Thailand’s Deputy PM Becomes Leader Of Ruling Palang Pracharath Party

BANGKOK, June 28 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister, Prawit Wongsuwon, was named leader of the Palang Pracharath Party on Saturday. Prawit, who has earlier acted as head of the ruling party’s strategic campaign committee, was given overwhelming votes as the new party leader from the party’s acting executive board.…

One Killed, Four Taken Ill Due To Gas Leak In Factory In India

NEW DELHI, June 28 (NNN-PTI) – One person was killed and four others were taken ill, two of them critically, due to a gas leak inside a factory in the southern Indian state of Andhara Pradesh, officials said. The ammonia gas leaked inside a factory in Nandyala town of Kurnool…

12 People Found With COVID-19 Antibodies In Latest Brunei Survey

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 28 (NNN-BB NEWS) – A serology survey conducted this month, at several selected mosques in Brunei, found 12 cases with COVID-19 antibodies, the country’s Ministry of Health said. According to the ministry, preliminary findings showed that 12 out of 504 participants tested positive for the serology…

India COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 16,095 As Total Cases Reach 528,859

NEW DELHI, June 28 (NNN-UNI) – India’s federal health ministry, this morning said, 410 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 19,906 positive cases, were reported during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 16,095 and total cases to 528,859. This is the biggest…

Singapore PM Calls For Coordinated Global Response Against COVID-19 Pandemic

SINGAPORE, June 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, wrote in a Facebook post today that, a global pandemic requires a coordinated global response, especially in scientific research and government actions. He wrote that Singapore has been doing its part collecting and analysing data on the COVID-19, in…

Singapore Reports 291 New COVID-19 Cases, 43,246 In Total

SINGAPORE, June 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 291 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 43,246. Of the new cases, 97 percent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing. Overall, the number of new…

New Zealand Reports Four New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported four new cases of COVID-19 overnight, said the Ministry of Health, in a statement today. All four cases involve people who have recently returned from overseas and were in managed isolation facilities. These cases bring the number of active COVID-19 cases in…

Russia’s COVID-19 Cases Up 6,852 To 627,646

MOSCOW, June 28 (NNN-TASS) – Russia confirmed 6,852 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 627,646, its coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Saturday. The death toll grew by 188 to 8,969, while 393,352 people have now recovered, including 9,200…

EU Poised To Bar U.S. Travellers As It Reopens In July

WASHINGTON, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The European Union (EU) plans to bar travellers from the United States and some other countries where the COVID-19 outbreak has not been effectively controlled, as the bloc will reopen in July, U.S. media reported. After several rounds of negotiation in recent weeks, EU senior…

UK Man Jailed For Life For Inciting Terror Attacks In Germany

LONDON, June 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – A British man from Newcastle, has been sentenced to life in prison, for preparing others to commit acts of terrorism in Germany and inciting terrorism overseas. Arrested in Dec, 2018, 35-year-old Fatah Mohamed Abdullah, from the Arthur’s Hill area of Newcastle pleaded guilty to assisting…