97 Killed, 101 Injured Over Last Three Weeks As Torrential Rains Played Havoc In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 9 (NNN-APP) – Ninety-seven people were killed and 101 others injured, in separate rain-related accidents across Pakistan, over the last three weeks, the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), said. Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province remained the worst hit, where 49 people were killed and 48 others injured, in…

10 Killed, 40 Feared Missing In Indian-Controlled Kashmir Cloudburst

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Jul 9 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 people were killed and 40 others feared missing yesterday, after a cloudburst hit near a Hindu cave shrine, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said. “Cloudburst occurred at lower Amarnath cave, at around 5:30 p.m. local time,” a disaster management official said.…

Philippine President Marcos Tested Positive For COVID-19

MANILA, Jul 8 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, tested positive for COVID-19, Press Secretary, Rose Beatrix Cruz-Angeles, said today. Angeles told a press conference that Marcos, 64, tested positive in an antigen test for COVID-19. “He has a slight fever, but he is otherwise okay,” she said. Angeles…

Former Japanese PM Abe Hospitalised After Being Critically Shot

TOKYO, Jul 8 (NNN-NHK) – Former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, collapsed and showed no sign of life, after being shot twice earlier today, when he was delivering a speech in the western city of Nara, local media reported. Abe fell to the ground and was seen bleeding after he…

Palestinian President Met With Israeli Defence Minister

RAMALLAH, Jul 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday met with Israeli Minister of Defence, Benny Gantz, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. During the meeting, at the presidential headquarters, Gantz extended congratulations to Abbas and the Palestinian people, on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. Abbas explained to…

Egyptian PM Urged Citizens To Maintain Covid-19 Precautions During Eid Holiday

CAIRO, Jul 8 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, yesterday, urged citizens to adhere to health measures against COVID-19, during the Eid al-Adha holiday, due to the recent rise in infections. Madbouly called on citizens to adhere to the precautionary measures against the virus, especially wearing medical face masks,…

Sri Lanka Increased Key Rates To 21-Year High To Fight Inflation

COLOMBO, Jul 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Monetary Board of the central bank of Sri Lanka, decided to increase the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) by 100 basis points, to 14.50 percent and 15.50 percent respectively, on Wednesday. This was done to tackle the…

Japan’s Current Account Surplus Shrank To 944.20 Billion USD In May

TOKYO, Jul 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s current account surplus contracted in May, the government said in a report today. According to the Finance Ministry, the current account surplus shank to 128.4 billion yen (944.3 million U.S. dollars) in May. Japan logged a goods trade deficit of 1.95 trillion yen (14.3…

China’s Wang Yi Met Indian FM Jaishankar On Bilateral Ties

BALI, Jul 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, met with Indian External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar here, yesterday, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers’ meeting. Wang said at the meeting that, since March this year, China and India have maintained…

Philippines Logged 1,936 New COVID-19 Cases

MANILA, Jul 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), reported 1,936 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the number of cases in the country to 3,713,131. The DOH said, three more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 60,625. Health Undersecretary, Maria Rosario Vergeire, said,…