Floods, rough seas kill 18 in Vietnam as fresh storm on the way

Hue city, submerged in floodwaters caused by heavy downpours, in central Vietnam HANOI, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 18 people died and more than a dozen are missing after floods submerged homes in central Vietnam and rough seas capsized fishing boats, authorities said as another storm threatened fresh downpours.…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 7,120,538, Death Toll 109,150

NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (NNN-PTI) – With 66,732 new cases registered in India over the past 24 hours, the country’s COVID-19 tally rose to 7,120,538 today, according to the latest data released by the federal health ministry. The death toll reached 109,150 with 816 deaths since Sunday morning, showed the…

S. Korea Reports 97 More COVID-19 Cases, 24,703 In Total

SEOUL, Oct 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 97 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight Sunday local time, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 24,703. The daily caseload hovered below 100 for five straight days, but the double-digit growth continued, due to small…

Myanmar Confiscates Large Amount Of Illegal Drugs In Northern State

YANGON, Oct 12 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar authorities have seized a large amount of ammonium nitrate, in Kachin state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC). The joint anti-narcotic police made a seizure in Mohnyin township. About 17,460 kilograms of ammonium nitrate worth over…

New Zealand Allows Border Exceptions For Some Int’l Students With Visas

WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand established a new category that will allow 250 international PhD and postgraduate students to enter New Zealand and continue their studies, in the latest set of COVID-19 border exceptions. “The health, safety and wellbeing of people in New Zealand, remains the government’s top…

New Zealand Reports No New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported no new cases of COVID-19 today. The country’s total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains at 1,515, which is the number reported to the World Health Organisation, according to the Ministry of Health. New Zealand’s total number of active cases remains…

Second Nepali Cabinet Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

KATHMANDU, Oct 12 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Girirajmani Pokharel, tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second cabinet minister to contact the virus. “Minister Pokharel was tested positive for COVID-19,” Puran K.C., personal secretary of Minister Pokharel wrote, on his media account. K.C. said, the minister…

Australia Faces Risks Of Heat Waves, Severe Thunderstorms Under La Nina Influence

SYDNEY, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology released today, a severe weather outlook for Oct to Apr, 2021, showing an increased risk of flooding for eastern Australia and tropical cyclones in the north, with roughly average potential for heat waves and severe thunderstorms. In late Sept, the bureau…

Indonesia Reports 4,497 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 79 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Oct 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,497 within one day, to 333,449, with the death toll adding by 79 to 11,844, the Health Ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 3,546 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients to…

Singapore Reports 10 New COVID-19 Cases, 57,876 In Total

SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported ten new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 57,876. Of the new cases, seven are imported cases and three are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers. Also yesterday, seven more cases…
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