Syria Flies Back 150 Stranded In Qatar Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

DAMASCUS, Aug 24 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Airlines, on Sunday brought back home 150 Syrians, who were stranded in Qatar, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 150 Syrians arrived in the capital Damascus, where they were checked for high temperatures, before being transported to a hotel near the…

Tibet Helps 543,000 Farmers, Herdsmen Find Jobs

LHASA, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, helped some 543,000 farmers and herdsmen find jobs, in the first seven months of this year, local authorities said. The jobs have generated an income of more than 3.9 billion yuan (about 564 million U.S. dollars), according to the regional…

Support Rate For Abe Cabinet Falls Over Handling Of COVID-19 Outbreak

TOKYO, Aug 24 (NNN-NHK) – The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe’s cabinet dropped, as public criticism is mounting over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a nationwide poll showed. According to the survey, conducted by Kyodo News, the approval rating for Abe’s cabinet stood at 36.0 percent,…

COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 60,000 In Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Aug 24 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Mexico reported 6,482 more COVID-19 cases and 644 new deaths, taking its national caseload to 556,216 and the death toll to 60,254, according to its health ministry. The government also said, the actual number of infections could be significantly higher than the confirmed…

EU Welcomes Cease-Fire In Libya

BRUSSELS, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The European Union (EU) welcomed the cease-fire announcements made by the UN-backed Prime Minister of Libya, Fayez Serraj and Speaker of the eastern-based parliament, Aguila Saleh. The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said, the mutual gesture is a “constructive…

Brazil Reports 50,032 New COVID-19 Cases, 892 More Deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 23 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil registered 50,032 new COVID-19 cases and 892 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 3,582,362, and the death toll to 114,250, the Ministry of Health reported yesterday. Brazil is second only to the United States in terms…

Saudi Arabia Announces Return Of Gov’t Employees To Work From Aug 30

RIYADH, Aug 23 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced yesterday that, government employees will return to work starting Aug 30. The decision was based on the health reports of the kingdom’s cities and governorates, the ministry said, adding, employees must follow anti-COVID-19 precautions during their…

Roadside Bomb Hits U.S. Troops’ Trucks In Western Baghdad: Iraqi Ministry Official

BAGHDAD, Aug 23 (NNN-NINA) – A roadside bomb exploded near a convoy of trucks, carrying equipment belonging to U.S. troops in western Baghdad, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. The blast took place when the convoy was moving on a highway, near al-Ghazaliyah neighbourhood, in the western part of the…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 3,900, Total Cases Reach 292,625

DHAKA, Aug 23 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh confirmed 46 more fatalities from COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the country’s death toll to more than 3,907, according to the health ministry. According to latest figures, reported by the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 2,265…

Explosion Rocks Afghan Capital Kabul, Casualties Feared: witnesses

KABUL, Aug 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Casualties were feared after an explosion rocked the western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan yesterday, eye witnesses said. “The blast occurred near a political party office in Kart-e-Parwan locality, along a four-line road, connecting Kabul airport with the Intercontinental Hotel, roughly at 5:25 p.m.…