Israelis Continue Protests Against Netanyahu’s Handling Of Pandemic

JERUSALEM, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of Israelis held several demonstrations across the country, against their prime minister yesterday, with the main protest taking place in Jerusalem, outside the official residence of Benjamin Netanyahu. The protests have been going on for the past few weeks, sparked by what critics see…

Singapore Reports 513 COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, July 26 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 513 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 49,888. Of the new cases, six are imported cases, two are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

India’s Main Opposition Party INC Calls Nationwide Protests Against Main Ruling BJP

NEW DELHI, July 26 (NNN-UNI) – India’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC), decided to organise nationwide protests tomorrow, against the country’s ruling party – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), over the latter’s attempts to “topple” INC-led state governments. Prior to Monday’s protests, the opposition party is organising a…

Hurricane Hanna makes landfall in Texas

HOUSTON, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hanna, the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall in the U.S. state of Texas, on Saturday afternoon, with rain surge and maximum winds of 90 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Centre (NHC). Hanna morphed from a tropical storm into…

Seven Wounded In Shooting In Central California

LOS ANGELES, July 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven people were wounded early Saturday morning, in a shooting in central California, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol reported first that, its units were on a traffic stop, near the area of 4400 Woodward Avenue, in the city of Manteca, when they heard…

Nigeria To Resume Train Services After Months Of Shutdown

ABUJA, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nigeria will resume its train services after months of shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said Saturday. The Abuja-Kaduna rail line, which has been shut down since Mar, to curb the spread of the virus, will resume operations on Wednesday,…

Jordan Orders Closure Of Teachers Association For Two Years

AMMAN, July 26 (NNN-PETRA) – Amman Prosecutor General, Hassan Abdallat, on Saturday, ordered a closure of the Jordan Teachers Association (JTA) and its branches, for two years. He also relieved members of the JTA’s council and central commission from their duties, over criminal and corruption charges. The Prosecutor General, said…

Brazil’s COVID-19 Deaths Top 86,000

SAO PAULO, July 26 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Brazil registered 1,211 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking its total to 86,449, the Ministry of Health announced. Meanwhile, 51,147 new confirmed cases were reported, bringing the nationwide count to 2,394,513, the ministry said. The state of Sao Paulo, the…

Pakistani Security Forces Kill Key BLA Terrorist In Balochistan: Army

ISLAMABAD, July 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s army said last night, its security forces killed a key terrorist of the armed group, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), in southwestern Balochistan province. An army statement said, a major terrorist activity in Balochistan was averted, with the killing of a militant belonging to the…

DPRK Declares State Of Emergency After Kaesong City Reports Suspected COVID-19 Case

PYONGYANG, July 26 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), declared a state of emergency in Kaesong, after the border city reported a suspected case of COVID-19, today. “There happened a critical situation in which the vicious virus could be said to…