Vietnamese Capital Imposes Highest Level Of Social Distancing

HANOI, Jul 24 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, today, started applying the country’s strictest social distancing measures, amid the resurgence of local COVID-19 cases. Hanoi’s municipal authorities released a circular on the issue last night, saying that, social distancing would go in line with Directive 16 of the Vietnamese…

China-Laos Railway Makes Debut Show For 1st Completed Station

VIENTIANE, Jul 24 (NNN-KPL) – The China-Laos railway made its first completed station’s debut yesterday, in Phonhong, some 70 km north of the capital, Vientiane. The Phonhong railway station, with a maximum capacity of 300 passengers, has a total area of around 1,500 square metres. The design of the station…

Iran Reports 21,814 New COVID-19 Cases, 3,645,654 In Total

TEHRAN, Jul 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran reported yesterday, 21,814 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 3,645,654. The pandemic so far claimed 88,273 lives, up by 210 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said in a briefing, published on the ministry’s…

Cyprus, Lebanon Sign MOU On Oil, Gas Cooperation

NICOSIA, Jul 24 (NNN-NNA) – Cyprus and Lebanon signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here yesterday, on cooperation in the energy sector, the Cypriot government said in a statement. The document was signed by Foreign Minister, Nicos Christodoulides, and Lebanon’s Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Zeina Akar, during her…

Turkey’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Exceed 11,000, Highest Since May

ANKARA, Jul 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s daily COVID-19 cases jumped to 11,094 yesterday, the highest count since May. “We should turn from flexibility to strict precautions and have our first doses of vaccine immediately,” Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, tweeted yesterday. Turkey lifted its restrictions on Jul 1, and has…

United, Move Forward With Hope — Call From Tokyo Olympic Opening Ceremony

By Sportswriters Yi Ling, Wang Meng and Wang Qin’ou TOKYO, Jul 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – It’s a unique opening ceremony that will go down in history of the Olympic Movement. With the world still in the shadow of the pandemic and the Japanese capital even under a state of emergency, the…

136 Deaths Reported In Rain-Related Incidents In India’s Western Maharashtra State

MUMBAI, Jul 24 (NNN-PTI) – A total of 136 deaths have been reported, in rain related incidents over the past 48 hours, in India’s western state of Maharashtra, the state government said. The incidents happened as heavy rain triggered landslides, and flood water inundated low-lying areas, with most of the…

6.7-Magnitude Quake Rattles Philippines

MANILA, Jul 24 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, struck Batangas province in the Philippines, south of Manila, before dawn today, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported. The institute said, the quake hit at 4:49 a.m. local time, 16 km south-west of Calatagan town.…

Tokyo Olympics Kicked Off Amid Concerns Of COVID-19, Asia-Pacific Countries Remain On High Alert

TOKYO, Jul 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Tokyo Olympics kicked off last night, with the host country Japan, facing a new wave of COVID-19 infections since Apr, while the pandemic is still wreaking havoc in other Asia-Pacific countries. The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 1,359 new cases, amid public concern that infections…

Indonesia Reports Record COVID-19 Deaths Of 1,566

JAKARTA, Jul 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Health Ministry reported yesterday that, the COVID-19 cases across the archipelago rose by 49,071, within the past 24 hours, to 3,082,410, with the death toll adding by 1,566 to 80,598. This has been the highest daily number of fatalities the country ever reported, since…