ADB Raises Growth Forecast For Philippines To 6.5 Percent In 2022

MANILA, Jul 21 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine economy is forecast to grow faster than initially expected in 2022, following the relaxation of COVID-19 mobility restrictions, the expansion of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, and a rebound in investment and household consumption, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report, released today.…

S.Korea Reported 71,170 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Jul 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 71,170 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 19,009,080, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was slightly down from 76,402 in the previous day, but it almost doubled from…

China Urges U.S. To Stop ‘bandit behaviour’ Of Looting Syrian National Resources

BEIJING, Jul 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States should immediately stop plundering Syria’s national resources, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said here yesterday. Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a press conference, when asked to comment on reports that U.S. occupation forces, recently transferred oil stolen from Syria to the…

S.Korean, Gabonese Presidents Held Talks In Seoul

SEOUL, Jul 21 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Yoon Suk-yeol and Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, held talks in Seoul yesterday, according to the South Korean presidential office. Yoon said, during the talks that, he hoped to expand cooperation with resource-rich Gabon, in the fields of infrastructure construction, information technology…

Ranil Wickremesinghe Elected As New President Of Sri Lanka, Calling For Unity Through Crisis

COLOMBO, Jul 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Acting President, Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the new president of Sri Lanka, in an election held in parliament yesterday. Soon after winning the election, Wickremesinghe addressed parliament, calling on all legislators, including the opposition parliamentarians, to unite and work together with him to lead…

Türkiye Denies Responsibility For Deadly Bombardment On Iraqi Resort

ANKARA, Jul 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Türkiye yesterday, denied responsibility for a deadly bombardment on a resort in Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, urging Iraqi authorities to keep off the “influence and propaganda” of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). “Türkiye carries out its fight against terrorism in accordance with international law,…

Iraq To Recall Envoy, Summoned Turkish Ambassador Over Deadly Bombardment

BAGHDAD, Jul 21 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq yesterday, decided to recall its charge d’affaires from Ankara for consultations, and summoned the Turkish ambassador over the deadly bombardment on a northern Iraqi resort. The Iraqi Ministerial Council for National Security, announced the decisions after holding an emergency meeting on the artillery strikes…

Volkswagen To Build Nickel Processing Plant In Indonesia This Year

JAKARTA, Jul 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – German carmaker, Volkswagen (VW), will build a production and processing plant for nickel ore in Indonesia, for the first time, Indonesian Investment Minister, Bahlil Lahadalia, told a press conference yesterday. The investment will be realised this year, taking place in Batang regency in Central Java…

160 Million Doses Administered As Bangladesh Strengthened Fight Against COVID-19

DHAKA, Jul 21 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government decided yesterday, to extend the ongoing special campaign, to administer the second dose and booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by another day to today, July 21. As part of the government’s all-out efforts to rein in the fresh spike of the…

More Than 4,000 People Hospitalised Over Extreme Heat In Uzbekistan

TASHKENT, Jul 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 4,000 people have been hospitalised in three days in Uzbekistan, due to illnesses caused by continued heatwave since Jul 17, the Uzbek Health Ministry press service said, yesterday. Record breaking heatwave in the Central Asian nation, with an extreme continental climate is expected…