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…

Peru Reports Over 299,000 COVID-19 Cases

LIMA, July 5 (NNN-ANDINA) – Peru reported 3,481 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the national tally to 299,080, said the Health Ministry on Saturday. The death toll from COVID-19 in the country climbed to 10,412, said the ministry, adding that, a total of 11,273 hospital admissions…

Egypt Airports Received 745 Expats Stranded In Kuwait Over COVID-19

CAIRO, July 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian airports received on Saturday, five flights carrying 745 stranded expatriates returning from Kuwait, over COVID-19 concerns, an Egyptian official said. “The five flights took off later in the day heading to Egypt’s Cairo and Sohag airports,” said Haitham Saad Eddin, spokesman of the Ministry…

Israel’s Border Police Chief Tests Positive For COVID-19

JERUSALEM, July 5 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli border police chief, tested positive for the COVID-19, the police said in a statement on Saturday. The health condition of Yaakov Shabtai is good, the police statement said, adding, an epidemiologic investigation is being conducted, to find out the contacts with him for home…

Iran Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Over Sanctions Amid COVID-19 Fight

TEHRAN, July 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice, against the United States, over effects of sanctions on Iran’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Leila Joneidi, Iran’s presidential aide for legal affairs, said on Saturday. The continuous U.S. sanctions against Iran, at the…

Irish Tourism Revenue Likely To Plunge 75 Percent In 2020: Industry Expert

DUBLIN, July 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Revenue of the Irish tourism sector could fall by close to 75 percent in 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, said a senior member of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) on Saturday. Maurice Pratt, member of the board and former chair…