EU Investigates Facebook’s Proposed Acquisition Of Kustomer

BRUSSELS, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The European Commission said yesterday, it opened an in-depth investigation, into Facebook’s proposed acquisition of Kustomer, over concerns that the deal would stifle competition for customer relationship management (CRM) software. In a statement, the Commission said, it was also concerned that the proposed transaction would…

Singapore Reports 111 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 111 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 65,213. The new infections included 106 locally transmitted cases, of which 65 were linked to previous cases and have already been placed on quarantine, 16 were…

Urgent: 6.0-Magnitude Quake Jolts Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Aug 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.0, hit Indonesia’s western province of Bengkulu today, according to the meteorology and geophysics agency.– NNN-ANTARA

COVID-19 Cases Top 60 Million In WHO European Region

COPENHAGEN, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) European Region, recorded 60,093,393 COVID-19 cases, including 1,220,486 deaths, according to the figures released by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, yesterday. “The end of the pandemic is still over the horizon, and sadly so far, in the European region,…

Royal Jordanian Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Amman

AMMAN, Aug 3 (NNN-PETRA) – A Royal Jordanian flight from Cairo, yesterday, made an emergency landing in Amman, with all passengers and crew members safe and sound, it was reported. Royal Jordanian Airlines announced that, its flight RJ 508 was forced into an emergency landing, at Amman’s Queen Alia International…

2.4 Million Heads Of Livestock Died In Mongolia In H1 Due To Severe Weather

ULAN BATOR, Aug 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Severe weather conditions killed a total of 2.4 million heads of livestock across Mongolia, in the first half of this year, the country’s national statistics office said today. Extreme wintry weather known as dzud, heavy snow and dust storms, and drought are the main…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 31,695,958

NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,695,958 today, as 40,134 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 422 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since yesterday morning, taking…

Mongolia Logs 1,063 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Aug 2 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia reported 1,063 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing its national tally to 166,210, the country’s health ministry said today. A total of 5,221 samples were tested across the country in the past day. Among the latest confirmed cases,…

UNRWA Official Warns Raw Materials Shortage Delays Gaza Reconstruction

GAZA, Aug 2 (NNN-WAFA) – The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), warned yesterday of the shortage of raw materials to launch reconstruction in the Gaza Strip. Director of UNRWA in Gaza, Sam Rose, said in a press statement that, the lack of…

Pakistan Reports 4,858 New COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Aug 2 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday reported 4,858 new COVID-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said today. The NCOC said that the country’s number of overall confirmed cases had risen to 1,039,695, including 943,020 recoveries. The number of active cases has risen to 73,213, who are…