S.Korea Reports 8,992 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Jun 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 8,992 new COVID-19 cases, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,298,341, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 9,310 the previous day and lower than 9,428 tallied a week…

Rio Tinto Opens New High-Tech Iron Ore Mine In Australia

SYDNEY, Jun 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Minerals giant, Rio Tinto, opened what it claims, its most technologically advanced iron ore mine in Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA), yesterday. The Gudai-Darri mine, the first to be opened by Rio Tinto in that region, for more than a decade, will rely on…

India Appointed New UN Permanent Representative

NEW DELHI, Jun 22 (NNN-PTI) – India appointed Ruchira Kamboj, as its next Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, an official announcement said yesterday. Kamboj, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1987 batch, is presently the country’s ambassador to Bhutan. She is expected to take…

26 Killed, Infrastructure Destroyed As Pre-Monsoon Rain Wreaked Havoc In Pakistan

By Raheela Nazir ISLAMABAD, Jun 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – A recent spell of heavy pre-monsoon rains, wreaked havoc in parts of Pakistan, leaving at least 26 people dead and several others injured, as well as, damaging infrastructure and standing crops, government officials said yesterday. The country’s eastern Punjab province was the…

Japan’s Kishida To Attend Nuclear Nonproliferation Conference In Aug

TOKYO, Jun 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is slated to attend a United Nations conference on nuclear nonproliferation, to be held in New York in Aug, the Japanese government said yesterday. He is expected to deliver a speech as early as Aug 1, when the conference begins,…

S.Korea Launched Homegrown Space Rocket

SEOUL, Jun 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea successfully launched its homegrown space rocket yesterday, putting multiple satellites into the low-Earth orbit. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV)-II, also dubbed Nuri, blasted off from the Naro Space Centre, in the southern coastal village of Goheung, at about 4:00 p.m. local time,…

Egypt, Saudi Signed 7.7-Billion-USD Investment Deals

CAIRO, Jun 22 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed 14 investment deals in Cairo, valued at 7.7 billion U.S. dollars, during the state visit of Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the Egyptian government said, yesterday. The agreements covered the fields of food and pharmaceutical industries, infrastructure,…

6.1-Magnitude Quake Hit 44 KM SW Of Khost, Afghanistan: USGS

KHOST, Afghanistan, Jun 22 (NNN-ANA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.1, jolted 44 km SW of Khost, Afghanistan, at 20:54:41 GMT last night, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 50.83 km, was initially determined to be at 33.1087 degrees north latitude, and 69.5285…

Aswan Forum Kicked Off In Egypt With Focus On Multidimensional Crises In Africa

CAIRO, Jun 22 (NNN-MENA) – The third Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, kicked off yesterday, with a focus on multiple crises faced by Africa, especially the food security, climate change and anti-terror fight. UN secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, said in his video message to the forum, held in Egypt’s…

Egypt, Greece Signed Deal On Building Submarine Cable

CAIRO, Jun 22 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and Greece, yesterday, signed an agreement to link the two countries by building a submarine cable, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement. The deal was signed in Cairo by Telecom Egypt, the first integrated telecommunication operator in Egypt, and GRID Telecom, a subsidiary…