Australian Medical Expert Warns Against “Complacency” As COVID-19 Cases Continue To Fall

CANBERRA, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Nick Coatsworth, welcomed the decline in COVID-19 cases, but warned against complacency. He said, he was concerned that testing rates would decline as the second wave of COVID-19 infections subsides in Victoria, the hardest-hit state by the COVID-19 pandemic…

Pilot Killed After Trainer Aircraft Crashes In India’s Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (NNN-PTI) – A pilot was killed yesterday, after his trainer aircraft crashed, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said. The aircraft crashed near Kushwapurawa village, in Azamgarh district, about 260 km east of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. “A four-seater training…

Bangladeshi PM: Second Wave Of Covid-19 May Strike This Oct-Nov

DHAKA, Sept 22 (NNN-BSS) – Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, said, the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic may begin in late Oct or early Nov. Thus, all concerned need to be prepared to tackle the outbreak, by using the experience gathered till now in the fight against the virus, added…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 350,621, Death Toll Reaches 4,979

DHAKA, Sept 22 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 1,705 new COVID-19 cases and 40 new deaths yesterday, bringing the total cases in the country to 350,621, and the total deaths to 4,979, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that 13,053 samples were tested in the…

Sept 21 – A day to strengthen further the voice for global peace

File photo of UN Secretary-General António Guterres ringing the Peace Bell last year at the annual ceremony held at UN Headquarters in observance of the International Day of Peace. Photo courtesy of UN/Kim Haughton KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — While some parts of the world continue to spend billions of…

Iran Urges U.S. To Perform Duties, Respect Int’l Laws

TEHRAN, Sept 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, urged the United States to “return to the global community” and perform its duties. “The world has reached nothing but insecurity, war and instability with U.S. actions,” Khatibzadeh said, in his weekly press briefing. The Iranian spokesman was…

Update: ByteDance says TikTok Global plans public offering

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China’s ByteDance said that TikTok Global will launch a public offering of shares to enhance the corporate governance structure and transparency for the firm that will control the video platform’s US operations. ByteDance said in a statement TikTok Global will also conduct a pre-IPO round…

Nine Soldiers, Police Killed In Taliban Ambush In N. Afghanistan

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six Afghan army soldiers and three police officers were killed, and four security force members wounded, in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, last night, a provincial government spokesman confirmed today.– NNN-AGENCIES

COVID-19 Cases Rise To 5,487,580 In India, Death Toll Reaches 87,882

NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (NNN-PTI) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India this morning, rose to 5,487,580, India’s federal health ministry said. During the past 24 hours, 86,961 new cases were reported from across the country and 1,130 more deaths were also recorded. According to ministry officials, 4,396,399…

UN on Monday marks 75th anniversary facing world split by Covid-19

Member state flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations marks its 75th anniversary on Monday, celebrating the mantra that “multilateralism is not an option but a necessity”, even as COVID-19 underscores the fragility of international cooperation. The anniversary will kick off the…
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