290: Daily Dose @ 5: M'sia new COVID-19 cases drop to 8,075 today, Fumio Kishida takes office as Japan PM

<div>AMONG the headlines for Monday, October 4th, 2021, The number of COVID-19 new cases recorded in Malaysia today continue to decline to 8,075 from 9,066 yesterday,</div><br /> <div>Also, Japan’s parliament today voted Fumio Kishida the country’s next prime minister, with the new leader expected to announce a cabinet including both holdovers and fresh faces.</div> <br /> <div>Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3 minutes.</div> <br /> <div>We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.</div> <br /> <div>Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.</div> <div><br /> </div>