Turkey Announces Phase III Trials Of Indigenous COVID-19 Vaccine

ANKARA, Jun 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yesterday announced the phase III trials, of its indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, named Turkovac. The vaccine, which is made with inactivated coronaviruses, is expected to be available for use by the end of this year, Erdogan said, at an event for…

Israel’s Total COVID-19 Cases Surpass 840,000

JERUSALEM, Jun 23 (NNN-PNN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 139 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the total number in the country to 840,079. The death toll from the virus rose to 6,428 in Israel, while the number of patients in serious conditions increased from 24 to 26, out of…

Bangladesh Reports 4,846 New COVID-19 Cases

DHAKA, Jun 23 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 4,846 new COVID-19 cases and 76 more fatalities yesterday, taking the overall tally to 861,150, and death toll to 13,702. The official data of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), showed that, 25,028 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, as…

India’s Hero Motocorp To Raise Two-Wheeler Prices By 40 USD

MUMBAI, Jun 23 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Hero MotoCorp, decided to raise its motorcycle and scooter prices from July 1, to partially offset the impact of the continuous increase in commodity prices, the company said, in its filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange. The world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer will hike price…

Nepal Adds More Destinations To Resumed Int’l Flights

KATHMANDU, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Nepali government decided to reopen international flights to more foreign destinations and partially resume domestic flights, a senior government official said yesterday. A cabinet meeting decided, on Monday, to allow flights to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia, South Korea and…

Japan Appoints Takeo Mori As Vice Foreign Minister

TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Foreign Ministry official, Takeo Mori, was appointed by the Japanese government as vice foreign minister yesterday, local media reported. Mori, 60, will now be the top bureaucrat at the ministry, taking over from Takeo Akiba. Prior to being handed the senior deputy minister portfolio…

UN Envoy Sees Dire Situation In Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan, warned yesterday that, the situation on the ground in the country is dire. “I cannot overstate to the council my concern, regarding the present situation in Afghanistan. All of the major trends — politics, security, the peace…

World Bank Urges Educational Reforms In Lebanon To Benefit Children

BEIRUT, Jun 22 (NNN-NNA) – The World Bank released yesterday, a report calling on the Lebanese authorities to quickly reform the education sector, and increase investment for better children’s education. Dubbed Foundations for Building Forward Better: An Education Reform Path for Lebanon, the report said, “change can be brought only…

Mongolia Logs 2,231 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Jun 22 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia reported 2,231 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, in the last 24 hours, raising the national caseload to 98,050, the health ministry said today. Fourteen more fatalities were reported in the past day, bringing the nationwide death toll to 477, the ministry said in…

Restrictions Upgraded As Fiji Records More COVID-19 Cases, Deaths

SUVA, Jun 22 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji upgraded restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19, as the country continued to witness growing COVID-19 cases and deaths. Fiji recorded 126 new COVID-19 cases today, taking the total tally to 2,090, and recovered patients reached 532, while the death toll stood at seven,…