Fitch Affirms S.Korea’s Sovereign Credit Rating At AA-

SEOUL, Jul 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – Global credit rating company, Fitch, today affirmed South Korea’s sovereign credit rating at AA-minus with a stable outlook. Fitch said that, South Korea’s rating balances the robust external finances, the resilient macroeconomic performance and the modest fiscal headroom against geopolitical risks and the medium-term structural…

Israeli Missile Attack Targets Syria’s Homs

DAMASCUS, Jul 22 (NNN-SANA) – A fresh Israeli missile strike, targeted positions in Syria’s central province of Homs, after midnight, last night, state news agency, reported. The attack targeted the Qusair area, in the countryside of Homs, it said, adding that, the Syrian air defences intercepted several missiles. The attack…

Disabled People Report Higher Rates Of Violence In New Zealand: Study

WELLINGTON, Jul 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A new study from the University of Auckland, highlighted the abuse of disabled people in New Zealand, showing rates of violence much higher than those experienced by the rest of the population. It also shows how home can be a place of abuse for disabled…

Wild Pigs Add To World’s Growing Climate Woes: Aussie Scientist

SYDNEY, Jul 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – An international research, involving Australian researchers, found an unlikely culprit, adding to the ever-increasing global climate woes – the wild pigs. Environmental scientist, Dr Christopher O’Bryan, from the University of Queensland (UQ) said, the wild pigs release huge amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2), as they…

Indian COVID-19 Tally Rises To 31,257,720

NEW DELHI, Jul 22 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 31,257,720 today, as 41,383 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 507 deaths from the virus have been reported since yesterday morning, taking…

S. Korea’s Daily Covid-19 Cases Break Records For Two Days

SEOUL, Jul 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s daily COVID-19 cases broke records for two straight days, amid the cluster infections in the Seoul metropolitan area, the health authorities said today. The country reported 1,842 more cases of COVID-19, for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to…

Silence Is Golden For Marine Life As COVID-19 Lockdown Reduces Ocean Noise: Study

WELLINGTON, Jul 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A joint study by scientists from New Zealand and Canada, showed that, silence is golden for marine life, as COVID-19 lockdown slowed global shipping and reduced ocean noise. As New Zealand’s first COVID-19 lockdown began, on Mar 26, 2020, the country’s busiest coastal waterway, the…

5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Jul 22 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 hit northern Mongolia this morning, according to the country’s Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics. The quake happened about 49 km south of Yeruu soum (administrative subdivision) of the northern Mongolian province of Selenge, at around 9:12 a.m.…

New Zealand Household Net Worth Increases From Rising Asset Values: Statistics

WELLINGTON, Jul 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Rising asset values resulted in a 5.5-percent increase in household net worth, in the Mar, 2021 quarter, compared with Dec, 2020, New Zealand’s statistics department Stats NZ said today. “Rising asset prices, including property prices, meant that the total net worth of New Zealand households…

Four Killed, 17 Missing After Three Boats Sink In Reservoir In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 22 (NNN-APP) – At least four people died and 17 others went missing yesterday, after three boats sunk in a reservoir in Bajaur district of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported. According to the reports, a boat with 18 people on board sunk in Raghagan Dam,…