Update: Iraqi Army’s Helicopter Damaged By Rocket Attack Near Baghdad

BAGHDAD, July 28 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi army’s helicopter was damaged by an attack of three Katyusha rockets, last night, on a military base, housing U.S. forces, near Iraq’s capital Baghdad, the Iraqi military said. The three rockets, which landed on al-Taji Camp, some 20 km north of Baghdad, were…

A Policeman Killed, Two Injured In Blast In Afghan Capital

KABUL, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One policeman was killed and two people were injured, as a blast struck a police van in Afghan capital, Kabul today, police spokesman, Ferdaus Faramarz, said. According to the official, the device was a sticky bomb, which went off at 07:15 a.m. local time, in…

Singapore Reports 469 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, July 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 469 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 50,838. Of the new cases, 15 are imported, two are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers. Of…

COVID-19 Testing In India To Be Ramped Up To One Million Per Day

NEW DELHI, July 28 (NNN-UNI) – Over 500,000 COVID-19 tests are conducted every day in India, and the number would soon be ramped up to one million per day, said Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on Monday, while launching the COVID-19 testing facilities at three labs. The three testing labs…

Indonesia To Allow Some Schools Outside Green Zones To Conduct Offline Learning

JAKARTA, July 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia will allow several schools located outside COVID-19 low risk areas or green zones, to conduct face-to-face learning, along with tight health protocols, an official said. Chief of the Coronavirus Task Force, Doni Monardo, said, many students faced difficulties during online learning, due to poor…

DPRK Leader Says Nuclear Deterrence To Firmly Guarantee National Security

PYONGYANG, July 28 (NNN-KCNA) – Top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, stressed today, the importance of nuclear deterrence, on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the armistice of the 1950-53 Korean War. At the 6th National Conference of War Veterans held here…

Tokyo’s New COVID-19 Cases Drop Below 200-Mark For First Time In Seven Days

TOKYO, July 28 (NNN-NHK) – The Tokyo metropolitan government, said that, 131 new daily COVID-19 cases had been detected in the capital, yesterday, marking the 19th straight day that more than 100 new daily infections had been confirmed. The latest single-day tally, which edged below the 200-mark for the first…

Two Explosions, Fire Hit Air Base In Iraq’s Salahudin

BAGHDAD, July 28 (NNN-NINA) – Two explosions occurred last night which caused a huge fire in an air base in Salahudin Province, north of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, the military said. The explosions came at 11.00 p.m. local time (2000 GMT), at the Majid al-Tamimi air base, previously known as Camp…

Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Rattles Southern Philippines

MANILA, July 28 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter Scale, shook Surigao del Sur province, in the southern Philippines before dawn today, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs), said. The institute said, the quake, which occurred at 1:32 a.m. local time, hit…

Half Of Bangladesh Affected By Devastating Floods, 119 Dead

DHAKA, July 28 (NNN-BSS) – Almost half of Bangladesh remained in the grip of floods, with scores of casualties reported. According to the daily flood situation report of the country’s disaster response coordination centre, the floods have killed 119 people in 21 (out of 64) districts, since June 30. Of…