Nepal Extends Lockdown In Kathmandu With Relaxed Provisions

KATHMANDU, Jun 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The authorities in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, decided yesterday, to extend the ongoing lockdown by an additional week, till Jun 28, to help curb COVID-19 infections but relax the provisions of the prohibitory order significantly. “We relax the provisions of lockdown, including allowing private…

Pakistan Reports 1,050 New COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Jun 21 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan on Saturday, recorded 1,050 new cases of COVID-19, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said yesterday. The NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s fight against the pandemic, said that, the total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 948,268, including 892,319 recoveries. The number of…

11 Including District Police Chief Killed In N. Afghanistan Battle

TALUQAN, Jun 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four Afghan policemen and seven Taliban militants were killed, in a battle in the northern province of Takhar, last night, a local government spokesman confirmed today. Heavy clashes erupted after Taliban militants stormed the suburban district of Namak Ab. “The district police chief, Abdul Zahir…

Southern Philippine Clash Kills Three Suspected Armed Extremists

MANILA, Jun 20 (NNN-PNA) – Three suspected armed extremists were killed, in a clash with Philippine soldiers, in the southern Philippines before dawn today, an army general said. Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan, the commanding general of the Western Mindanao Command, based in Zamboanga City, said, fighting broke out at around…

Philippines Logs 5,803 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises To 1,359,015

MANILA, Jun 20 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported today, 5,803 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,359,015. Death toll climbed to 23,621, after 84 more patients died from the disease, DOH said. The Philippines, which has more than…

Four Killed After Plane Crash-Lands In Russia’s Kemerovo Region – Authorities

MOSCOW, Jun 20 (NNN-TASS) – The authorities of Russia’s Kemerovo region, denied information about nine people killed, after the emergency landing of a plane in the region yesterday, saying that four people died, as a result. “Four people were killed, another 15 were injured (four were in serious condition, 11…

Singapore Reports 21 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jun 20 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 21 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally to 62,403. Fourteen cases are in the community and there are no new cases in the dormitories. Of these cases, seven are linked to previous cases and have already been…

Head Of India’s Premier Health Institute Warns Of New COVID-19 Wave, Amid Easing Of Restrictions

NEW DELHI, Jun 20 (NNN-PTI) – The third wave of COVID-19 in India was inevitable, and could hit the country in the next six to eight weeks, Director of India’s premier health institute, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, Dr. Randeep Guleria, said yesterday. Guleria made…

Cambodia Receives New Batch Of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine

PHNOM PENH, Jun 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – A plane carrying a new batch of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, yesterday, giving another boost to the kingdom’s inoculation drive. Cambodian health ministry’s secretary of state, Yok Sambath, who received the vaccine at the Phnom Penh International…

Raisi Wins Iran’s Presidential Election

TEHRAN, Jun 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Judiciary Chief, Ebrahim Raisi, won Iran’s presidential race by securing over 60 percent of votes, the Iranian Interior Ministry announced yesterday. “Ebrahim Raisi won the first place with 17,926,345 votes, and has been elected by our dear people as president, to act as trustee of…