At Least 15 Killed In Two Landslide Incidents In Mumbai

MUMBAI, Jul 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least 15 people were killed and a few more were feared trapped, in two landslide incidents, in Mumbai’s suburbs this morning, following heavy rains in India’s financial capital. According to the disaster management cell of the city’s civic authority, one of the incidents occurred…

Cambodia Records 30 New COVID-19 Deaths

PHNOM PENH, Jul 18 (NNN-AKP) – The death toll from COVID-19 in Cambodia has surged to 1,106, after 30 new fatalities were reported today, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. The Southeast Asian nation also confirmed 845 new infections, including 315 imported cases, pushing the national total…

New Zealand Reports 10 New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Jul 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 10 new cases of COVID-19, in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities, said the Ministry of Health in a statement today. The new cases were reported since the ministry’s last update on Friday, while there was no new case of COVID-19 in…

Philippines Logs 6,040 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Exceeds 1.5 Million

MANILA, Jul 18 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday, 6,040 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,502,359. The death toll climbed to 26,598, after 122 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. The Philippines, which…

Flying Doctors To Deliver Vaccines To Remote Australians As COVID-19 Cases Climb

CANBERRA, Jul 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has been enlisted to inoculate thousands of Australians in remote areas against COVID-19. Frank Quinlan, RFDS federation executive director, said, the service has administered about 5,121 vaccines since being brought in by governments, to accelerate the rollout in remote…

Vietnamese Parliament To Elect Top State Leaders At Upcoming Session

HANOI, Jul 18 (NNN-VNA) – The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, the country’s top legislature, will gather for its inaugural session from Jul 20 to 31, focusing on decisions about high-ranking personnel of the state apparatus. Bui Van Cuong, secretary-general of the NA, made the remarks at a press…

Philippine Ruling Political Party Names New President

MANILA, Jul 18 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine ruling party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), elected Energy Secretary, Alfonso Cusi, as the new president, during a national assembly, convened by Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte yesterday. Duterte, the party chair, led the national assembly, held in Clark Freeport Zone, in Pampanga province,…

Indonesia Reports 51,952 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 1,092 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Jul 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 51,952 within one day to 2,832,755, with the death toll adding by 1,092 to 72,489, the Health Ministry said yesterday. According to the ministry, 27,903 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recovered patients…

11 Killed, 19 Rescued As Slab Over Well Collapses In Central India

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Jul 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Rescuers pulled out 11 bodies and rescued 19 people from a well, after the concrete slab over it collapsed, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police said yesterday. The people had assembled on the slab of the well,…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture: JMA

TOKYO, Jul 18 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1, yesterday, struck off Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 8:50 p.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 33.6 degrees north, and a longitude of 131.9 degrees…