Vietnam Reports 16,815 New COVID-19 Cases, 2,358,786 In Total

HANOI, Feb 8 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 16,815 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 16,809 locally transmitted and six imported, according to the Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, remained the highest number of infections with 2,988 cases, followed by central Nghe An province with 1,247 cases and central Da…

13 Killed, Eight Injured In Bus Accident In Yogyakarta

JAKARTA, Feb 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Thirteen people were killed and eight others wounded, in a bus accident in Yogyakarta province yesterday, spokesman for the National Search and Rescue Office, Yusuf Latief said. The accident occurred in Bantul district, at about 13:00 local time (0600 GMT), and all the victims were…

Iraqi Parties Boycott Parliament Vote For President

BAGHDAD, Feb 7 (NNN-NINA) – A Kurdish political party and a Sunni political alliance, decided yesterday, to boycott the parliament session slated for today, to elect a new president for the country, threatening to postpone the session. “To complete the ongoing consultations and dialogues between the political blocs, we decided…

Singapore Reports 10,390 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 10,390 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 390,071. Of the new cases, 2,885 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 7,505 through ARTs (antigen rapid tests), according to data released by the Ministry of Health.…

Singapore Reports 13,208 New COVID-19 Cases, 379,681 In Total

SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 13,208 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, hitting a new record high and bringing the total tally to 379,681. It is the first time for Singapore to report more than 10,000 new cases in a single day. Of the new cases, 2,872 cases…

Erdogan Says Israeli President To Visit Turkey In Mar Amid Efforts To Restore Ties

ANKARA, Feb 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Israeli President, Isaac Herzog, will visit Turkey in mid-Mar, Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan said, noting, the two countries seek to restore bilateral ties. “With this visit, we will endeavour to put our bilateral relations on a very different ground for the future, in a positive…

Excavations At Ruined Temple In Cambodia’s Famed Angkor Site Almost Completed

PHNOM PENH, Feb 3 (NNN-AKP) – Archaeologists from the APSARA National Authority (ANA), have almost completed excavations at the ruined Prohm Kel temple, in the Angkor Archaeological Park in north-west Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, the authority said in a news release yesterday. The excavations were made to study the temple’s…

Sri Lanka Rules Out Lockdown Amid Omicron Spread, Urges People To Get Boosters

COLOMBO, Feb 2 (NNN-SLN) – Sri Lanka’s Health authorities, ruled out a nationwide lockdown, as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 caused a rapid rise in infections recently, local media reported. The authorities also urged people to get booster doses to limit hospitalisations. There had been an internal discussion whether some…

Myanmar Extends State Of Emergency For Six More Months

YANGON, Feb 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council, yesterday, announced the extension of the state of emergency for six more months. The extension was made for necessary preparations, for the multi-party general elections, the announcement said. The state of emergency was first declared in Feb, 2021, after…

No New COVID-19 Deaths For Seven Consecutive Days In Myanmar

YANGON, Jan 31 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for seven days in a row, leaving the total death toll unchanged at 19,310, according to a release from the Ministry of Health yesterday. The total number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 535,254 in the country, after…
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