Spain To Allow Sports Fans Back Into Stadiums

MADRID, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fans will be allowed back into football grounds, when the new LaLiga season kicks off, on the weekend of Aug 14, Spanish Health Minister, Carolina Darias, said yesterday. Football grounds would be able to operate at 40 percent capacity, if they were not roofed, while…

Train Crash Kills Three In Czech Republic

PRAGUE, Aug 5 (NNN-CTK) – Two trains collided in the south-western Czech Republic yesterday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens of passengers, including several in critical condition, local media reported. Two of the dead are the train drivers. Among the injured, five people are in very serious condition…

Global COVID-19 Cases Surpass 200 Million — Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Aug 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 200 million yesterday, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University. The global case count amounted to 200,014,602, with 4,252,873 deaths worldwide, as of 3:21 p.m. local time (1921 GMT) yesterday, showed the data. The United States reported 35,292,721 cases…

U.S. COVID-19 Cases Could Double To 200,000 Cases A Day In Fall: Fauci

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. COVID-19 cases, driven by the Delta variant, may double to 200,000 a day in the fall, said Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, yesterday. “Remember, just a couple of months ago, we were having about 10,000 cases a…

U.S. Closure Of Fort Detrick Lab Not Coincidental: Expert

MOSCOW, Aug 5 (NNN-TASS) – The sudden shutdown of the Fort Detrick lab in the United States, and the pneumonia outbreak that followed are far from coincidental, and should be studied in the scope of the ongoing investigation into the pandemic’s origins, a Russian political observer said. In his article…

23 Dead In India’s West Bengal Floods

NEW DELHI, Aug 5 (NNN-PTI) – The floods in India’s eastern state of West Bengal have killed 23 lives, local media reports said yesterday. The floods were triggered after heavy rains hit several parts of the state, pushing water levels up in the rivers and dams. Nearly 250,000 people were…

Iran’s New President Calls For Extensive Ties With Neighbours

TEHRAN, Aug 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s newly-elected President, Ebrahim Raisi, yesterday said, establishing extensive interaction with neighbouring countries constitutes one of his government’s main foreign policy principles. He made the remarks in a meeting with Nurdinjon Ismailov, speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan. “There are countless…

Lebanon Breaks Out Mass Protests Amid 1st Anniversary Of Beirut Blasts

BEIRUT, Aug 5 (NNN-NNA) – Several mass protests broke out in Lebanon, mainly at the Port of Beirut, calling for justice for the victims on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Beirut blasts, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported. According to the report, protesters in downtown Beirut attempted to…

Jordanian King Lauds Saudi Support For Jordan In Face Of Challenges

AMMAN, Aug 4 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan yesterday expressed thanks to Saudi Arabia, for its support to Jordan in face of various challenges. The king made the remarks, during a meeting in Amman with Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, during which he stressed…

Explosion Targets Military Bus In Syria

DAMASCUS, Aug 4 (NNN-SANA) – A military bus exploded, in Syria’s capital, here this morning, killing the driver and wounding three others. The explosion took place, following an electrical short circuit that caused the gas tank to blow up inside the bus, when it stopped at the Masaken al-Haras area,…