India’s COVID-19 Tally Continues To Peak With 97,570 New Cases Reported

NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally continues to peak on Saturday, as 97,570 new cases were detected during the past 24 hours, taking the total to 4,659,984, said the federal health ministry. Besides, 1,201 more deaths were recorded, taking the death toll to 77,472, according to the…

ASEAN FMs Reaffirm Multilateral Cooperation, Pandemic Response

HANOI, Sept 13 (NNN-VNA) – The 53rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings, concluded yesterday, with the ministers reaffirming multilateral cooperation and collective collaboration, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh, said. During the meetings,…

More U.S. Military Supplies Enter NE Syria: Report

DAMASCUS, Sept 13 (NNN-SANA) – Fifty truckloads of military gears and logistic supplies for the U.S.-led coalition, entered Syria from Iraq yesterday, a war monitor reported. The convoy entered through the al-Walid crossing and headed to the bases of the U.S.-led coalition in the countryside of the northeastern province of…

Lebanon Registers 686 New COVID-19 Cases, 23,669 In Total

BEIRUT, Sept 13 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon registered yesterday, 686 new COVID-19 infections, making the total number of cases 23,669, while the death toll increased by 10 to 239, the Health Ministry reported. Caretaker Health Minister, Hamad Hassan, continued to open new departments for the fight against COVID-19 in Lebanese hospitals…

China’s Mars Probe Travels 137 Million Km

BEIJING, Sept 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s Mars probe, Tianwen-1, has travelled 137 million km, said sources with the Lunar Exploration and Space Programme Centre of China National Space Administration. As of 9.00 a.m. Friday, the probe was in stable condition, at a distance of more than 15.3 million km away…

Over 150 Arrested As “Yellow Vests” Renew Actions In Paris

PARIS, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 150 people were arrested yesterday, after hundreds of “Yellow Vest” protesters took to streets, in the centre of Paris, to oppose President Emmanuel Macron’s fiscal, economic and social policies. Paris police department said, 154 individuals had been detained by 13:00 p.m. local time…

Boris Johnson Bans Cabinet Ministers From Using The Word ‘Brexit’

LONDON, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ministers have been handed a Brexit ‘lexicon’ to keep them on message with Boris Johnson’s new get-tough tactics with Brussels, The Mail on Sunday reveals. A confidential crib sheet, marked ‘Official – Sensitive’ tells them precisely what words and expressions to use – even telling…

Naomi Osaka Captures 2nd U.S. Open Title

NEW YORK, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Naomi Osaka came back to defeat Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday, in the women’s U.S. Open final, which was played in front of a mostly-empty Arthur Ashe stadium, in Queens, New York. The win marks Osaka’s second U.S. Open crown, and it…

Palestine Says U.S. Pressurises Arab Countries Into Normalising Ties With Israel

RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestine official, accused the U.S. of pressurising Arab countries into normalising relations with Israel. “Washington exploits its political and economic power, to force Arab countries to normalise ties with Israel,” said Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee. “The…

Weddings On Boats, Outdoor Concerts, Festivals Banned In Istanbul To Curb COVID-19

ISTANBUL, Sept 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, yesterday, banned weddings and related ceremonies on boats, on the Bosphorus Strait, as well as, suspended all outdoor concerts and festivals over rising COVID-19 cases. Istanbul governor’s office said, the decision was taken to better manage the risk of the pandemic,…