Russia Committed To Deepening Ties With China: Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW, Jul 10 (NNN-TASS) – The China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation, has stood the test of time and remains relevant, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. “Twenty years of experience dedicated to the progressive deepening of bilateral ties demonstrates that the treaty has successfully stood…

Indonesia To Give COVID-19 Booster Shots To Health Workers Next Week

JAKARTA, Jul 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia is planning to inject the third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers across the country, next week, a minister said. The country’s Health Ministry will start the vaccination programme, using the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine next week, targeting 1.47 million health workers across the…

14 Cases Of Zika Virus Detected In India’s Kerala

NEW DELHI, Jul 10 (NNN-PTI) – Local health ministry officials in the southern Indian state of Kerala, yesterday said, 14 cases of Zika virus have been detected in the state. Following the detection of cases, authorities have sounded an alert in the state. All the 14 cases have been reported…

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…