Another Man Arrested For Involvement In Kabul University Terror Attack: Official

KABUL, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghanistan’s national intelligence agency personnel, arrested another man, allegedly being involved in a terror attack on Kabul University, late last year, Afghan First Vice-President, Amrullah Saleh, confirmed yesterday. “Another key element behind the Kabul University vicious attack, Mohammad Omar, who was under prosecution, was arrested…

6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Southern Philippines, Damages Expected

MANILA, Feb 7 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, shook Davao del Sur province, in the southern Philippines today, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs), reported. The institute said, the quake, which struck at 12:22 p.m. local time, hit at a depth of 15…

Road Accident Leaves Four Killed, 25 Injured In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, Feb 7 (NNN-APP) – Four people were killed and 25 others injured, in a road accident in Muzaffargarh district, of Pakistan’s east Punjab province yesterday, local media reported. The accident happened when a passenger van hit a truck, coming from the opposite direction, at the main highway, passing through…

New Zealand Reports Two New COVID-19 Cases

WELLINGTON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported two new cases of COVID-19 at the border, said the Ministry of Health, in a statement today. There was no new case in the community, said the ministry. On the community case, reported yesterday, high CT counts and serology results for the…

S.Korea Reports 372 More COVID-19 Cases, 80,896 In Total

SEOUL, Feb 7 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 372 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight yesterday, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 80,896. The daily caseload stayed below 400, for three straight days. It showed signs of moderating, after peaking at 1,240 on…

India’s COVID-19 Recovery Rate Improves To Over 97 Percent

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (NNN-PTI) – The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in India increased to 97.19 percent yesterday, the health ministry said. “Till now 10,510,796 patients have been cured and 148,590 patients are under active medical supervision,” the ministry added. During the last 24 hours, 11,713 fresh cases were…

Bangladesh COVID-19 Cases Rise To 537,770, Death Toll At 8,190

DHAKA, Feb 7 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 305 new COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths yesterday, bringing the tally to 537,770 and death toll to 8,190, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said. The official data showed that 12,315 samples were tested in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh.…

Sri Lankan President Inaugurates Construction Of Irrigation Tunnel By Chinese Company

COLOMBO, Feb 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, inaugurated the construction of an irrigation tunnel, to be undertaken by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd (CSCEC), local media reported here yesterday. President Rajapaksa, on Friday, laid the foundation stone at the groundbreaking ceremony for the 28-km-long irrigation…

Survey Finds 59 Percent Population In Brunei Open To COVID-19 Vaccination

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 7 (NNN-BBNEWS) – A total of 59 percent of Bruneians would definitely take the COVID-19 vaccine, when it becomes available in the country, a vaccine intention survey conducted by the sultanate’s Ministry of Health revealed. Thirty-three percent were unsure for the time being. Only eight percent…

Abd Jalil Hassan Is New Police Chief Of Malaysia’s Selangor State

PETALING JAYA, Feb 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Bukit Aman, the Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters, named Pahang police chief, Abd Jalil Hassan, as the new Selangor police chief. Its corporate communications division announced that, the appointment will take effect from Mar 1. This comes, after the retirement of former Selangor police chief,…
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