China To Raise Gasoline, Diesel Retail Prices Today

BEIJING, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – China will raise the retail prices of gasoline and diesel starting today, the country’s top economic planner said, yesterday. The price of gasoline will go up by 85 yuan (about 12.3 U.S. dollars) per tonne, while that of diesel will increase by 80 yuan, according…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses 2.9 Million, Philippines Confirms 4,786 New Cases

HONG KONG, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 2.9 million yesterday, as cases in Bangladesh climbed past 290,000, while the Philippines reported 4,786 newly confirmed cases, bringing the total cases in the Southeast Asian country to 182,365. India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 2,905,823, and the death toll surged…

Brazil Reports Nearly 50,000 New COVID-19 Cases

SAO PAULO, Aug 20 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported 49,298 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 3,456,652, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. Meanwhile, 1,212 more patients died from the disease in the same period, taking the death toll to 111,100. The southeast state…

Massive Fire Breaks Out In Plastic Plant In U.S. Texas

HOUSTON, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – A massive fire that broke out overnight at a plastics plant near U.S. Texas city of Dallas is likely to burn for days, officials said. Local fire department officials said, the fire started around midnight at a plastic plant in Grand Prairie, about 21 kilometres…

15 Injured In Car Accident In West Bekaa, Lebanon

BEIRUT, Aug 20 (NNN-NNA) – Fifteen people were injured yesterday, in an accident between a passenger bus and a vehicle in West Bekaa, around 65 km away from the capital, Beirut, Elnashra news website reported. The injured people, include 10 military members, who were all transferred to a local hospital…

Two Iraqi Women Shot Dead In Southern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Aug 20 (NNN-NINA) — Two Iraqi women were shot dead yesterday, by unidentified gunmen, in Iraq’s southern city of Basra, a local security source said. The attack took place in the afternoon, when gunmen opened fire from their assault rifles, on a sport utility vehicle (SUV), carrying four women,…

Israel Reports New Record Of Daily COVID-19 Deaths

JERUSALEM, Aug 20 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 18 new COVID-19 death cases yesterday, the highest daily death toll, since the country’s pandemic outbreak in late Feb. The previous daily death case record in Israel, 17, was recorded on Aug 12. The ministry also added to the total…

COVID-19 Cases In Philippines Surge, Australian State Of Victoria Reports Fewest Cases Since July 13

HONG KONG, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic in the Asia Pacific, the number of cases in the Philippines surged on Wednesday while the Australian state of Victoria reported fewest cases since July 13. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 173,774 after…

Aussie National Airline Qantas Reports Loss Of 2.8-Billion-USD As Revenue Hit

SYDNEY, Aug 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national airline, Qantas, reported a 2.8-billion-U.S. dollar revenue hit, for the second half of the 2020 financial year, today, due to the crippling effects of COVID-19. In a statement to shareholders, the company posted an 89-million-U.S. dollar before tax profit, for the 12 months…

No Virus Found From Thais In Contact With Infected Malaysian Visitor: Health Authorities

BANGKOK, Aug 20 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said that, through contact tracing, they have not found any COVID-19 infection among those who had been in close contact with a Malaysian man who tested positive. The 46-year-old Malaysian visited Thailand and returned to Kuala Lumpur…