India Reports Highest Single Day Spike Of 28,701 COVID-19 Cases, Total Nearing 880,000

NEW DELHI, July 13 (NNN-UNI) – India’s federal health ministry, this morning said, 500 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 28,701 positive cases, were reported during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 23,174 and total cases to 878,254. This is said to…

Indonesian Military Conducts Drill Near Border With Malaysia

JAKARTA, July 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian Navy and Air Force carried out a military exercise near the country’s border with Malaysia, local media reported on Sunday. Three warships and a Boeing 737 aircraft were deployed during the two-day military exercise. The exercise focused on a strategy to forge sound…

Four Soldiers, Four Terrorists Killed In Clash In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, July 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan army, said that, four soldiers and four terrorists were killed, in a clash in the country’s northwest tribal district of North Waziristan. A statement from the army’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations, said that, four terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation, against…

COVID-19 Cases In Philippines Reach 56,259 With 2,124 Newly-Reported Cases

MANILA, July 13 (NNN-PNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 56,259, after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,124 more infections. The DOH said today that, the number of recoveries further rose to 16,046, after 2,009 more patients survived the disease. The death toll also…

Recovery Rate Of COVID-19 In Bhutan At Over 90 Percent

THIMPHU, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bhutan’s Ministry of Health reported today that, 76 of the country’s total 82 positive COVID-19 patients, have been declared recovered as of Sunday, pushing the recovery rate to over 90 percent. This brings the total active COVID-19 positive cases in the country to just six.…

5.0-Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Sumatra

HONGKONG, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0, jolted northern Sumatra, Indonesia, at 00:58:46 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 35.0 km, was initially determined to be at 5.1447 degrees north latitude, and 94.201 degrees east longitude.– NNN-XINHUA

Floods In Bangladesh Affect Over 1.3 Million People

DHAKA, July 13 (NNN-BSS) – According to disaster management authorities, over one million people across 13 districts have been affected by flooding in Bangladesh since late June. Flooding hit several northern districts of the country in late June, after heavy rain in the country and in river catchments in neighbouring…

Five Daesh Suicide Bombers, Two Security Members Killed In Raid Near Baghdad

BAGHDAD, July 13 (NNN-NINA) – Five Daesh suicide bombers and two security members were killed, when Iraqi forces and U.S.-led coalition aircraft attacked a Daesh hideout near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Acting on intelligence reports, an Iraqi force, affiliated with the intelligence service, surrounded a Daesh hideout housing five suicide…

China’s Largest Freshwater Lake Sees Record Water Rise

JIANGXI, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The water level of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi, China, has risen to the highest level since modern records began. Poyang Lake is China’s largest freshwater lake. At midnight Saturday, water level at Xingzi hydrological station, at the lake, exceeded 22.52 metres, which was the highest…

Bolivian Senate President Tests Positive For COVID-19

LA PAZ, July 12 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – President of the Bolivian Senate, Monica Eva Copa, said that, she was infected with COVID-19. “I am informing Bolivia that my COVID-19 tests turned out to be positive. I am following the epidemiological protocols and will remain in isolation for the necessary time.…