Covid-19: Global death toll at 75,542

PARIS, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 75,542 on Tuesday. More than 1,351,000 declared cases have been registered in 191 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. Of these cases, at least 253,900 are now considered…

Pakistani Security Forces Kill Seven Terrorists In Two Operations

ISLAMABAD, Apr 8 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces killed seven terrorists in two tribal districts, in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said, late Tuesday night. A Pakistani army statement said, “Security forces conducted two separate intelligence-based operations, during the last 24 hours, on confirmed information of terrorist hideouts…

Ten non-OPEC+ producers invited to Thursday talks: TASS

MOSCOW, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ten oil producing nations from outside the OPEC+ alliance including the United States have been invited to a meeting aimed at reaching an agreement to reduce oversupply, Russian news agency TASS reported. During a meeting to be held via video conference on Thursday, OPEC and…

India’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 124, Cases Total 4,789

NEW DELHI, Apr 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, Tuesday evening, said, the death toll due to COVID-19 in India rose to 124, and the total number of confirmed cases reached 4,789. “As of 6:00 p.m local time today (yesterday), 124 deaths related to COVID-19 have been recorded in…

Save The Children Seeks Help For Bangladesh Amid Virus

DHAKA, Apr 8 (NNN-BSS) – Charity organisation, Save the Children, made an urgent appeal for international assistance to help Bangladesh avert a potential humanitarian disaster, citing a surge in demand for ventilators to combat COVID-19.  Bangladesh has less than 2,000 ventilators for a population of 165 million, and there are…

Delay In Prisoners’ Swap Infuriates Taliban To Halt Talks With Afghan Gov’t

KABUL, Apr 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Talks between the Taliban outfit and Afghan government, to exchange their prisoners have been disrupted, as the armed group announced to stop meeting the opposite side. “But, unfortunately, the release of prisoners has been delayed under one pretext or another till now. Therefore, our technical…

Abe Declares State Of Emergency Over COVID-19 In Japan

TOKYO, Apr 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency for seven prefectures, in an effort to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. Apart from Tokyo and Osaka, the state of emergency also covers Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Hyogo and Fukuoka. The declaration, effective through…

US warns China not to ‘exploit’ virus for sea disputes

Qilianyu islands in the Paracel chain, which China considers part of Hainan province WASHINGTON, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States warned China not to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to exert itself in the South China Sea after Vietnam said Beijing sank a trawler. Amid the global focus…

Covid-19: Prisoners around the world dread outbreak in race against time

JAKARTA, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sleeping shoulder-to-shoulder on the floor of a crumbling, windowless room, prisoners in Indonesia fear an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus inside its walls is a “disaster waiting to happen”. “It will be a breeding ground for the virus, should it get into any prison,” said…

China Reports No COVID-19 Deaths For First Time

BEIJING, Apr 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – No COVID-19 deaths were reported in China today, Tuesday (Apr 7), the first time since it started publishing daily figures in Jan, the National Health Commission said. Cases in mainland China have been dwindling since Mar, but the country faces a second wave of infections…
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