Singapore GE2020: Special Voting Hour For Singaporeans On Stay Home Notices And Unwell Voters

SINGAPORE, July 2 (NNN-CNA) – Singaporeans serving stay-home notices (SHN), will be able to leave their homes to vote at their assigned polling stations on Polling Day, but can do so only during a one-hour slot. In announcing the voting arrangements for the July 10 polls – which is happening amid the…

COVID-19 Cases In Tokyo Hit Highest Since State Of Emergency Lifted

TOKYO, July 2 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo metropolitan government yesterday confirmed 67 new COVID-19 infections, marking the sixth straight day new daily cases in the Japanese capital have topped 50, and the highest number since the state of emergency was lifted in late May. The number is an uptick from 54…

Egypt Seeks UNSC To Push For Final Deal On Ethiopia’s Nile Dam

by Marwa Yahya CAIRO, July 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Egypt appealed to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), to intervene in the years-long dispute over Ethiopian’s new hydroelectric dam, to help push for a final deal, before filling its reservoir, said Egyptian experts. In a virtual UNSC session on Monday, Egyptian…

Turkey Vows To Maintain Peace, Security In Syria

ANKARA, July 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said, Turkey will do its best to maintain peace, security and stability in Syria, emphasising political unity and territorial integrity of the neighbouring country as a priority. “Maintaining political unity and territorial integrity of Syria, establishing peace on the ground…

Lebanon’s Palestinian Refugees Protest Against U.S. Mideast Peace Plan

BEIRUT, July 2 (NNN-NNA) – Palestinian refugees in Lebanon demonstrated yesterday, against the U.S. Middle East peace plan, known as the “Deal of the Century,” online newspaper, Elnashra, reported. “This deal aims to eliminate the Palestinian cause and prevent Palestinians from returning to their homeland,” the refugees said, during protests…

Istanbul Accounts For 54 Percent Of New COVID-19 Cases In Turkey: Health Minister

ANKARA, July 2 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said, the past week’s new COVID-19 cases in Istanbul, the largest metropolis in Turkey, accounted for 54 percent of all the increase across the country. This remarkable increase is also observed in the capital Ankara, northwestern Bursa, Central Anatolian Konya,…

Thousands Affected As Heavy Rains Lash Southwest China

KUNMING/CHONGQING, July 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Thousands of people have been affected, as rainstorms continue to ravage southwest China. In Yunnan Province, heavy downpours since Monday night have led to three deaths and one missing, in the city of Zhaotong, as of 9.00 p.m. on Tuesday, local authorities said yesterday. The…

Turkey, Iran, Russia Hold Online Astana Summit Today

ANKARA, July 1 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey announced that, the leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold an Astana summit today via teleconference, as part of their efforts to end the conflict in Syria. “The 6th Tripartite Summit Meeting in Astana format, will be held on July 1, 2020, via…

19 Killed In Explosion At Clinic In Iran’s Capital

TEHRAN, July 1 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 19 people were killed, in an explosion at a clinic, in the northern district of Iran’s capital Tehran, on Tuesday, said Jalal Maleki, spokesman for the Firefighting Organisation of Tehran. Maleki told the media that, 15 of the dead were women and four…

Lightning, Thunderstorm Kill 11 In India’s Bihar

NEW DELHI, July 1 (NNN-PTI) – At least 11 people were killed, due to lightning and thunderstorm, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said today. The deaths have taken place during the past 24 hours in several parts of the state. “In Bihar, lightning claimed 11 lives in…