Bangladesh Extends COVID-19 Restrictions

DHAKA, Jun 17 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government has extended the countrywide COVID-19 restrictions on public movement and transport for a month from today. The ongoing restrictions, which were to expire at midnight last night, after having been extended several times, will now run through the midnight of July 15.…

Singapore Selects 24 Private Healthcare Institutions To Provide Sinovac Vaccine

SINGAPORE, Jun 17 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), selected 24 private healthcare institutions, to be licensed providers of the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine, under the Special Access Route (SAR), MOH said here yesterday. These providers will draw from MOH’s existing stock, and can administer the vaccine to Singapore citizens, permanent…

Australian Researchers Make Night-Vision Breakthrough

CANBERRA, Jun 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian scientists have made a major breakthrough that could allow people to see clearly at night. In a study published today, researchers from Australian National University (ANU) revealed that, they have developed a thin film that can be applied to glasses to increase the night…

New Zealand Reports Two New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation

WELLINGTON, Jun 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported two new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation, and no new cases in the community, today. The two newly imported cases came from the Philippines and the United States, and they have remained in managed isolation and quarantine facilities in Christchurch and…

UN Official Condemns Killing Of Five Health Workers In Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – A senior UN official yesterday condemned the killing of five health workers and the wounding of four others, carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Ramiz Alakbarov, said, he was “appalled by…

Covid-19: UNITAID signs deals to supply oxygen for poor countries

GENEVA, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– WHO-hosted International Drug Purchasing Facility (Unitaid) announced it had struck deals with two of the world’s main medical oxygen producers to boost access to badly-needed supplies in poor countries fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. The international organisation, which works on innovations to prevent, diagnose and treat…

18 militants killed, 9 injured in South Afghan province

A file photo of unidentified gunmen LASHKAR GAH (Afghanistan), June 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A total of 18 militants have been killed and nine others sustained injury as security forces stormed Taliban hideouts in parts of the restive Helmand province Tuesday, said a statement of provincial police. The security forces involving…

ICC prosecutor seeks full probe into Filipino president’s drug war killings

President Rodrigo Duterte THE HAGUE, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The outgoing prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has sought authorisation from The Hague tribunal to open a full investigation into Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ongoing war on drugs that killed thousands of people, including innocent children.Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, whose term…

China ready to launch first crew to new space station

BEIJING, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first crew for China’s new space station prepared to blast off this week for the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious programme to establish itself as a space power. The mission is China’s first crewed spaceflight in nearly five years, and a matter of prestige…

Covid-19: India records 60,471 new cases

NEW DELHI, June 15 (NNN-PTI) — India saw a single day rise of 60,471 new coronavirus infections, the lowest after 75 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 29,570,881, while the daily positivity rate declined to 3.45 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on…
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