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35 rescued, 4 still trapped in mine accident in Canada
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], September 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Thirty-five of the 39 miners trapped in a mine in Sudbury, Canada, have returned to the surface, and rescue efforts for the other four are still underway, public broadcaster CBC said late Tuesday night.
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Philippines logs 12,805 new COVID-19 cases, 2,535,732 in total
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], September 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 12,805 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,535,732.
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Japan's ruling party starts presidential election
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Wednesday started its presidential election, with four candidates, namely Taro Kono, Fumio Kishida, Sanae Takaichi and Seiko Noda, entering the race.
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5 killed in attack on Malian army convoy
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], September 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Five people were killed and four others wounded in an attack on an army-escorted convoy in western Mali, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) said Tuesday on their official website.
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UNGA president urges redoubling efforts to ensure progress in nuclear disa
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York (US), September 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on Tuesday called for redoubling efforts to ensure meaningful progress in global nuclear disarmament.
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UN mission chief urges Sudanese parties to reach consensus
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The head of the United Nations Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) for Sudan urged on Tuesday all the Sudanese parties to reach consensus and work together to acco
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NATO fleet visits Georgia's Black Sea port
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tbilisi [Georgia], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi on Tuesday hosted five vessels of a response force of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the country's Border Police said in a statement.
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Blast leaves two people killed, seven more injured in southern Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least two people were killed and seven others injured in a blast in Kismayo town in Somalia on Monday evening, an official confirmed.
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6 killed, 2 missing in flooding in Thailand
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Flooding triggered by tropical storm Dianmu has affected nearly half of Thailand's provinces, leaving at least six people dead and two others missing, the country's disaster control authorities said Tuesday.
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Japan to end COVID-19 emergency measures nationwide this week: Suga
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government will end this week the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 prefectures as well as the quasi-state of emergency in other areas, as the number of infections declined steadily, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesda
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Australia surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 cases amid battle against 3rd wave
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has surpassed 100,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as the country continues to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.
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Malaysia reports 10,959 new COVID-19 cases, 258 new deaths
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 10,959 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,209,194, according to the health ministry.
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