Thailand Reopens 37 Border Checkpoints For Cross-Border Cargo Transport

BANGKOK, June 30 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand will reopen checkpoints on the border with all neighbouring states, to resume cross-border cargo transport and trading from July 1, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), chaired by Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha. CCSA decided to reopen a total of 37 checkpoints…

Nine Bodies Found In Mass Graves In Libya’s Tarhuna: Official

TRIPOLI, June 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nine additional unidentified bodies were recovered inside mass graves, in the city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of Tripoli, said a local official. The new finding brought the total number of recovered bodies to 19, since the the Libyan General Authority for Research and…

Nine Killed In Airstrikes On Iranian-Backed Forces In Eastern Syria In 24 Hours

DAMASCUS, June 29 (NNN-SANA) – Fresh airstrikes targeted Iranian-backed forces in eastern Syria on Sunday, killing nine, a day after similar strikes hit the same area, a war monitor reported. The airstrikes targeted positions of Iranian-backed forces in the desert region, in the countryside of al-Bukamal city in the eastern…

Hezbollah Supporters Protest Against U.S. Envoy Over Diplomatic Spat

BEIRUT, June 29 (NNN-NNA) – A number of Hezbollah supporters protested on Sunday, in Dahie, Beirut’s southern suburbs, against the U.S. ambassador in Lebanon, for her remarks blaming Hezbollah for the economic crisis in the country. The envoy, Dorothy Shea, announced earlier this week that, Hezbollah stands behind the economic…

Jordan Condemns Israeli Decision To Install Elevator In Occupied Jerusalem

AMMAN, June 29 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, on Sunday, condemned an Israeli decision, to install an elevator, linking parts of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem, with the Buraq Wall, which is also known as the Western Wall or Wailing Wall. Expressing Jordan’s rejection to all unilateral Israeli measures, Daifallah…

Palestinian Official Warns Of Possible Collapse Of Palestinian Authority

RAMALLAH, June 29 (NNN-PNN) – The collapse of the Palestinian Authority (PA) would “not be unlikely,” if Israel continues with its measures that are strangling the PA, “politically, as well as, financially,” a senior member of Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Movement, warned on Sunday. Sabri Saidam, a member of…

Peru’s COVID-19 Cases Near 280,000, Deaths Climb To 9,317

LIMA, June 29 (NNN-ANDINA) – The Peruvian Health Ministry reported Sunday, 3,430 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 279,419 with a total of 9,317 deaths. A total of 10,861 people required hospital care, including 1,178 in intensive care units and on ventilators, according to the ministry. The capital…

S.Korea Reports 42 More COVID-19 Cases, 12,757 In Total

SEOUL, June 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 42 more cases of the COVID-19, compared to 24 hours ago, as of 0:00 a.m. Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 12,757. The daily caseload moved roughly between 30 and 60 in recent weeks, due to the continued…

United World Can Defeat COVID-19: Putin

MOSCOW, June 29 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, called on the international community to unite efforts, instead of exchanging accusations in the fight against COVID-19, it was reported Sunday. “In order to effectively combat the pandemic, we need to unite efforts, rather than slap accusations against each other,” said…

Russia’s COVID-19 Cases Top 630,000

MOSCOW, June 29 (NNN-TASS) – Russia confirmed 6,791 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 634,437, its coronavirus response centre said, in a statement Sunday. The death toll grew by 104 to 9,073, while 399,087 people have so far recovered, including 5,735…