Heavy Rains Lash North India, Several Deaths Reported

NEW DELHI, Jul 19 (NNN-PTI) – A few persons died and several went missing, after heavy rains lashed parts of northern India, including Delhi, during the past 12 hours, media reports said today. While three persons died and several went missing, after cloudburst hit the northern state of Uttarakhand, as…

Approval Rate For Japanese Cabinet Decreases To All-Time Low Of 35.9 Percent Ahead Of Olympics

TOKYO, Jul 19 (NNN-NHK) – The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet, decreased to 35.9 percent, hitting the bottom, since he took office last year, a Kyodo News poll reviewed yesterday. The poll showed signs of public discontent with the government’s determination to hold the Tokyo Olympic…

Israel Reports 567 New COVID-19 Cases

JERUSALEM, Jul 19 (NNN-PNN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 567 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the tally in the country to 851,508. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Israel increased to 6,598, the highest since Apr 3. The death toll from the virus in Israel rose by two…

Egypt Condemns Violations By “Israeli Extremists” Against Al-Aqsa Mosque

CAIRO, Jul 19 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt yesterday, condemned “renewed violations by Israeli extremists” against the al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied East Jerusalem. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry affirmed Egypt’s complete rejection of these violations, while repeating a warning against harming the al-Aqsa Mosque, which enjoys a great position…

Philippine Poll Body Forbids Baby-Kissing, Shaking Hands In Coming Campaign Trail

MANILA, Jul 19 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine politicians will have to innovate their ways for public displays of affection, in the coming election campaign trail, due to COVID-19. The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) is crafting new election guidelines for next year’s presidential elections, which effectively jettisoned ingrained features of political…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1.1 Million

DHAKA, Jul 19 (NNN-BSS) – More than 1.1 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bangladesh as of yesterday. The country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reported 11,578 new COVID-19 cases and 225 more deaths yesterday, making the tally at 11,03,989 and death toll at 17,894. The official…

Nepal’s New PM Wins Vote Of Confidence

KATHMANDU, Jul 19 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s new Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, won a vote of confidence at the House of Representatives yesterday, which will enable him to stay in the position till the next general election. Deuba garnered 165 votes in the 271-member chamber of parliament, more than the…

China, Egypt Mark Joint Production Of One Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses In Egypt

ALAMEIN, Jul 19 (NNN-MENA) – Visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, yesterday attended a ceremony marking the joint production of one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, in Egypt. The ceremony was held during Wang’s official visit to Alamein, a coastal city…

West Bank Markets Mired In Depression Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha

RAMALLAH, Jul 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Just days ahead of Eid al-Adha, one of the most important festivals for Muslims in a year, the markets in the West Bank are still seeing no sign of a business boom. On one side, business owners have to increase the prices of their livestock…

OPEC+ Countries Agree To Boost Oil Production

VIENNA, Jul 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries, known as OPEC+, agreed in an online meeting yesterday, to boost oil production by 400,000 barrels a day as demand increases. OPEC and its non-OPEC allies also reached a deal to phase out the…