Saudi Arabia Approves Security Plan For 2021 Hajj

RIYADH, Jul 5 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia, yesterday, approved the security plan for the 2021 Hajj season, that takes into account precautions against COVID-19, it was reported. According to the plan, issued by the Saudi interior ministry, that aims to ensure the safety and security of pilgrims, a fine of…

India Reports 43,071 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jul 4 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 30,545,433 today, as 43,071 new cases were registered, during the past 24 hours, across the country, according to the health ministry. Besides, 955 more deaths were recorded since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to 402,005. Currently there are…

Philippines Logs 5,966 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises To 1,436,369

MANILA, Jul 4 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH), reported today, 5,966 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,436,369. The death toll climbed to 25,149, after 86 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. The…

Pakistan Confirms 1,228 New COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Jul 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday reported 1,228 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said today. The NCOC, a department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic, said that, the country’s number of overall confirmed cases had risen to 962,313, which include 907,284…

Philippine Military Plane Crashes In Southern Sulu Province

MANILA, Jul 4 (NNN-PNA) – A Philippine Air Force C-130 cargo plane, with 85 people on board, crashed today, while attempting to land in Sulu province, in the southern Philippines, the armed forces said. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, said, the plane was transporting…

Mongolia Adds 2,520 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Jul 4 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia reported 2,520 new COVID-19 cases, in the last 24 hours, raising its national caseload to 125,260, the country’s health ministry said today. The ministry said that, a total of 8,834 samples were tested across Mongolia, in the past day. One of the latest…

Three Civilians, 24 Taliban Militants Killed In E. Afghanistan: Gov’t

KABUL, Jul 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three civilians and 24 Taliban militants were killed and 30 civilians and 25 militants injured, in two eastern Afghan provinces, as fighting rages in the Asian country, the Afghan Ministry of Defence confirmed today. In Laghman province, nine militants were killed and 17 wounded, after…

Iran To Raise Oil Output To Pre-Sanctions Level “As Soon As Possible”: Minister

TEHRAN, Jul 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will increase its oil production to pre-sanctions level “as soon as possible,” the country’s Minister of Oil, Bijan Zanganeh said. “Whenever the sanctions are lifted, we will return to the market, in the shortest possible time, and take production at least to its pre-sanctions…

Daesh Militants Kill Four Fishermen In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jul 4 (NNN-NINA) – Four fishermen were killed and five others injured, yesterday, in an attack by militants of the extremist Daesh group, at a lake in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a local official said. The attack took place before dawn, when the Daesh militants opened fire on…

Two Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Give 98 Percent Protection From Death: Indian Gov’t

NEW DELHI, Jul 4 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government said yesterday, two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, provide around 98 percent protection from death, due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92 percent safety. The details were given by V K Paul, member (health) of the government think-tank National…