5.2-Magnitude Quake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 1 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 shook Surigao Del Sur province, in the southern Philippines today, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said, the offshore quake, which struck at 6:10 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of…

Japan Gov’t, TEPCO Ordered By High Court To Pay Damages Over Fukushima Crisis

TOKYO, Oct 1 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese high court, on Wednesday, upheld the ruling of a lower court and ordered the government and the operator of the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant to pay one billion yen (9.5 million U.S. dollars) in damages, to residents affected by the 2011 tsunami-triggered…

Putin Expresses Concern Over Nagorno-Karabakh Conflicts During Phone Call With Armenian PM

MOSCOW, Sept 30 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, expressed concern over the conflicts in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, during a phone call with Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, the Kremlin said in a statement. “Discussion of the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone was continued,” it said. During the conversation,…

Nepal to resume issuing tourist visas for mountaineering, trekking

KATHMANDU, Sept 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nepal will resume providing tourist visas to foreigners after a gap of nearly seven months as the Nepali government decided to welcome foreign tourists starting from Oct. 17 for mountaineering and trekking purpose, Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation said. The Nepali government…

Indonesian Police Foil Smuggling Of 12 Kg Crystal Meth

JAKARTA, Sept 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – A joint military-police team in Indonesian West Kalimantan district of Sanggau, foiled an attempt to smuggle 12-kilogram crystal methamphetamine and arrested three suspects, in an Indonesia-Malaysia border area, a police officer said. The contrabands were seized during a joint patrol in the border area in…

Bomb Explosion Leaves Four Dead In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 30 (NNN-APP) – Four people, including two minors and a senior citizen, were killed and 15 others injured, when a bomb went off in Mardan district, of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, police sources said. Some unknown militants fixed explosive materials in a motorbike, parked inside the…

Singapore Reports 27 New COVID-19 Cases, 57,742 In Total

SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 27 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 57,742. Of the new cases, nine are imported cases, one is a community case and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Thai Cabinet Approves Borrowing Of 47.4 Billion USD From ADB To Revive Economy

BANGKOK, Sept 30 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai cabinet agreed yesterday, to borrow 1.47 trillion baht (47.4 billion U.S. dollars) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), to revive the country’s economy. The fund will be used to finance various economic stimulus programmes, budget deficit, infrastructure investments and bailout of pandemic-hit state…

Indian Vice President Tests Positive For COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Sept 30 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu, tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, his office said. Naidu, according to officials, underwent a routine COVID-19 test. “The Vice President, who underwent a routine COVID-19 test today (yesterday) has been tested positive. He is, however, asymptomatic and in…

Global COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses One Million: WHO

GENEVA, Sept 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The COVID-19 death toll worldwide has surpassed one million, reaching 1,000,040 as of Tuesday, according to the latest numbers from the World Health Organisation (WHO). As of 5:08 p.m. (1508 GMT) yesterday, there were 33,249,563 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,000,040 deaths, reported to WHO.…
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