Australia In Recession For 1st Time In Nearly 30 Years

CANBERRA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Gross Domestic Product, fell 7.0 percent in the June quarter, the largest quarterly fall on record, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today. The figure follows a fall of 0.3 percent in the Mar quarter this year. It means that,…

DPRK Takes Measures To Minimise Typhoon Damage

PYONGYANG, Sept 2 (NNN-KCNA) – With Typhoon Maysak approaching the Korean Peninsula later this week, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is taking urgent measures to minimise the damage that might be caused by the strong wind and heavy rain. Officials of the Party and power organs at all…

Thai Central Bank Warns 2nd Wave Of COVID-19 To Delay Economic Recovery

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – With surging COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Myanmar, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) warned that, the threat of a second-wave of COVID-19 infections may delay economic recovery, despite latest indicators showing signs of improvement. Although the Thai economy was better than expected in June and July,…

Japan Confirms 633 New COVID-19 Cases, Cumulative Infections Top 69,000

TOKYO, Sept 2 (NNN-NHK) – Japan reported 633 new daily COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the nation’s cumulative tally to 69,154, not including those related to a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama. Of the new infections, 170 were confirmed in Tokyo, bringing the capital’s total caseload to 20,987, the highest…

Unemployment Rate Nears 10 Percent In Urban India

NEW DELHI, Sept 2 (NNN-UNI) – The rate of unemployment in urban India rose to 9.83 percent in Aug, from 9.15 percent in July, according to the monthly unemployment data, released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) on Tuesday. It showed that the rate of unemployment in rural…

Thailand To Run Trams In Northeast Province

BANGKOK, Sept 2 (NNN-TNA) – The government of Thailand’s northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province, said, it will have trams running in the city and towns of the province by 2025. The plan was confirmed by Deputy Governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), Theeraphan Tachasirinugune, on Tuesday. The…

Israel Reports 1,942 New COVID-19 Cases

JERUSALEM, Sept 2 (NNN-MA’AN) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Israel reached 118,538 on Tuesday, with 1,942 new cases, the state’s Health Ministry said. The death toll from the virus climbed by 18 to 957, while the number of patients in serious condition dropped from 437 to 414,…

Singapore Reports 40 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 40 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 56,852. Of the new cases, seven are imported cases, one is a community case and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign…

Lies And Rumours Against China Bound To Be Debunked By Facts: Chinese FM

PARIS, Sept 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Lies and rumours about China’s response to climate change or its policies on Xinjiang and Hong Kong are bound to be debunked by facts, visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said at the French Institute of International Relations in Paris. Wang made…

U.S. COVID-19 Cases Surpass Six Million — Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Sept 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. surpassed six million on Monday, according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. U.S. COVID-19 case count rose to 6,002,615, with the national death toll reaching 183,203, as of 11:28…