Singapore Reports Four New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jun 10 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported four new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally to 62,223. Of the new cases, one is in the community and linked to previous cases, and has already been placed on quarantine, and another one is currently unlinked. There…

Two PA Security Officers Shot Dead In West Bank Clash With Israeli Troops

WEST BANK, Jun 10 (NNN-PNN) – Two officers in the Palestinian Authority’s Military Intelligence unit were reportedly shot dead last night, in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces operating in the northern West Bank. A third Palestinian was critically wounded in the incident, which began when officers in the…

China Prepares To Launch Shenzhou-12 Manned Spaceship

JIUQUAN, Jun 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The combination of the Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket, has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said yesterday. Three astronauts will board the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft later this month, and fly to Tianhe, core module of…

10 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jun 10 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan reached a milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination drive yesterday with the 10 millionth dose administered to a person at a ceremony. Addressing the ceremony, Chairman of the country’s National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Asad Umar, said that, the country is aiming to give…

Nine Killed, Eight Injured In S. Korea’s Building Collapse

SEOUL, Jun 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – At least nine people have been confirmed dead and eight others injured, in a building collapse in south-west South Korea, it was reported yesterday. The five-story building, under demolition, unexpectedly collapsed at about 4:22 p.m. local time yesterday (0722 GMT), at the south-western city of…

Iran Reports 10,598 New COVID-19 Cases, 2,990,714 In Total

TEHRAN, Jun 10 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian health ministry reported yesterday, 10,598 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 2,990,714. The pandemic has so far claimed 81,519 lives in Iran, up by 157 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said, in…

Three Rockets Hit Air Base In Iraq’s Salahudin Province

BAGHDAD, Jun 10 (NNN-NINA) – At least three Katyusha rockets, yesterday, struck an Iraqi military airbase in Salahudin province, north of the capital Baghdad, a provincial security source said. The incident took place in the evening, when the rockets landed on the Balad Air Base, some 90 km north of…

Lebanon Thanks Iraq For Doubling Crude Supply Amid Frequent Power Cuts

BEIRUT, Jun 10 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s House Speaker, Nabih Berri, yesterday, expressed gratitude to Iraq, for its decision to increase its yearly crude oil supply to Lebanon from 500,000 tonnes to one million tonnes. In a letter to Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Berri said, one million tonnes of crude…

Sri Lanka Aims To Vaccinate All Population Against COVID-19 By Early 2022

COLOMBO, Jun 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka is working to vaccinate the entire population against COVID-19 by early 2022, allowing the workforce, economic pillars and general public to run the economy, local media quoted Army Commander, Gen. Shavendra Silva, as saying. Speaking as a guest speaker at the virtual Sri…

Khurelsukh Announces Victory In Mongolia’s Presidential Election

ULAN BATOR, Jun 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia’s presidential candidate from the ruling Mongolian People’s Party (MPP), Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, won the regular presidential election last night. Khurelsukh is the former prime minister and chairman of the MPP. “First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Mongolian…