Support For Australian PM Falling Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks: Poll

CANBERRA, Jul 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Voter approval of Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has fallen, amid COVID-19 outbreaks across the country. According to a survey published by The Guardian today, approval of Morrison dropped from 57 percent in Jun, to 51 percent, while disapproval rose from 36 to 40 percent.…

Australian State Authorities Call On Public To Follow COVID-19 Restrictions

SYDNEY, Jul 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Authorities of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said, compliance is key to a smooth exit from the two-week lockdown, as 35 locally acquired COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday. Of these local cases recorded in the past 24 hours, as of 8:00 p.m.…

UN Chief Saddened By Loss Of Life In Japan Mudslide

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, was saddened by the loss of life and destruction caused by a mudslide in Japan, said his spokesman yesterday. Guterres extended his deep condolences to the families of the victims, the government and people of Japan. He commended the work…

Turkey Reports 4,678 Daily COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Jul 6 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday confirmed 4,678 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,449,464, according to the health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 35 to 49,959, while 4,735 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of…

Israel Reports 500 New COVID-19 Cases

JERUSALEM, Jul 6 (NNN-PNN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 500 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total number of cases to 843,390. The total number of active COVID-19 cases in Israel rose to 2,766, the highest since Apr 15, the ministry added. The death toll from the virus currently…

Senior Member Of Gulen Movement Caught By Turkish Intelligence: President

ANKARA, Jul 6 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A senior member of the Gulen movement was nabbed abroad and brought to Turkey, in an operation by Turkish intelligence, Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said yesterday. The senior member, Orhan Inandi, was responsible for the group’s operations in Central Asia, Erdogan said, at a…

Nepal Aims To Export Power After Inaugurating Largest Power Project

KATHMANDU, Jul 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepali Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, yesterday, inaugurated the Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project, the country’s largest, with an installed capacity of 456MW, which is expected to make Nepal a power exporter. Oli “switched on” the button, through a video conference, after the electricity, generated by…

Death Toll In Philippine Military Plane Crash Rises To 52, Full Investigation Ordered

MANILA, Jul 6 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from a military plane crash in the southern Philippines has risen to 52, as two more critically injured soldiers died in hospital, Defence Secretary, Delfin Lorenzana, said, in an updated report yesterday. All 96 passengers and crew in the C-130H aircraft have…

Palestinian Detainee Remains On Hunger Strike For 62 Days

RAMALLAH, Jul 5 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail, Ghadanfar Abu Atwan, continues his hunger strike today, for the 62nd day in a row, in protest of his unfair detention without charge or trial, according to the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission. The commission spokesman, Hassan Abed-Rabbu,…

Israel’s Active COVID-19 Cases Rise To 2,438

JERUSALEM, Jul 5 (NNN-PNN) – The total number of active COVID-19 cases in Israel rose to 2,438, the highest since Apr 17, the Israeli Ministry of Health said yesterday. Meanwhile, the ministry reported 269 new cases, raising the total infections in the country to 842,890. The death toll from the…