, on a Memorandum of Understanding on water research and technology cooperation, aimed at providing clean drinking water to several areas of the island country, a statement from the Chinese Embassy to Sri Lanka said. The statement…

China’s Average Life Expectancy Reaches 77.3 Years

BEIJING, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Average life expectancy, a key gauge of a country’s economic and social development, particularly in terms of its medical and health services, reached 77.3 years in China in 2019. That was up 0.96 years from 2015. The increase in China’s average life expectancy, as seen…
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