Seven Wounded In Shooting In Central California

LOS ANGELES, July 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven people were wounded early Saturday morning, in a shooting in central California, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol reported first that, its units were on a traffic stop, near the area of 4400 Woodward Avenue, in the city of Manteca, when they heard…

Nigeria To Resume Train Services After Months Of Shutdown

ABUJA, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nigeria will resume its train services after months of shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said Saturday. The Abuja-Kaduna rail line, which has been shut down since Mar, to curb the spread of the virus, will resume operations on Wednesday,…

Jordan Orders Closure Of Teachers Association For Two Years

AMMAN, July 26 (NNN-PETRA) – Amman Prosecutor General, Hassan Abdallat, on Saturday, ordered a closure of the Jordan Teachers Association (JTA) and its branches, for two years. He also relieved members of the JTA’s council and central commission from their duties, over criminal and corruption charges. The Prosecutor General, said…

Brazil’s COVID-19 Deaths Top 86,000

SAO PAULO, July 26 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Brazil registered 1,211 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking its total to 86,449, the Ministry of Health announced. Meanwhile, 51,147 new confirmed cases were reported, bringing the nationwide count to 2,394,513, the ministry said. The state of Sao Paulo, the…

Pakistani Security Forces Kill Key BLA Terrorist In Balochistan: Army

ISLAMABAD, July 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s army said last night, its security forces killed a key terrorist of the armed group, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), in southwestern Balochistan province. An army statement said, a major terrorist activity in Balochistan was averted, with the killing of a militant belonging to the…

DPRK Declares State Of Emergency After Kaesong City Reports Suspected COVID-19 Case

PYONGYANG, July 26 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), declared a state of emergency in Kaesong, after the border city reported a suspected case of COVID-19, today. “There happened a critical situation in which the vicious virus could be said to…

Tunisian President Assigns Current Interior Minister To Form New Gov’t

TUNIS, July 26 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian President, Kais Saied, assigned the current interior minister, Hichem Mechichi, to form a new government, it was reported yesterday (Saturday). The prime minister-designate should form his government within one month, in accordance with the constitution. The proposed government should then be submitted to parliament…

California Reports Highest Daily Death Toll From COVID-19

LOS ANGELES, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – California, the new centre of COVID-19 in the United States, reported its highest daily rise in deaths on Friday, one day after the state saw a grim new peak in its daily death toll. There were 159 COVID-19-related deaths in the previous 24 hours,…

Beijing Allows Public Transport To Operate At Full Capacity

BEIJING, July 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – As part of easing restrictions to control the COVID-19 pandemic, Beijing allowed its buses and subways to operate at full capacity. The passenger capacity of buses has been raised from 90 percent to 100 percent, while that of subway is up from 80 percent to…

Syrian Ambassador Says U.S. “Harassment” Against Iranian Passenger Plane “Terrorist Act”

TEHRAN, July 26 (NNN-IRNA) – The Syrian ambassador to Tehran, said Saturday, that, the “harassment” against the Iranian passenger plane in Syrian sky by the U.S. was a “terrorist act,” Tehran Times daily reported. “Harassment against the Iranian passenger plane of Mahan airline, by U.S. fighter jets in Syria’s sky,…