Pakistan Reports 1,019 New COVID-19 Cases, 34 More Deaths

ISLAMABAD, Jun 14 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday confirmed 1,019 new COVID-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said today. According to the NCOC, a department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic, the country’s number of overall cases had risen to 942,189, which include 878,740 recovered patients. The total…

Palestinian Children Exposed To Pesticides Sprayed By Settlers, Near Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Jun 14 (NNN-PNN) – Two Palestinian toddlers suffered from exposure to pesticides, on Friday, after Israeli settlers invaded a Palestinian-owned grape orchard, in al-Khader village, south of Bethlehem, in the southern occupied West Bank. Activist, Ahmad Salah, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that, Israeli settlers from an illegal colony,…

13 Daesh Militants Killed By Iraqi Anti-Terror Forces

BAGHDAD, Jun 14 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), said yesterday that, its commando forces have killed 13 militants of the extremist Daesh group across the country, so far this month. Spokesman of CTS, Sabah al-Numan, told the official Iraqi News Agency that, the commandos, backed by Iraqi aircraft,…

Feature: A Gift Of Life — Aussie Man Makes Over 460 Blood Donations To Help People In Need

SYDNEY, Jun 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Forty-year-old Daniel Alexander is a civil engineer living in Newcastle, a harbour city in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW). He is one of Australia’s half-a- million active blood donors, who have saved numerous lives with their selfless gift of life. As the World…

S. Korea’s Automotive Export Logs Double-Digit Growth In May

SEOUL, Jun 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s automotive export logged a double-digit growth last month, thanks to a recovery in global demand from the COVID-19 pandemic shock, a government report showed today. The number of locally-made vehicles exported in May was 150,894, up 57.5 percent compared to the same month…

Brunei Reports New Imported COVID-19 Case, 250 In Total

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 14 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case yesteday, bringing the national tally to 250. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, the patient is a 42-year-old woman, who arrived in the country from Indonesia on May 30, and has no symptoms of infection. Investigation…

Indonesia Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Spike Since Late Feb

JAKARTA, Jun 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday recorded 9,868 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike of infections since Feb 22. The new infections brought the total tally to 1,911,358, and the death toll added by 149 to 52,879, the health ministry…

S. Korea Reports 399 More Covid-19 Cases, 148,273 In Total

SEOUL, Jun 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 399 more cases of COVID-19, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 148,273. The daily caseload was down from 452 the previous day, falling below 400 in over two months, since Mar 29. The…

Delta Variant Blamed For COVID-19 Spike In Indonesia’s Kudus District

JAKARTA, Jun 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia detected the highly infectious Delta variant in the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Kudus district of Central Java province, the province’s governor, Ganjar Pranowo, said yesterday. The governor said that, 86.11 percent or 62 out of a total of 72 samples of recent…

Delhi Gov’t Announces More Lockdown Relaxations As COVID-19 Cases Fall

NEW DELHI, Jun 14 (NNN-ANI) – The Delhi state government, yesterday announced more COVID-19 lockdown relaxations, opening restaurants with 50 percent seating and all shops. Till now only 50 percent of shops were allowed to open alternatively. Announcing the relaxations, Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, allowed all economic activities, except…