Two Huge Unexploded Bombs Found In Southern Laos

VIENTIANE, Feb 16 (NNN-KPL) – The Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) clearance team, MAG of Laos, found two huge unexploded bombs in southern Laos’ Khammuan province. One large air-dropped bomb, weighing 750-lb was found near the side of a road in a padi field, in Sangpoungbone village, Gnommalath district of Khammuan province…

India’s Gujarat Chief Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-PTI) – Chief Minister of India’s western state of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani, yesterday tested positive for COVID-19. He tested positive for COVID-19, after being hospitalised due to collapsing on stage on Sunday, when addressing a rally held in the Vadodara city. “The ECG, 2D echo and…

Motorbikes’ Collision Kills Four In Central Highlands Of Vietnam

HANOI, Feb 16 (NNN-VNA) – A collision between two motorbikes killed four people and injured another, in Gia Lai province, in the central highlands of Vietnam. The two motorbikes, carrying a total of five people, crashed into each other on Sunday night, said the report, with three of them killed…

Indonesia’s Foreign Debts Recorded At 417.5 Billion USD: Central Bank

JAKARTA, Feb 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s foreign debts, at the end of the fourth quarter of 2020, reached 417.5 billion U.S. dollars, comprising debts of the government and the central bank of 209.2 billion dollars, and the private sector’s debts of 208.3 billion dollars, the Bank Indonesia (BI) said. Indonesia’s…

New Zealand Reports No New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported no new cases of COVID-19 today, either in the community or in managed isolation. The Ministry of Health, however, announced that, it formally recorded the sad death of a patient with COVID-19, at the North Shore Hospital, which was first announced on…

Nepal’s Earthquake-Ravaged Government Office Building Reopens After Reconstruction

KATHMANDU, Feb 16 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s main administrative complex, Singha Durbar, which was heavily ravaged in the 2015 devastating earthquakes, came into operation again yesterday, after the completion of most of the reconstruction works. The complex had housed the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Defence and the National Planning…

Singapore Reports Nine New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Feb 16 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the country’s total tally to 59,809. All the new cases were imported cases. Also yesterday, 20 more patients were discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities. In all, 59,641 patients have…

COVID-19 Deaths In Japan Top 7,000, Ahead Of First Vaccine Rollout

TOKYO, Feb 16 (NNN-NHK) – Japan yesterday reported 965 new daily COVID-19 cases, with the death toll rising by 72 to a total of 7,055 people. The country’s cumulative total of infection now stands at 418,458, with Tokyo, the hardest hit by the pandemic, contributing an additional 266 infections yesterday.…

S.Korea Secures Additional COVID-19 Vaccines For 23 Million People

SEOUL, Feb 16 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean Prime Minister, Chung Sye-kyun, said today, the government secured additional vaccines for 23 million people, raising the total secured volume for 79 million people. Chung told an interagency meeting for COVID-19 response that, the country will receive vaccine doses for 20 million people…

COVID-19 Cases Increase To 141,637 In Myanmar

YANGON, Feb 16 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 141,637 as of yesterday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 36 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the country yesterday. The death toll of COVID-19 reached 3,190,…
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