Rising Inflation Dashes Expectations Of Rate Cut In Turkey

ISTANBUL, Jul 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Soaring inflation in Turkey, dashes hopes of an interest rate cut, wanted by Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid an expected wave of price hikes in the coming months, experts said. Turkey’s consumer price inflation accelerated to 17.53 percent year-on-year in Jun, the highest level…

51 Confirmed Dead In Juice Factory Fire In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jul 10 (NNN-BSS) – At least 51 workers died, as a juice factory in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj district, about 20 km from the capital Dhaka, caught fire, a senior official said, yesterday. The district’s chief administrator, Mostain Billah, said that, the death toll of Thursday’s factory fire has risen to…

Saudi, UK Military Chiefs Hold First Bilateral Military Cooperation Committee Meeting

LONDON, Jul 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia’s Chief of General Staff, Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, met yesterday with the British Chief of Defence Staff, General, Nick Carter, during the inaugural meeting of the bilateral military cooperation committee.During the meeting, strategic relations between the two friendly countries were reviewed. They also discussed…

Turkish Soldier Killed By Gunfire From Syria

ANKARA, Jul 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A Turkish soldier was killed and three others injured, in the south-eastern province of Mardin, in cross-border gunfire from northern Syria, it was reported yesterday. The gunfire hit a Turkish military vehicle patrolling near the border town of Senyurt, the report said. The driver, identified…

Philippines Logs 5,484 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises To 1,455,585

MANILA, Jul 8 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported today, 5,484 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,455,585. Death toll climbed to 25,650, after 191 more patients died from the disease, DOH said. The Philippines, which has around 110…

Japan To Declare 4th COVID-19 State Of Emergency In Tokyo Covering Olympics

TOKYO, Jul 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga’s government, is going to place Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency on Jul 12, which will last until Aug 22, and cover the duration of the Olympics, in an effort to curb a recent surge in COVID-19 infections, local…

69 Taliban Militants Killed In Afghanistan’s Embattled Western Province

KABUL, Jul 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 69 Taliban militants were killed and 23 others wounded, after the Afghan security forces evicted militants from Qala-e-Naw city, capital of western Badghis province, the country’s Defence Ministry confirmed today. “The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF), including national army commandos, supported…

Police Arrest 10 Drug Traffickers In Afghanistan

KABUL, Jul 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ten suspects have been arrested, for allegedly seven drug-related cases, over the past seven days in Afghanistan, authorities said today. The Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA), which is part of the Afghan National Police (ANP), after initial investigation, handed over the cases to the Central…

Japan’s Current Account Surplus Up 85 Percent In May, Amid Export Rebound

TOKYO, Jul 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s current account surplus in May, increased 85.3 percent from the previous year, as exports recovered from a slump in 2020, hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and rose significantly, government data showed today. The current account balance, one of the widest gauges of international trade,…

Sydney’s Daily Increase Rises To New High In Latest Outbreak

SYDNEY, Jul 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), urged its residents to reduce unessential activities, as the daily increase of COVID-19 cases in the state capital, Sydney, rose to a new high despite an obvious drop in test numbers. NSW Health, today recorded 38 new…