Vietnam Recorded Over 100,000 Dengue Cases In 2022

HANOI, Jul 14 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported more than 103,000 cases of dengue fever, so far this year, with 37 deaths, the country’s Ministry of Health said yesterday. The ministry urged relevant authorities and localities across the country, to launch sanitation campaigns and carry out mosquito-killing tasks once a week,…

Vietnam’s Hog Prices Increased Amid Rising Demand

HANOI, Jul 14 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s hog prices have risen in the past two weeks, amid increasing demand, it was reported yesterday. The prices of live pigs peaked at 70,000 Vietnamese dongs (three U.S. dollars) per kg yesterday, in northern Vietnam, while those in central and southern regions, ranged from…

U.S. Coercion Does Not Work On Iran: President

TEHRAN, Jul 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, yesterday, stressed that, Washington’s language of coercion doesn’t work on Iran, and Tehran will not back down from its “rightful and logical positions,” according to the Iranian presidency’s website. The U.S. “maximum pressure” campaign has “failed miserably,” Raisi said, at a…

Israel’s Trade Deficit Up 35.2 Percent In H1

JERUSALEM, Jul 14 (NNN-PNA) – The Israeli regime’s trade deficit in the first half of 2022 increased by about 35.2 percent year-on-year, the state’s Central Bureau of Statistics reported yesterday. The regime’s trade deficit reached 21.5 billion U.S. dollars in Jan-Jun, 2022, up from 15.9 billion dollars in the same…

Singapore Reported 16,870 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jul 14 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 16,870 new cases of COVID-19, yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,557,648. Of the new cases, 15,978 were local transmissions and 892 were imported cases. Among the local cases, 906 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 15,072 through ART…

Six Terrorists Killed In Military Operation In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 14 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces killed six terrorists in a military operation, in the country’s north-west tribal district of North Waziristan, yesterday, said a military statement. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani army, said that, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation, on…

Sri Lanka’s Acting President Declared Nationwide Curfew

COLOMBO, Jul 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s acting President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, yesterday, declared a nationwide curfew, effective until this morning. The order directed that, no person shall be on any public road, railway, public park, public recreation ground or other public ground or the seashore, in such areas till 5.00…

Philippine President Marcos Free From COVID-19 Symptoms: Official

MANILA, Jul 14 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, has no more COVID-19 symptoms and will likely end his seven-day isolation tomorrow, Press Secretary, Trixie Cruz-Angeles said, yesterday. Quoting the health bulletin that Marcos’ doctor issued, Angeles said, the 64-year-old Philippine leader “has been free from all symptoms of…

Eight Contenders In Race To Succeed Johnson As UK PM

LONDON, Jul 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Eight candidates have been nominated to enter the race to be the leader of the Conservative Party and replace outgoing Boris Johnson as prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), the party’s backbench 1922 Committee said yesterday. The eight contenders who successfully enlisted the required…

Two Quakes Rattled Chile’s Easter Island

SANTIAGO, Jul 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Two earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.3 and 5.2, shook Chile’s Easter Island yesterday, but did not generate a tsunami threat, the National Emergency Office of the Ministry of Interior and Public Security, reported. The ministry detailed that, the first tremor, measuring 6.3, was registered…