Pakistan Confirms 1,228 New COVID-19 Cases

ISLAMABAD, Jul 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday reported 1,228 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said today. The NCOC, a department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic, said that, the country’s number of overall confirmed cases had risen to 962,313, which include 907,284…

Philippine Military Plane Crashes In Southern Sulu Province

MANILA, Jul 4 (NNN-PNA) – A Philippine Air Force C-130 cargo plane, with 85 people on board, crashed today, while attempting to land in Sulu province, in the southern Philippines, the armed forces said. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, said, the plane was transporting…

Mongolia Adds 2,520 New COVID-19 Cases

ULAN BATOR, Jul 4 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia reported 2,520 new COVID-19 cases, in the last 24 hours, raising its national caseload to 125,260, the country’s health ministry said today. The ministry said that, a total of 8,834 samples were tested across Mongolia, in the past day. One of the latest…

Three Civilians, 24 Taliban Militants Killed In E. Afghanistan: Gov’t

KABUL, Jul 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three civilians and 24 Taliban militants were killed and 30 civilians and 25 militants injured, in two eastern Afghan provinces, as fighting rages in the Asian country, the Afghan Ministry of Defence confirmed today. In Laghman province, nine militants were killed and 17 wounded, after…

Iran To Raise Oil Output To Pre-Sanctions Level “As Soon As Possible”: Minister

TEHRAN, Jul 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will increase its oil production to pre-sanctions level “as soon as possible,” the country’s Minister of Oil, Bijan Zanganeh said. “Whenever the sanctions are lifted, we will return to the market, in the shortest possible time, and take production at least to its pre-sanctions…

Daesh Militants Kill Four Fishermen In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jul 4 (NNN-NINA) – Four fishermen were killed and five others injured, yesterday, in an attack by militants of the extremist Daesh group, at a lake in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a local official said. The attack took place before dawn, when the Daesh militants opened fire on…

Two Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Give 98 Percent Protection From Death: Indian Gov’t

NEW DELHI, Jul 4 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government said yesterday, two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, provide around 98 percent protection from death, due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92 percent safety. The details were given by V K Paul, member (health) of the government think-tank National…

Thailand Registers 6,230 New COVID-19 Cases, 41 More Deaths

BANGKOK, Jul 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand yesterday reported its highest daily rise in new COVID-19 cases in 47 days, at 6,230, while deaths rose by 41. The country’s tally now stands at 277,151, and the death toll has reached 2,182, according to the country’s Centre for the COVID-19 Situation Administration…

Brunei Reports One Imported COVID-19 Case

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jul 4 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported an imported COVID-19 case yesterday, bringing the national tally to 262. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, Case 262 is a 48-year-old woman, who arrived in the country from Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jun 27. She started experiencing symptoms of cough, headache…

India’s Opposition Party Urges Joint Parliamentary Probe Into Rafale Aircraft Deal

NEW DELHI, Jul 4 (NNN-PTI) – India’s main opposition Congress party, yesterday, demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe, into the Rafale aircraft deal, saying, it was the only way forward, to find the truth about “corruption” in the purchase of the fighter jets. The party said, Prime Minister, Narendra…