Pakistan Fears Another COVID-19 Wave As Positivity Rate In Two Cities Crossed 10 Percent

ISLAMABAD, Jun 22 (NNN-APP) – Another wave of COVID-19 is feared in Pakistan, as the positivity rate in the two cities of Karachi and Hyderabad, in the country’s southern Sindh province, surpassed 10 percent, local media reported yesterday. According to the state’s official website for COVID-19 data, 113 people tested…

India’s Ruling Alliance Announces Draupadi Murmu As Its Presidential Candidate

NEW DELHI, Jun 22 (NNN-PTI) – The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the ruling alliance in India, said yesterday that, Draupadi Murmu will be its candidate for the presidential election, scheduled to be held next month. Going by past experiences, the ruling party’s or alliance’s candidate wins the presidential election. Hence,…

Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan To Deepen Strategic Partnership

TASHKENT, Jun 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and visiting Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev, yesterday signed a declaration on deepening strategic partnership and building up comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, the Uzbek president’s press service said. Following their talks, the two sides also signed 18 documents on cooperation…

All Delivery Channels For Humanitarian Aid In Syria Should Be Kept Available: UN Chief

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said that, all delivery channels for humanitarian aid in Syria should be kept available. The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire. Needs are at their highest since the start of the war more than 11 years ago. The world’s largest…

U.S. Contradictory Behaviour Preventing Vienna Talks From Fruition: Iran’s Speaker

TEHRAN, Jun 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s parliament speaker, yesterday said, the contradiction between U.S. actions and words, is preventing the Vienna talks from reviving a 2015 nuclear deal from fruition, Iranian media reported. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf made the remarks, in yesterday’s meeting with Chairman of the Croatia-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group,…

Monkeypox Cases Rise To 41 In Nigeria

LAGOS, Jun 21 (NNN-NAN) – The number of confirmed monkeypox cases in Nigeria reached 41 as of Sunday, according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, yesterday. Among the 41 cases reported, the virus has shown no evidence of any new transmission routes or change…

Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Pass 11.73 Million: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, Jun 21 (NNN-ENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,731,495, as of last night, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, said, the death toll from the pandemic across the…

U.S. Black-White Homeownership Gap Grows Wider: CNN

WASHINGTON, Jun 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Both the Black-White and Latino-White homeownership gaps, grow wider than they were, before the Fair Housing Act passed in 1968, according to a recent opinion article published by CNN. “Systemic discrimination in housing and lending policies has been a prime engine of social and economic…

Plane Veered Off Runway In Philippines, Passengers Evacuated

MANILA, Jun 21 (NNN-PNA) – A Saudi Arabian Airlines plane from Riyadh, veered off the runway, shortly after landing, in the Philippine capital, Manila, yesterday, with 399 passengers and 21 crew on board all evacuated. The initial report said, the Boeing 777-368 aircraft landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport,…

UNICEF Provides Emergency Relief As 1.6 Million Children Stranded By Floods In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jun 21 (NNN-BSS) – Four million people, including 1.6 million children, stranded by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh are in urgent need of help, said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) here yesterday. In a statement, UNICEF said, it is on the ground to protect children and to deliver…