Asia

Floods, rough seas kill 18 in Vietnam as fresh storm on the way

Hue city, submerged in floodwaters caused by heavy downpours, in central Vietnam HANOI, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 18…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 7,120,538, Death Toll 109,150

NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (NNN-PTI) – With 66,732 new cases registered in India over the past 24 hours, the country’s…

S. Korea Reports 97 More COVID-19 Cases, 24,703 In Total

SEOUL, Oct 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 97 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight Sunday local time, compared…

Myanmar Confiscates Large Amount Of Illegal Drugs In Northern State

YANGON, Oct 12 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar authorities have seized a large amount of ammonium nitrate, in Kachin state, according…

New Zealand Allows Border Exceptions For Some Int’l Students With Visas

WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand established a new category that will allow 250 international PhD and postgraduate students…

New Zealand Reports No New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported no new cases of COVID-19 today. The country’s total number of confirmed…

Second Nepali Cabinet Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

KATHMANDU, Oct 12 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Girirajmani Pokharel, tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the…

Australia Faces Risks Of Heat Waves, Severe Thunderstorms Under La Nina Influence

SYDNEY, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology released today, a severe weather outlook for Oct to Apr, 2021,…

Indonesia Reports 4,497 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 79 New Deaths

JAKARTA, Oct 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,497 within one day, to 333,449, with the death…

Singapore Reports 10 New COVID-19 Cases, 57,876 In Total

SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported ten new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total…