Nepal To Resume Domestic, Int’l Flights From Aug 17

KATHMANDU, July 21 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Nepali government decided to resume operation of both domestic and international flights starting from Aug 17, nearly four months after their suspension, a cabinet minister said. The Nepali government suspended both domestic and international flights on Mar 22, to prevent the spread of COVID-19…

Lorry Bomb Kills Eight Soldiers In Afghanistan’s Eastern Wardak Province

MAIDAN SHAHR, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Eight soldiers were killed and nine others injured, as a lorry bomb targeted a military convoy in Sayed Abad district, of Afghansitan’s eastern Wardak province, on Monday, Defence Ministry confirmed, in a statement. “A terrorist, riding an explosive-laden lorry, detonated it next to a…

Death Toll In India’s Flood-Hit Assam State Rises To 111

NEW DELHI, July 21 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in India’s flood-hit northeastern state of Assam has risen to 111, as the situation continues to be grim. Around 2.5 million people have been affected by the deluge so far, according to the latest data, released by the Assam State Disaster…

India COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 28,084 As Total Cases Reach 1,155,191

NEW DELHI, July 21 (NNN-UNI) – India’s health ministry, this morning reported 587 new deaths from COVID-19, and 37,148 positive cases during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 28,084 and the total cases to 1,155,191. According to ministry officials, so far 724,578 people…

Japan’s Death Toll From COVID-19 Tops 1,000, Tokyo Steps Up Nightspot Antiviral Measures

TOKYO, July 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan confirmed 419 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, with 168 new cases reported in Tokyo, and the nation’s death toll from the virus crossed 1,000, including cases related to a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama in Feb. Japan’s cumulative number of COVID-19 cases now stands…

Update: More Than 240 Illegal Immigrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast

TRIPOLI, July 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), said Monday, that, more than 240 illegal immigrants were rescued off the Libyan coast in the past week. On July 13-20, “243 migrants were intercepted at sea and returned to Libya,” IOM said. IOM mentioned that a total of…

Egyptian, U.S. Presidents Discuss Latest Developments In War-Torn Libya

CAIRO, July 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, discussed during a phone conversation on Monday, recent developments in war-torn Libya. During the phone call, Sisi stressed Egypt’s strategic stance towards the Libyan issue, which aims at “preserving the country’s national institutions and preventing…

76 Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast: UNHCR

TRIPOLI, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations Higher Commission For Refugees (UNHCR), on Monday, said that, 76 refugees have been rescued off Libya’s western coast. “Yesterday evening, 76 refugees and migrants were brought back to Al Khoms (western Libya), after being intercepted at sea,” UNHCR tweeted. Encouraged by the…

Tunisian Security Forces Foil “Terrorist Plan”: Ministry

TUNIS, July 21 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian Interior Ministry, on Monday, said that, security forces have thwarted a “terrorist plan” and arrested an “extremist element, loyal to the Daesh group.” The suspect was planning an attack, targeting a security unit, deployed in one of the southern governorates, with an explosive device,…

S. Africa’s Energy Minister Admitted To Hospital For COVID-19

CAPE TOWN, July 21 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, was admitted to hospital for COVID-19, on Monday evening, the government announced. Mantashe was admitted to hospital on the advice of their family doctor, for better medical attention and monitoring, government spokesperson, Phumla Williams,…