Japan’s Suga To Attend G7 Summit In Britain: Gov’t Spokesperson

TOKYO, Jun 9 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, will leave Japan for Britain tomorrow, to attend a summit of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations, the country’s top government spokesperson said. Chief Cabinet Secretary, Katsunobu Kato, told a press briefing that, “with Suga’s participation, Japan will contribute…

Indian Gov’t Places Fresh Orders For 440 Million COVID-19 Vaccines

NEW DELHI, Jun 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government said yesterday that, it has placed orders to procure 440 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – Covishield and Covaxin. Of the 440 million doses, orders for 250 million doses of Covishield have been placed with Serum Institute of India, while 190…

Presidential Election Kicks Off In Mongolia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

ULAN BATOR, Jun 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Presidential election kicked off across Mongolia today, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 2.1 million people eligible to vote. The vote started at 7.00 a.m. local time (2300 GMT Tuesday), at 2,087 polling stations across the country and will end at 10:00 p.m. tonight…

17 Killed, Several Injured In India’s Vehicle Collision

NEW DELHI, Jun 9 (NNN-PTI) – At least 17 people were killed and several others injured, some of them critically, after a bus collided with a loader vehicle, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said today. The accident took place late last night, at Kisan Nagar, in…

Iraq To Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

BAGHDAD, Jun 9 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi government decided yesterday, to take a series of measures to accelerate the vaccination campaign, to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made at a cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, which discussed the recommendations of the Iraqi…

S.Korea Adds 619,000 Jobs In May, Jobless Rate At Four Percent

SEOUL, Jun 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea added 619,000 jobs in May, from a year earlier, with jobless rate standing at 4.0 percent, statistical office data showed today. The number of those employed was 27,550,000 in May, up 619,000 from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea. The employment continued…

Iraq’s Intelligence Officer Assassinated In Baghdad: Source

BAGHDAD, Jun 8 (NNN-NINA) – Unidentified gunmen yesterday killed a senior officer of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS), in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a security source said. Nibras Farman, an INIS officer, was shot dead when gunmen opened fire on him, with their silenced weapons, in front of his…

Israeli Parliament To Vote On Approving New Gov’t By Jun 14

JERUSALEM, Jun 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israeli parliament will vote on approving a new government, that would oust Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, by Jun 14, parliament speaker announced yesterday. Parliament Speaker, Yariv Levin, a lawmaker with Netanyahu’s Likud party and his close associate, declined to set a specific date for the…

Trials Of Detained Myanmar President, State Counsellor To Begin Next Week

YANGON, Jun 8 (NNN-MNA) – The trials for Myanmar’s detained President, U Win Myint, and State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, will begin next week, Khin Maung Zaw, lawyer for the two leaders told reporters yesterday. “The cases of Aung San Suu Kyi were classified as simple cases at the…

Afghan Provinces Hit By Blackout After Power Pylon Destroyed: Official

KABUL, Jun 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghanistan’s Kabul province, where the country’s national capital city Kabul is located, and several other provinces were hit by blackout, as a power pylon was destroyed by an explosion last night, Breshna Sherkat, the national power company, confirmed today. The incident took place at 9:55…