Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 10.06 Million: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 10 (NNN-ENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,065,082 as of last night, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said. The specialised healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said, the death toll across the continent stands at 231,437,…

Indian PM Reviews COVID-19 Situation Amid Surge In Cases

NEW DELHI, Jan 10 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, held a high-level meeting with top officials last night, to review the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country, officials said. The meeting came in the backdrop of a sharp surge in daily infections across the country. Yesterday morning,…

Update: Death Toll Of Tourists Stuck By Snow In North Pakistan Rises To 22

ISLAMABAD, Jan 9 (NNN-APP) – At least 22 tourists died in freezing temperatures, after being stranded in heavy snow, in Pakistan’s northern Murree city, police sources said. All the bodies have been recovered by civil and military rescue teams and shifted to Army Schools of Logistics in the city, sources…

16 Tourists Killed After Being Stranded In Snow In N. Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 9 (NNN-APP) – At least 16 tourists were killed after their vehicles were stranded in snow, in Pakistan’s north Murree area, the country’s interior minister said, yesterday. In a video message, Interior Minister, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, said that, thousands of vehicles got stranded on the way back from…

Myanmar’s State Administration Council Chairman Holds Talks With Visiting Cambodian PM

YANGON, Jan 8 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Administration Council Chairman, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, held talks with visiting Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. According to a release issued by the council’s Information Team, Min Aung Hlaing and Hun…

CES 2022 Kicked Off In Las Vegas Amid COVID-19 Surge

by Xinhua writers Tan Jingjing, Huang Heng, Gao Shan LAS VEGAS, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), kicked off in the U.S. city of Las Vegas on Wednesday, amid another surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world’s premier tech show, scheduled from Jan 5 till today,…

Israel’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High At Over 16,000

JERUSALEM, Jan 6 (NNN-PNA) – Israel reported 16,115 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the regime to 1,440,771, the Israeli Ministry of Health said today. This is the highest daily number of new cases in Israel, since the outbreak of the pandemic there in Feb, 2020,…

Omicron Cases Spike In Thailand During Christmas, New Year Holidays

BANGKOK, Jan 5 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health, said yesterday that, a total of 2,062 Omicron cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country. Supakit Sirilak, medical sciences director-general from the Ministry of Public Health, noted that, omicron cases in the country had spiked up quickly, from…

Yemen’s Houthi Militia Seized UAE “Military” Ship In Red Sea

SANAA, Jan 4 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia said, they seized a “military” ship of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Red Sea, off the Yemeni port. “The UAE ship carries military equipment and entered Yemeni regional waters without permission,” Houthi military Spokesman, Yehya Sarea said, in a brief…

Nepal’s Padi Output Drops To Five-Year Low

KATHMANDU, Jan 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s padi production decreased by 8.74 percent to 5.13 million tonnes in 2021, a five-year low, mainly due to damage caused by unseasonal rains in Oct, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, said. Padi production was 5.15 million tonnes, 5.61 million tonnes, 5.55 million…
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