Nepali Authority Confirms 457 Climbed Mt. Qomolangma In The Spring Season

KATHMANDU, Jul 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 457 mountaineers, including Sherpa guides, scaled the world’s tallest Mt. Qomolangma, from the Nepali side, during the 2021 spring season of mountaineering, Nepal’s Department of Tourism said yesterday. The feat was achieved despite reports about climbers infected with COVID-19 and reduced weather…

Bangladesh Decides To Ease Lockdown For A Week Ahead Of Muslim Eid Festival

DHAKA, Jul 13 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government decided to ease the ongoing lockdown for a week, from Jul 15, to help Muslims prepare for the festival of Eid-ul-Azha. Bangladesh’s Press Information Department (PID) made the announcement last night, saying, the lockdown restrictions will be eased from Jul 15 to…

Singapore Deputy PM Calls On ASEAN, China To Nurture New Areas Of Complementarities

SINGAPORE, Jul 13 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Heng Swee Keat, called on ASEAN and China, to fortify the foundations of existing partnerships, and nurture new areas of complementarities. He said, at the FutureChina Global Forum (FCGF) 2021, that, the two sides should…

U.S. Sanctions, COVID-19 Pose Double Damage For Iranians

TEHRAN, Jul 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Reza’s type 2 diabetes has always worried him, but raging COVID-19 has become another source of distress alongside the difficulties of acquiring the drugs he needs for survival. Since the U.S. sanctions have been affecting Iran’s import of medicine from abroad, getting the everyday insulin…

Pro-President Party Leads In Snap Parliamentary Elections In Moldova

BUCHAREST, Jul 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The pro-president Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), garnered more than half of the votes in Moldovan snap parliamentary elections, on Sunday, showed the official preliminary results presented by the Central Electoral Commission yesterday. With 99.86 percent of the votes counted, PAS obtained 52.74 percent…

AU, UN Seek To Boost Peace Support Operation In Somalia

MOGADISHU, Jul 13 (NNN-IRIN) – A senior UN official held talks with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) leadership, to discuss various issues to boost the peace support operation in the country, the AU mission said yesterday. Francisco Madeira, head of AMISOM said, Atul Khare, UN Under-Secretary-General for Operational…

UK Gov’t Confirms Lifting Of Most COVID Restrictions Next Week Despite Surging Cases

LONDON, Jul 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The British government confirmed most COVID-19 restrictions will end next week, despite surging cases caused by the Delta variant. Most restrictions are set to end on Jul 19, as part of the final step or Step Four of England’s roadmap out of the lockdown, British…

Nigeria’s Economic Hub Raises Alarm Over New Wave Of COVID-19 Infection

LAGOS, Jul 12 (NNN-NAN) – Authorities in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, raised alarm over a possible third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, following a recent increase in cases. Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced yesterday, restrictions and sanctions, after disclosing that the state’s daily confirmed cases had shot up recently.…

COVID-19 Positive Students To Sit For National Exams In Rwanda

KIGALI, Jul 12 (NNN-IRIN) – Students being treated for COVID-19 under home-based care in Rwanda, are to sit for their national examinations under strict health protocols, the country’s education ministry, said. All examination centres will set up a separate examination room, which will be disinfected every day, for these students,…

Virgin Galactic Completes First Fully Crewed Test Spaceflight

WASHINGTON, Jul 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, completed its first fully crewed test flight of its spacecraft yesterday, making a giant leap towards commercial suborbital spaceflight. The mission, dubbed “Unity 22,” was the company’s fourth crewed spaceflight, and the 22nd flight test for the company’s spacecraft VSS…