New Zealand Reported 10,470 New Covid-19 Community Cases

WELLINGTON, Jul 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 10,470 new community cases of COVID-19 and 16 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said today. In addition, 333 COVID-19 cases have recently travelled overseas, it said. Currently, 773 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, including 14 in…

India Reported First Monkeypox Case, States Asked To Test All Suspected Cases

NEW DELHI, Jul 15 (NNN-PTI) – India yesterday reported the first monkeypox case in the southern state of Kerala, with the infected person being a traveller who reached the state on Jul 12, an official at the federal health ministry, said. After the detection of the first monkeypox case, the…

Sri Lankan Parliamentary Speaker Received President’s Resignation Letter

COLOMBO, Jul 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, had received the resignation letter of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and a formal announcement is to be made later, the Speaker’s Office said. Rajapaksa’s resignation will be announced to the nation by the speaker, once the legal procedures…

Japanese PM Says “Maximum Caution” Needed As COVID-19 Cases Spike

TOKYO, Jul 15 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said yesterday that, “maximum caution” is necessary, amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Japan. The prime minister’s remarks were made, as the government confirmed 97,788 new infections nationwide, yesterday. The government’s COVID-19 panel of experts warned yesterday that, the…

News Analysis: Differences Between U.S., Israel On Iran Nuke Issue Remain Despite Biden’s Visit

by Keren Setton JERUSALEM, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The differences on the Iranian nuclear issue between the U.S. and Israel remained, despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s current visit, analysts said. Biden and Israeli caretaker Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, yesterday signed the Jerusalem Declaration, a joint document on building a strategic…

Palestinians Held Mass Protests Against Biden’s Visit

by Saud Abu Ramadan, Emad Drimly RAMALLAH/GAZA, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Thousands of Palestinians staged demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, against U.S. President, Joe Biden’s first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, slamming his biased stance on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. In the coastal enclave of the…

Lebanese State Media Employees Strike Over Worsening Conditions

BEIRUT, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The employees from Lebanon’s two state-run media outlets, yesterday, launched a two-day strike, in protest against the deteriorating working and living conditions. The employees of the National News Agency (NNA) and Radio Lebanon, both affiliated to the Ministry of Information, were joined by some staff…

Five Die Due To Cholera Outbreak In India’s Maharashtra

MUMBAI, Jul 15 (NNN-PTI) – Cholera outbreak has claimed the lives of five persons from a single district, in India’s western state of Maharashtra, and another 181 people have fallen sick, state government officials said yesterday. The water-borne disease outbreak was found in four villages in Amravati district of the…

Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan Discussed Expanding Energy Cooperation

TASHKENT, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbek President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and visiting Turkmen President, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, held talks yesterday, to discuss expanding cooperation, especially in the energy sector, between the two neighbouring countries, the Uzbek president’s press service said. The Uzbek side expressed interest “in expanding cooperation in the energy sector,…

Malaysia Reported 3,934 New COVID-19 Infections, Nine New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 3,934 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,604,670, according to the Health Ministry. There are seven new imported cases, with 3,927 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Nine new deaths have been…