New Zealand Logged 7,627 New COVID-19 Community Cases

WELLINGTON, Jul 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 7,627 new community cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said, today. There are now a total of 1,455 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor, since the pandemic began in…

Japan Reported Second Case Of Monkeypox In Tokyo

TOKYO, Jul 28 (NNN-NHK) – Japan confirmed its second case of monkeypox today, with a man in his 30’s testing positive in Tokyo, according to an official. The man, who had been overseas, has been hospitalised, the Tokyo metropolitan official said, but his condition is stable. Japan confirmed its first…

Australian Inflation Hits 21-Year High

CANBERRA, Jul 28 (NNN-AAP) – Australia recorded its highest rate of inflation in more than 20 years, with consumers paying more for everything. According to data, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), yesterday, the Consumer Price Index rose by 1.8 percent in the Jun quarter, and 6.1 percent…

Bangladesh’s Forex Reserves Enough To Cover Up To Nine Months Of Imports: PM

DHAKA, Jul 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, yesterday said, the country would be able to meet 6-9 months of import expenditures, with the existing foreign currency reserves. “We have money in our hands to import food grains and other essential items, for at least three months, during…

Sri Lankan Parliament Voted To Extend State Of Emergency

COLOMBO, Jul 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s parliament, yesterday, voted to approve the proclamation of the state of emergency earlier in Jul, by then acting President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, allowing it to extend. In the voting, 120 parliamentarians voted for imposing emergency regulations, and 63 voted against. The state of emergency…

Iran Welcomes More Diplomacy To Revive Nuclear Deal: FM

TEHRAN, Jul 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said yesterday that, his country “welcomes the continuation of diplomacy and talks,” to rescue the Iranian nuclear deal, according to the Foreign Ministry’s website. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks, in a phone conversation with European Union (EU) foreign policy chief, Josep…

Yemeni Gov’t Says 81 Killed Since Truce Began

ADEN, Jul 28 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s internationally-recognised government, declared yesterday that, 81 people were killed and 331 others injured, in sporadic attacks, carried out by the Houthi militia, since the beginning of the UN-brokered truce. “The violations implemented by the Houthi militia during the truce period, that began on Apr…

Four Million Indonesian Medical Workers To Get Fourth Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

JAKARTA, Jul 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four million medical workers will receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, amid increasing transmissions triggered by the virus’ sub-variants in Indonesia, Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, said yesterday. Sadikin told local media that, administering of the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine started…

Bangladesh Has More Women Than Men As Population Grows To 165 Million

DHAKA, Jul 28 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has more women than men, for the first time in its recorded history. Government officials at a press briefing yesterday, made the announcement, saying, the country’s population grew to over 165 million in 2022, from 144 million in 2011. According to preliminary data from…

India To Revive State-Owned Telecom Company BSNL With Over 20 Billion USD

NEW DELHI, Jul 28 (NNN-PTI) – In a bid to improve and expand telecom services in rural areas, the Indian government yesterday, approved a fund of 20.52 billion U.S. dollars, to revive the state-owned telecommunications service provider, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Facing competition from private telecom service providers in…