Syrian President Accuses U.S. Of Using Dollar To Commit Global “Robbery”

DAMASCUS, Jun 10 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, accused the United States of using the U.S. dollar to commit robbery on a global scale, it was reported yesterday. In an interview with Russia Today, Assad said that, if the dollar continues to govern the world economy, “nothing will change.”…

India’s Health Ministry Asks States Not To Lower Guard Amid Surging Pandemic Cases

NEW DELHI, Jun 10 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, yesterday wrote to the states, asking them to strengthen surveillance and take pre-emptive measures, to limit the spread of COVID-19 infection. The letter was written in the backdrop of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks. “Sustained…

Philippines Tightens Screening Of Japan-Bound Filipinos To Curb Human Trafficking

MANILA, Jun 10 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BI), has tightened the screening of Filipinos travelling to Japan, to curb human trafficking. In a recent memorandum, published yesterday, Immigration Commissioner, Jaime Morente, ordered immigration inspectors in exit ports to be extra cautious in clearing Japan-bound Filipinos. Morente directed…

Uzbekistan Gets 142 Million USD World Bank Concessional Credit For Forest Restoration

TASHKENT, Jun 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Bank has approved a 142-million U.S. dollar- concessional credit for Uzbekistan, to support a project to restore degraded forested lands, in various regions of the country, and promote Uzbekistan’s collaboration with other Central Asian countries, on transboundary landscape restoration, the bank’s Tashkent office…

At Least Seven Dead, 46 Injured In S.Korea’s Office Building Fire

SEOUL, Jun 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – At least seven people were confirmed dead and 46 others wounded, in a fire that broke out at an office building, in the South Korean south-eastern city of Daegu. The fire occurred at about 10:55 a.m. local time, in the seven-story office building in Daegu,…

Malaysian Tourism Sees Rebound, Arrivals Expected To Hit Five Million By Year-End

KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Malaysia is expected to hit five million by the end of this year, according to the country’s largest association for travel and tour. The easing of restrictions since Apr 1, and the renewed surge in international travel,…

New Zealand Reports 7,927 New Community Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Jun 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 7,927 new community cases of COVID-19, and 27 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said today. Among the new community infections, 2,239 were reported in the largest city, Auckland, the ministry said, and 96 cases were detected at the…

India Records 7,240 New COVID-19 Cases, Eight More Deaths

NEW DELHI, Jun 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,197,522 today, as 7,240 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, eight deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since yesterday morning took the total…

Russian, Iranian Presidents Pledge To Strengthen Bilateral Ties

MOSCOW, Jun 9 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin and Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, yesterday expressed common readiness to consistently strengthen bilateral relations, including through the implementation of joint economic and trade projects. Putin and Raisi discussed bilateral cooperation and praised the current level of Russian-Iranian relations, during a phone…

Türkiye, Venezuela Vow Enhanced Bilateral Ties As Maduro Visits

ANKARA, Jun 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Türkiye President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, yesterday pledged to enhance cooperation between the two countries. “There is a wide cooperation potential between Venezuela and Türkiye, especially in trade, energy, mining, construction business, health, agriculture and tourism,” Erdogan said, at…