Covid-19: Global coronavirus death toll tops 7,000

PARIS, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of deaths around the world linked to the new coronavirus has topped 7,000, after Italy announced a new surge in fatalities A total of 7,007 people have died, with a 175,536 infections recorded globally. China has the highest number of fatalities at 3,213,…

Australian Airline Cuts International Flights By 90 Percent

SYDNEY, Mar 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, announced on Tuesday (today) that, it will cut international flights by 90 percent and domestic services by 60 percent, to cope with COVID-19. The changes will also affect the company’s budget carrier, Jetstar, and will remain in place until at least…

Death Toll Rises To 853 Over COVID-19 In Iran

TEHRAN, Mar 17 (NNN-IRNA) – The COVID-19 outbreak has claimed lives of 853 people in Iran, said Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, on Monday (yesterday). The ministry said that, 14,991 cases infected with the virus have been confirmed in the country, Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and…

Four Dead In Road Crash In S. Afghan Province

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Mar 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four people have been killed and six others wounded, in a traffic accident in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, a provincial government spokesman said today (Monday). The deadly incident happened late on Sunday evening, when a wagon-type car, driven from Kandahar to the national capital…

Eight Killed, Eight Injured After Truck Plunges Into Southern Philippine Ravine

MANILA, Mar 16 (NNN-PNA) – Eight people were killed and eight others injured, when a small truck carrying people and timber, fell into a ravine in the southern Philippines, police reported today (Monday). Police said, the accident happened around 2:15 p.m. local time, on Sunday, along a highway in Pitogo…

444 Filipinos Aboard Coronavirus-Hit Grand Princess Repatriated Back To Philippines

MANILA, Mar 16 (NNN-PNA) – A total of 444 Filipinos, aboard the coronavirus-stricken Grand Princes cruise ship, docked in Oakland Port in California, entered a 14-day quarantine at a facility north of Manila, after they were flown back to the Philippines before dawn on Monday (today). The Department of Foreign…

Almost Five Million Children Born Into War In Syria: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Some 4.8 million children have been born in Syria since the conflict began nine years ago. An additional one million have been born as refugees in neighbouring countries. They continue to face the devastating consequences of a brutal war, the United Nations Children’s Fund…

5.2-Magnitude Quake Hits 96 Km WNW Of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran

NEW YORK, Mar 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted 96 km WNW of Bandar ‘Abbas, Iran, at 22:04:25 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre, with a depth of 7.97 km, was initially determined to be at 27.391 degrees north latitude, and 55.3354 degrees east…

Iran’s COVID-19 Cases Reach 14,000

TEHRAN, Mar 16 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the infection of 13,938 people with COVID-19. A total of 724 people of the infected cases have died, Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Centre of the ministry, was quoted as saying. A total of…

WHO Says Global Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 150,000

GENEVA, Mar 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 152,428 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 have been reported globally, as of Sunday, World Health Organisation (WHO) spokesperson, Fadela Chaib, said. Among confirmed infections, 5,720 patients have died, with the number of affected countries and regions rising to 141, Chaib said. As…
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