Japan’s New PM Suga Holds 1st Phone Conversation With Trump

TOKYO, Sept 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s new Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, spoke with U.S. President, Donald Trump, via the phone last night, which was their first conversation since Suga took office last week. In the talks that lasted about 20 minutes, the two leaders affirmed the importance of Japan-U.S. alliance…

U.S. Unilateral Announcement On Return Of UN Sanctions On Iran Illegitimate, Void: Chinese Envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, wrote a letter to the president of the Security Council and UN secretary-general, expressing opposition to the U.S. unilateral announcement, on the return of UN sanctions on Iran, yesterday. In his letter, Zhang said, the…

Man Arrested After Attempted Car-Ramming Attack Against Anti-Netanyahu Protesters

JERUSALEM, Sept 21 (NNN-MA’AN) – A man was arrested yesterday, after allegedly attempting to ram his car at a Jerusalem rally, to protest Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, police said. Police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, said that, the suspect sped his vehicle at a police roadblock. Rosenfeld…

Magnitude-6.1 Earthquake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, Sept 21 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, struck Surigao del Sur province, in the southern Philippines early today, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute said, the offshore quake, which struck at 6:13 a.m. local time, hit at a depth…

Myanmar Reports 278 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 More Deaths

YANGON, Sept 21 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 11 more COVID-19 deaths last night, bringing the death toll in the country to 92 in total, according to a press release from the Health and Sports Ministry. A total of 278 more confirmed COVID-19 cases were also reported in the country on…

Russia Denies Resumption Of UN Sanctions Against Iran

MOSCOW, Sept 21 (NNN-TASS) – The United Nations (UN) Security Council, did not take any action that would lead to the resumption of previous sanctions against Iran, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, yesterday. The statement came, shortly after U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, claimed that “the United States welcomes…

Increase Slows In Turkey’s Daily COVID-19 Cases: Health Minister

ANKARA, Sept 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The increase in Turkey’s daily COVID-19 cases slowed down, but not the number of severe patients, Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said yesterday. “The number of seriously ill patients reached 1,456. Although the rate of increase has slowed down, we cannot be peaceful until this…

UAE Reports 809 New COVID-19 Cases, 84,242 In Total

DUBAI, Sept 20 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday announced 809 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 84,242. At the same time, 722 more patients have recovered from the virus, taking the tally of recoveries to 73,512, UAE’s Ministry of Health and…

Colombia Reopens Int’l Flights Amid COVID-19

BOGOTA, Sept 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Colombian President, Ivan Duque, announced the reopening of international flights yesterday, after five months of closure, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first post-closure Viva Air Colombia flight to Miami departed the Rafael Nunez International Airport in Cartagena yesterday, and before the flight, Duque,…

Uganda Registers Highest Daily Increase Of New COVID-19 Cases

KAMPALA, Sept 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uganda’s ministry of health, yesterday recorded 423 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily increase since the outbreak, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6,017. Out of the 2,320 samples collected over the past 24 hours, 411 contacts and alerts cases,…