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13.04.2022 13:13

Yen tumbles to nearly 20-yr low against U.S. dollar

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - The Japanese yen plunged to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar in nearly 20 years on Wednesday, as the unit continued its fall amid the prospect of a widening monetary policy gap between the Bank of Japan and the U.S. Federal Reserve, Kyodo reports.

13.04.2022 11:40

Gunman opens fire on Brooklyn subway in New York

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM A gunman in a construction vest donned a gas mask, set off a smoke canister on a rush-hour subway train, and shot at least 10 people Tuesday morning, US authorities said.

13.04.2022 10:54

S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases below 200,000, gov’t to ease virus curbs

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 200,000 on Wednesday, continuing the downward trend after last month's peak, with the government set to further ease virus curbs to regain normalcy, Yonhap reports.

13.04.2022 09:35

Death toll from tropical storm Megi in Philippines rises to 43, 28 still missing

MANILA. KAZINFORM The death toll from the tropical storm that battered the Philippines over the weekend rose to 43, including the 36 buried by landslides in the central Philippines, authorities said on Monday.

12.04.2022 22:20

COVID-19 kills 28 more Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 140,678 with 28 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday, IRNA reports.

12.04.2022 21:16

Philippines floods claim 20 lives

ISTANBUL. KAZINFORM - At least 20 people have died in floods caused by a tropical depression, locally known as Agaton, in the Philippines, the country's disaster management authority said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

12.04.2022 20:40

Over 3.3 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland

BEIJING. KAZINFORM - Over 3.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday, Xinhua reports.

12.04.2022 20:15

Russia’s COVID-19 cases surge by almost 10,900

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 10,910 over the past day to 18,018,825, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Tuesday, TASS reports.

12.04.2022 17:49

30,000 foreign students entered Japan since COVID border curbs eased

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Around 30,000 foreign students have arrived in Japan since March when the government eased COVID-19 border controls, education minister Shinsuke Suematsu said Tuesday, Kyodo reports.

12.04.2022 15:48

US orders non-emergency gov't employees to leave Shanghai amid rising COVID cases

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - The State Department on Monday ordered non-emergency US government workers and their family members to leave the city of Shanghai, Anadolu Agency reports.

12.04.2022 14:13

S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases bounce back to more than 200,000

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - South Korea's new coronavirus cases bounced back to more than 200,000 on Tuesday after falling to the lowest level in seven weeks a day earlier amid the government's efforts to return to normalcy, Yonhap reports.

12.04.2022 13:45

Highest fuel prices in Europe recorded in Netherlands, Denmark, Germany

BERLIN. KAZNFORM Prices for gasoline and diesel in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany are higher than in any other European country, Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Monday.

12.04.2022 11:22

Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron XE variant in airport arrival

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Japan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron XE derivative strain of the novel coronavirus in a woman upon arrival at Narita airport near Tokyo, the health ministry said Monday, Kyodo reports.

11.04.2022 22:20

COVID-19 kills 34 more Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 140,650 with 34 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday, IRNA reports.

11.04.2022 21:43

Latin American countries report latest COVID-19 situation

BOGOTA. KAZINFORM - Countries across Latin America have reported new COVID-19 cases and fatalities, according to official data announced late Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports.

11.04.2022 21:14

UAE announces 208 new COVID-19 cases, 567 recoveries, no death

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 207,875 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reports.

11.04.2022 18:49

Russia sees 11,800 new COVID cases, but still record low since June 10

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 11,855 over the past day to 18,007,915, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Monday, TASS reports.

11.04.2022 15:18

Cruise ship collides with oil tanker in Algiers port

ALGIERS. KAZINFORM A passenger ship crashed into an oil tanker in the Port of Algiers, the tanker’s owner said Sunday.

11.04.2022 14:15

One dead, over 17,000 displaced in first storm to hit Philippines

MANILA. KAZINFORM - At least one person died and more than 17,000 were displaced by floods and landslides caused by the first tropical storm to hit the Philippines this year, German news agency (dpa) quoted officials as saying on Monday, WAM reports.

11.04.2022 13:41

Shanghai launches classified management of city areas to contain COVID-19 spread

SHANGHAI. KAZINFORM - Shanghai has divided the whole city into areas belonging to three categories as part of targeted efforts to overcome a local COVID-19 resurgence, Xinhua reports.