Israel Reports 873 New COVID-19 Cases, 311,724 In Total

JERUSALEM, Oct 28 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 873 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total cases to 311,724. The number of death cases reached 2,483, with 30 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased, from 496 to 467, out of 819 patients currently…

Iran Summons French Diplomat Over Anti-Islam Comments In France

TEHRAN, Oct 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, summoned the French charge d’affaires, over growing anti-Islam comments in France, and French officials’ support for them, Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency reported, yesterday. In their meeting on Monday, a ministry official told French charge d’affaires to Tehran, Florent Aydalot, that, “any…

Philippines’ Duterte Vows To Fight Corruption Before Term Ends In 2022

MANILA, Oct 27 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, vowed to “concentrate” on fighting corruption, in the last two years of his presidency, adding his country continues to suffer from widespread corruption, despite his administration’s efforts to stamp it out. “You know, this country continues to be plagued with corruption,”…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Nears Eight Million, Total Deaths At 119,502

NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 7,946,429, even as 36,470 more cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data released by the federal health ministry. The death toll surged to 119,502, with 488 deaths recorded since yesterday. This is the first time…

Explosion In NW Pakistan’s Seminary Leaves Four Killed, 35 Injured

ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 (NNN-APP) – At least four kids were killed and 35 others, including children were injured, when a bomb went off inside a seminary in the capital city Peshawar, of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province this morning, local media and police said. Some unknown militants placed an improvised…

One Dead After Ship Hits Oil Platform Off Malaysia’s Sarawak State During Stormy Weather

MIRI, Oct 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A Malaysian ship, with 187 crew members on board, suffered an emergency in stormy weather, off the country’s state of Sarawak, leaving one dead, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), the country’s coast guard, said a few moments ago. The ship, Dayang Topaz, is believed…

Pakistan’s Major University Sealed After Emergence Of COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 (NNN-PPI) – Authorities temporarily closed Pakistan’s Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU), located in Islamabad, after several students were found suffering from COVID-19, officials said. In a notice issued by the district health authorities, the university’s management was told to comply with the standard operating procedures, to stop further spread…

New Zealand Reports One New Imported Case Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported one new imported case of COVID-19, from government managed isolation site. There is no new community case today. The imported case involved a person arriving from London via Kuala Lumpur, who tested positive after arrival, Director-General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, told a…

Singapore Reports Three New COVID-19 Cases, 57,973 In Total

SINGAPORE, Oct 27 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported three new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 57,973. Of the new cases, two are imported cases, no community case and one is linked with the dormitories of foreign workers. Yesterday, 21 more…

Australian PM Welcomes End Of Victoria’s COVID-19 Lock-Down

CANBERRA, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, welcomed the easing of strict restrictions in Victoria. Victoria, the hardest-hit state in the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, reported zero new confirmed cases today, marking the first time the state has no new cases for two consecutive days, since…