India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 6,835,655, Death Toll 105,526

NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 6,835,655, and the death toll rose to 105,526 today, as 78,524 new cases were detected and 971 patients died, during the past 24 hours, according to the latest data released by the federal health ministry. There are 902,425 active COVID-19…

24 Universities Declared As Fake In India

NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (NNN-UNI) – India’s University Grants Commission (UGC) declared, as many as 24 universities as fake, said an official. The UGC said that these “self-styled” unrecognised institutions are not empowered to confer any degrees to the students. A maximum of eight institutions were declared as fake in…

Myanmar Reports 1,400 New COVID-19 Cases, 39 More Deaths

YANGON, Oct 8 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 1,400 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. The newly confirmed cases brought the total number of infection cases of COVID-19 in the country to 21,433. A total of 39 more COVID-19 deaths were…

Trump Says U.S. Troops In Afghanistan Should Return Home By Christmas

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, said yesterday that, remaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan should return home by Christmas. “We should have the small remaining number of our ‘brave’ Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!” he suggested. Earlier in the day, Trump’s National Security…

Brazil’s COVID-19 Cases Top Five Million

SAO PAULO, Oct 8 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil said, 31,553 COVID-19 cases were reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 5,000,694. And 734 more patients died of the disease, raising the national death toll to 148,228. On Feb 26, Brazil reported its first case and also the…

Italy Re-imposes Anti-COVID-19 Restrictions, Extends State Of Emergency Until Jan 31

ROME, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Strict anti-COVID-19 measures, including the mandatory use of face masks everywhere, will be reintroduced in Italy, starting today, in an effort to curb a rising trend in infections. The decision was announced yesterday by Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, after a meeting in which the cabinet…

Sudan’s Main Port Resumes Operation After Closure By Protesters

KHARTOUM, Oct 8 (NNN-SUNA) – Local authorities in eastern Sudan’s Red Sea State, on Wednesday announced, the resumption of work at the major port, after two days of closure by protesters. “The Sea Ports Corporation resumed work at Port-Sudan’s southern harbour today (yesterday),” said Abdullah Shangarai, Red Sae State Governor,…

Tunisia Imposes Curfew In Four Provinces

TUNIS, Oct 8 (NNN-TAP) – A 15-day curfew will be imposed in the Grand Tunis area, as of today, the governor of Ariana province, Samir Abdeljawed, announced last night. Abdeljawed said that the curfew decision aims to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the Grand Tunis area, which…

Brazil’s Vehicle Output Falls 11 Percent Year On Year In Sept

SAO PAULO, Oct 8 (NNN-CMA) – Vehicle production in Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, fell 11 percent in Sept year on year, but with 220,162 units produced, it still marked the best monthly performance of 2020, the National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) reported yesterday. Manufacturers predict as a result…

Hurricane Delta Forecast To Intensify Before Friday Landfall Along U.S. Gulf Coast

HOUSTON, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hurricane Delta is expected to intensify into a major hurricane, before making landfall tomorrow, along the U.S. Gulf Coast, a forecast said. Delta, now a Category 1 hurricane, passed over Cancun, Mexico, early Wednesday, and is now over the open Gulf of Mexico. It is…