Tokyo Olympics Should “Definitely” Take Place, Even Without Fans, Says Japan’s LDP Executive

TOKYO, July 27 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo might host the Olympic Games behind closed doors, should the COVID-19 pandemic not be contained by the summer of 2021, said an executive of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Japan’s JIJI Press quoted the LDP executive, who is “close” to Japanese Prime Minister,…

S. Korea Reports 25 More Covid-19 Cases, 14,175 In Total

SEOUL, July 27 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 25 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,175. The daily caseload fell below 30 in a week, but it continued to grow in double digits due to small…

Jordan, WFP Sign 700-Million-USD-Agreement To Support Vulnerable Jordanians, Refugees

AMMAN, July 27 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan signed an agreement yesterday, with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) worth 700 million U.S. dollars, to provide support to vulnerable Jordanians and refugees in the country. Under the agreement, food and cash assistance will be provided to one million vulnerable Jordanians and…

Tourist Visa Holders On Extended Stay Told To Leave Thailand By Sept 26

BANGKOK, July 27 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Immigration Bureau, on Sunday, issued an advisory saying that, all foreigners with transit or tourist visas or visa on arrival (VoA), whose stay in Thailand was extended due to the COVID-19 outbreak, must leave Thailand by Sept 26. The Thai cabinet recently approved…

Uzbekistan Extends COVID-19 Lock-down Measures Till Aug 15

TASHKENT, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan extended lock-down measures till Aug 15, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the country’s coronavirus commission said yesterday. The Central Asian nation introduced a second lock-down from July 10 to Aug 1, closing all markets other than food markets, cafes and restaurants, as well…

Singapore Reports 481 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Over 50,000

SINGAPORE, July 27 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 481 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 50,369. Of the new cases, four are imported cases, five are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Some Syrians Achieve Self-Sufficiency Through Farming On Rooftops

by Hummam Sheikh Ali SWEIDA, July 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Trailing his hands over their soft green tips, Ziad Thabet looks with pride at the vegetables he planted on his rooftop, as part of his efforts to achieve self-sufficiency, amid soaring prices in the markets. Like most Syrians, the retiree felt…

10 Dead, Nearly 1.5 Million People Affected By Floods In India’s Bihar State

NEW DELHI, July 27 (NNN-UNI) – At least 10 people were killed and nearly 1.5 million people were affected by floods, in 11 districts in India’s eastern state of Bihar, the state disaster management department said. Darbhanga is the worst-affected district, as 536,000 people have either been displaced or are…

Tanzanians Pay Tribute To Former President Mkapa

DAR ES SALAAM, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Tanzanians, yesterday, paid tribute to the country’s late former president, Benjamin Mkapa, who died at the age of 81. At Uhuru Stadium, in the country’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzanians from all walks of life came to pay their last respects. The…

Heavy Rain Affects Over Eight Million People In China’s Anhui

HEFEI, July 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Heavy rain has affected more than 8.4 million people in east China’s Anhui Province, local authorities said. Continuous downpours led to the evacuation of some 1.12 million people, and caused direct economic losses of nearly 33 billion yuan (about 4.7 billion U.S. dollars), as of…