Floods Hit Faridpur, Bangladesh

FARIDPUR, July 20 (NNN-BSS) – The COVID-19 pandemic and rapidly worsening flood situation in the country’s northern and middle parts, deepened people’s sufferings, while food and drinking water crisis left thousands in great dismay. For the authorities, it triggered the ultimate nightmare: two-front war, in which the fallout from two…

Singapore Reports 257 New COVID-19 Cases, 47,912 In Total

SINGAPORE, July 20 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 257 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 47,912. Of the new cases, five are imported cases, eight are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Japan’s Mitsubishi Launches Rocket Carrying UAE’s Mars Orbiter

TOKYO, July 20 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. today launched a rocket, carrying a Mars orbiter developed by the United Arab Emirates. At 6:58 a.m. local time, the H2A rocket, carrying the Hope explorer, blasted off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The 1.5-tonne…

China’s Huaihe River Faces Rising Flood Risks

BEIJING, July 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The main course of the Huaihe River is facing rising flood risks, as heavy rain is forecast in the region in the next three days, the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) warned. From today to Wednesday, strong rain will hit the drainage basin of the…

Australian Health Minister Says COVID-19 Outbreak “Distressing,” Supports Mandatory Mask Wearing

CANBERRA, July 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Australian Health Minister, Greg Hunt, supports the decision to make face mask wearing mandatory in Melbourne, amid a spike in cases. Hunt told reporters that, the virus challenge in Melbourne “remains great,” committing federal government’s support to the state. As of 3:00 p.m. local time…

Russia’s COVID-19 Cases Up 6,109 To 771,546

MOSCOW, July 20 (NNN-TASS) – Russia registered 6,109 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing its total to 771,546, the country’s COVID-19 response centre said in a statement, Sunday. Meanwhile, 95 new deaths were reported, bringing the nationwide count to 12,342, the statement said. Moscow, the country’s worst-hit…

Syrian Parliamentary Elections Kicked Off Amid Assad’s Participation

DAMASCUS, July 20 (NNN-SANA) – The parliamentary elections in Syria kicked off yesterday, the third elections during the more than nine-year-long war, amid the participation of President Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma. A total of 7,277 polling stations opened across the government-controlled areas on Sunday (yesterday), as voters are…

Brazil Registers Over 78,000 Deaths From COVID-19

SAO PAULO, July 19 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Brazil registered 921 new deaths from COVID-19, in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide count to 78,772, the country’s health ministry said Saturday. Meanwhile, 28,532 newly confirmed cases were reported, taking its total to 2,074,860 nationwide, the ministry said. The southeast state…

Nigerian Police Rescue 14 Women In Northern State Attack

ABUJA, July 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nigerian police rescued 14 women, a few hours after they were kidnapped by gunmen, in the northern state of Katsina on Saturday, according to a spokesman. One suspect, identified as Amadu Yusuf, a leader of the gunmen, was arrested by the police, said police spokesman,…

Iran’s FM To Visit Iraq For Talks

TEHRAN, July 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, will visit neighbouring Iraq today, for talks on diverse issues of mutual interest. During his one-day visit, Zarif will meet senior Iraqi officials, including his counterpart, Fuad Hussein, and Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, according to the report. He…