UK Reports Highest Daily COVID Deaths Since Mid-Mar

LONDON, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain recorded another 138 COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily total since Mar 17, according to official figures released yesterday. The total number of deaths in Britain now stands at 129,881. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their…

Wildfires In SW Turkey Hit New Residential Areas, Forcing Evacuations

ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Wildfires in Turkey’s southwestern province of Mugla, reached several new residential areas yesterday, prompting new evacuations. “In Milas, the wind is so strong that it took only 15 minutes for the fire to burn a small settlement of 30 houses,” said a resident of the…

Myanmar Reports 4,713 New COVID-19 Cases, 312 More Deaths

YANGON, Aug 4 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 4,713 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the tally in the country to 311,067, according to a release from the Ministry of Health. The death toll has reached 10,373, after 312 more deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the release said. According…

Powerful Explosion Hits Afghan Capital Kabul

KABUL, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – A powerful bomb exploded at around 8:00 p.m. last night, local time, in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul which was followed by gunshots, the police confirmed. Kabul police spokesman, Basir Mujahid, said, the blast happened at police district 10, adding that, more details…

Israeli Defence Minister Calls For “Action Against Iran”

JERUSALEM, Aug 3 (NNN-PNN) – Israeli Defence Minister, Benny Gantz, said yesterday that, Iran has been stepping up its aggression in the Middle East and called for “action against Iran” over its alleged attack on an Israeli oil tanker last week. In a speech during a plenum session of the…

Uzbekistan, Russia Start Joint Military Drill Near Afghan Border

TASHKENT, Aug 3 (NNN-TASS) – The Uzbek and Russian armed forces, started a joint military training drill “South-2021” in southern Uzbekistan, near Uzbekistan’s border with Afghanistan, the Uzbek Defence Ministry said, yesterday. The main purpose of the drill, which will continue till Aug 8, is to improve cooperation between the…

Unemployment Rate In Philippines Remains At 7.7 Percent In June

MANILA, Aug 3 (NNN-PNA) – Around 3.76 million Filipinos were out of work in June, compared to 3.73 million recorded in May, according to a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) survey, released today. The June unemployment rate, at 7.7 percent, is lower than the unemployment rates in Apr (8.7 percent), Feb…

Gov’t Forces Kill 41 Militants In Afghan City: Defence Ministry

KABUL, Aug 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Forty-one Taliban militants were killed and 32 others wounded, during battles in Herat city, western Afghanistan, the country’s Ministry of Defence said today. Early today, Afghan security forces, backed by local Public Uprising Forces, continued heavy fighting, as clashes entered its sixth day and security…

Heavy Rains, Water Discharge From Dams Kill Seven In India’s West Bengal

NEW DELHI, Aug 3 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people were killed and around 250,000 others displaced from their homes, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, following heavy rains and discharge of water from dams, officials said today. The water inundated six districts of the state. Authorities have…

India Reports 30,549 New COVID-19 Cases, 422 More Deaths

NEW DELHI, Aug 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,726,507 today, as 30,549 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, according to the federal health ministry’s latest data. As many as 422 deaths were recorded since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to…