Japan’s Abe Returns To Hospital A Week After 7-Hour “Health Checkup”

TOKYO, Aug 24 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, today returned to hospital in Tokyo, a week after he purportedly received a “health checkup” amid swirling rumours about the state of his health. According to government sources close to the prime minister, Abe returned to the Keio University Hospital,…

Russia Interested In Cooperation With China On 5G: Russian FM

MOSCOW, Aug 24 (NNN-TASS) – Russia is interested in cooperation with China on 5G technology, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said. “We will definitely not follow the example of the Americans, who simply demand that everyone not cooperate on 5G with China, in particular with Huawei,” Lavrov said, at the…

Flooding Kills Six In Turkey’s Black Sea Province

ANKARA, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Flooding in Turkey’s northern Black Sea province of Giresun, killed six on Sunday, including two gendarmerie personnel, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. Search and rescue operations are still on going in the region, to find the missing people, including three gendarmerie personnel, said Interior Minister, Suleyman…

Turkish President Says Turkey Achieves Solid Progress In Defence Industry

ISTANBUL, Aug 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that, Turkey has achieved solid progress in its defence industry and is able to meet its national defence and security needs. He also noted that, as the country meets its national defence and security needs, technological independence becomes more…

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…