China Allocates 830 Million Yuan For Disaster Relief

BEIJING, July 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – China channelled 830 million yuan (119.05 million U.S. dollars) from its central budget, to restore water conservancy and agricultural production facilities in flood-hit areas, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday. The funds were allocated to 12 provincial regions, including Jiangxi and Hubei, for post-disaster recovery…

Millions Of Bangladeshis Among Nearly 10 Million South Asians Swamped As Flood Crisis Deepens

DHAKA, July 23 (NNN-BSS) – A natural disaster has been deepening in South Asia, as new figures reveal that nearly 10 million people have been affected by monsoon floods, devastating large areas of India, Bangladesh and Nepal, said International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Wednesday. Jagan…

Japan’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit New Record As Tokyoites Urged To Stay Home

TOKYO, July 23 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo Governor, Yuriko Koike, urged residents of the capital, to refrain from going out unnecessarily, during the upcoming four-day weekend, amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in Tokyo, and as the nationwide daily tally hit a new record. “We have to stop the spread of…

Cambodia Launches New Information Sharing System To Protect Vulnerable Citizens From Floods, Natural Disaster

PHNOM PENH, July 23 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), in cooperation with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), launched a new digital information platform, linking remote sensing technology with vulnerability data, to measure climate disaster risk and impacts in the kingdom. NCDM’s first vice president,…

Two Candidates Shortlisted For Top Post At Bank Of Thailand

BANGKOK, July 23 (NNN-TNA) – Two candidates have been shortlisted to become the next Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor, said the Thai central bank’s selection committee. “The board shortlisted two names as suitable people,” said Rangsan Srivorasart, chairman of the BoT selection committee, adding, he is unable to reveal the…

Singapore Reports 310 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, July 23 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 310 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 48,744. Of the new cases, six are imported cases, seven are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Peru’s COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 13,000

LIMA, July 19 (NNN-ANDINA) – Peru’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 13,187, after 189 more patients died of the disease in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said. Also in the 24-hour period, tests detected 4,090 new cases of infection. The healthcare system has, to date, processed some…

BRICS Bank Lends One Billion USD Loan To Brazil To Mitigate COVID-19 Impact

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 21 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The New Development Bank (NDB) will lend Brazil one billion U.S. dollars, to neutralise the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing total loans to Brazil to four billion dollars, the institution said on Monday. The funds will be given to the…

Mongolia Seizes 109 Dead Marmots

ULAN BATOR, July 21 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolian police seized a total of 109 dead marmots so far this year, which could have spread the bubonic plague, the country’s National Police Agency (NPA) said Monday. The dead marmots were found in 20 vehicles, heading to the capital city of Ulan Bator,…

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…