COVID-19 Cases In Israel Nudge 30,000

JERUSALEM, July 6 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli health ministry, reported 788 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising the total number in the country to 29,958. Meanwhile, the death toll increased from 330 to 331, while the number of patients in serious condition increased from 84 to 86, out of 333…

UAE Announces Broad Gov’t Reshuffle Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

DUBAI, July 6 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced a broad government reshuffle on Sunday, merging several ministries and departments, and appointing new economy and industry ministers. The restructuring was announced by UAE Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on his official Twitter account. The move…

Two Killed, Seven Missing As Ship Capsizes In Waters Off Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, July 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were killed and seven others went missing, as a ship went down in waters off East Nusa Tenggara province, in the central part of Indonesia on Sunday, a top rescuer said. The ship, named KM Kasih 25, carrying 28 people, sank in Fakuafu…

Brunei Retains High-Income Economy Status: Report

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 6 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei maintains its high-income economy status, according to the World Bank’s latest report. The World Bank classifications have put Brunei with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of 32,230 U.S. dollars, which is second highest in Southeast Asia after Singapore (59,590…

Fiji Reports One New COVID-19 Case

SUVA, July 6 (NNN-SPI NEWS) – Fiji confirmed today, one new COVID-19 case, one month after the island nation declared it was free of the virus. Fiji’s Acting Permanent Secretary for the Health Ministry, James Fong, announced today that, a 66-year-old man, who returned from India on Saturday, tested positive…

Four Naxal Rebels Killed In Gunfight In India’s Odisha

NEW DELHI, July 6 (NNN-PTI) – Four Naxal rebels were killed Sunday in a gunfight in India’s eastern state of Odisha, police said. The gunfight erupted inside the forest area in Tumudibandha of Kandhamal district, about 256 km west of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. “Today a gunfight broke…

Singapore Reports 136 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, July 6 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 136 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 44,800. Of the new cases, seven are imported cases, 18 are community cases and the rest are linked to the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Tokyo 2020 Looks To Work Closer With Newly Elected Governor Koike

TOKYO, July 6 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo 2020 President, Yoshiro Mori, said that, the Olympic Games organising committee is looking to work closely with newly elected governor, Yuriko Koike in hosting the delayed games. Mori said, “I hope for even closer collaboration with Governor Koike, as leader of the host city…

Seven People Killed In Factory Blast In North India

NEW DELHI, July 6 (NNN-UNI) – At least seven people were killed and four others injured, in an explosion at a factory in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh yesterday, a local district administration official said. The mishap occurred in the Modi Nagar area of Ghaziabad district. “Seven persons, including…

China Delivers Anti-COVID-19 Medical Aid To Arab League

CAIRO, July 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Cairo-based Arab League received, on Sunday, a batch of anti-COVID-19 medical aid from China. The aid shipment was delivered to Arab League officials, at the pan-Arab organisation headquarters in Cairo, by Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang. “After the eruption of the virus, China…