Indian, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire On Kashmir LoC

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 29 (NNN-UNI) – Troops of India and Pakistan, on Tuesday (yesterday), exchanged fire and targeted each other’s positions, on the Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, officials said. The two sides exchanged fire on LoC in Degwar and Qasba sectors, of frontier Poonch district, about 180…

Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Recovery High Above Global Rate: Ministry

COLOMBO, July 29 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said, the country’s COVID-19 recovery rate was high above the global rate and those highly affected countries, local media reported yesterday. According to the ministry, Sri Lanka’s current COVID-19 recovery rate is 75.7 percent, compared with an average 61.21 percent in…

Turkey Captures 23 Illegal Immigrants Off Aegean Coast

ISTANBUL, July 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The Turkish coast guard captured 23 illegal immigrants, off Turkey’s Aegean coast, a local media outlet reported Monday. The Turkish coast guard stopped 23 Afghan migrants, off the Didim district, in the western province of Aydin, who were allegedly intending to sneak into Greece in…

Israel Reports 2,029 New COVID-19 Cases, 63,985 In Total

JERUSALEM, July 28 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 2,029 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total infections in the country to 63,985. This is the third time since the outbreak of the pandemic in Israel in late Feb that the daily infections exceed 2,000. The death toll…

Update: Iraqi Army’s Helicopter Damaged By Rocket Attack Near Baghdad

BAGHDAD, July 28 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi army’s helicopter was damaged by an attack of three Katyusha rockets, last night, on a military base, housing U.S. forces, near Iraq’s capital Baghdad, the Iraqi military said. The three rockets, which landed on al-Taji Camp, some 20 km north of Baghdad, were…

A Policeman Killed, Two Injured In Blast In Afghan Capital

KABUL, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One policeman was killed and two people were injured, as a blast struck a police van in Afghan capital, Kabul today, police spokesman, Ferdaus Faramarz, said. According to the official, the device was a sticky bomb, which went off at 07:15 a.m. local time, in…

Singapore Reports 469 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, July 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 469 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 50,838. Of the new cases, 15 are imported, two are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers. Of…

COVID-19 Testing In India To Be Ramped Up To One Million Per Day

NEW DELHI, July 28 (NNN-UNI) – Over 500,000 COVID-19 tests are conducted every day in India, and the number would soon be ramped up to one million per day, said Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Monday, while launching the COVID-19 testing facilities at three labs. The three testing labs…

Indonesia To Allow Some Schools Outside Green Zones To Conduct Offline Learning

JAKARTA, July 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will allow several schools located outside COVID-19 low risk areas or green zones, to conduct face-to-face learning, along with tight health protocols, an official said. Chief of the Coronavirus Task Force, Doni Monardo, said, many students faced difficulties during online learning, due to poor…

DPRK Leader Says Nuclear Deterrence To Firmly Guarantee National Security

PYONGYANG, July 28 (NNN-KCNA) – Top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, stressed today, the importance of nuclear deterrence, on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the armistice of the 1950-53 Korean War. At the 6th National Conference of War Veterans held here…