India Recorded Over 21,000 COVID-19 Cases For Third Day

NEW DELHI, Jul 23 (NNN-PTI) – India today recorded over 21,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 for the third straight day, officials said. According to health ministry data, released this morning, 21,411 new cases of COVID-19 were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 43,868,476, in the…

Japan’s NRA Approves Releasing Radioactive Wastewater Into Ocean Amid Opposition

TOKYO, Jul 23 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), yesterday authorised a controversial plan, to release radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear plant, in Japan’s north-east into the Pacific Ocean, as the public took to the streets in opposition. The NRA held an extraordinary meeting yesterday and gave the…

Singapore Reported 8,983 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jul 23 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 8,983 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,645,092. Of the new cases, 740 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 8,243 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.…

Malaysia Reported 3,880 New COVID-19 Infections, 14 More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 3,880 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,644,115, according to the health ministry. There are seven new imported cases, with 3,873 cases being local transmissions, data released by the ministry showed. Another 14 new deaths have been…

Garuda Indonesia To Increase Flight Frequency After Averting Bankruptcy

JAKARTA, Jul 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – Just one month after being declared free from bankruptcy, Indonesian flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, announced yesterday that, it had added three Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft, to its operation and would increase its flight frequency by 32 percent next month. “This strategy aims to optimise the…

Indonesia Mulls Rollout Of Fourth Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

JAKARTA, Jul 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia was mulling the rollout of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines, as the pandemic is predicted to last longer than expected, and the antibodies decline after six months of inoculation, Health Ministry spokesman, Mohammad Syahril, said yesterday. “Some countries have started it. Indonesia is…

Lebanon’s Monkeypox Cases Reached Four

BEIRUT, Jul 23 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Health Ministry, yesterday announced that, it has so far detected four cases of monkeypox in the country. The ministry confirmed that the cases are males with travel history. It added that, cases had home isolation, with follow-up for contacts with no reported hospital admissions.…

Damascus Accuses U.S. Of Obstructing Security, Stability In Syria

DAMASCUS, Jul 23 (NNN-SANA) – The presence of the U.S. forces in north-eastern Syria, and its plundering of the Syrian oil, aim to obstruct the political solution and the return of stability and security to Syria, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday. The U.S. practices and the…

Türkiye Detained 10 Daesh Suspects In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Jul 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish law enforcement agents in Istanbul, detained 10 individuals, suspected of being active members of the Daesh, the local Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported, yesterday. Special Operations forces raided 10 different locations in the city, in the early morning, capturing the suspects, operational files and…

Pakistani Rupee Hit Record Low Against U.S. Dollar Amid Economic Challenges

ISLAMABAD, Jul 23 (NNN-APP) – Breaking all previous records, amid economic challenges, the Pakistani rupee fell to a new low of above 228 rupees yesterday, against the U.S. dollar, in the interbank market, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The rupee closed at 228.37, depreciating 0.68 percent against…