Jordan Condemns Israeli Decision To Install Elevator In Occupied Jerusalem

AMMAN, June 29 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, on Sunday, condemned an Israeli decision, to install an elevator, linking parts of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem, with the Buraq Wall, which is also known as the Western Wall or Wailing Wall. Expressing Jordan’s rejection to all unilateral Israeli measures, Daifallah…

Palestinian Official Warns Of Possible Collapse Of Palestinian Authority

RAMALLAH, June 29 (NNN-PNN) – The collapse of the Palestinian Authority (PA) would “not be unlikely,” if Israel continues with its measures that are strangling the PA, “politically, as well as, financially,” a senior member of Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Movement, warned on Sunday. Sabri Saidam, a member of…

Peru’s COVID-19 Cases Near 280,000, Deaths Climb To 9,317

LIMA, June 29 (NNN-ANDINA) – The Peruvian Health Ministry reported Sunday, 3,430 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 279,419 with a total of 9,317 deaths. A total of 10,861 people required hospital care, including 1,178 in intensive care units and on ventilators, according to the ministry. The capital…

S.Korea Reports 42 More COVID-19 Cases, 12,757 In Total

SEOUL, June 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 42 more cases of the COVID-19, compared to 24 hours ago, as of 0:00 a.m. Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 12,757. The daily caseload moved roughly between 30 and 60 in recent weeks, due to the continued…

United World Can Defeat COVID-19: Putin

MOSCOW, June 29 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, called on the international community to unite efforts, instead of exchanging accusations in the fight against COVID-19, it was reported Sunday. “In order to effectively combat the pandemic, we need to unite efforts, rather than slap accusations against each other,” said…

Russia’s COVID-19 Cases Top 630,000

MOSCOW, June 29 (NNN-TASS) – Russia confirmed 6,791 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 634,437, its coronavirus response centre said, in a statement Sunday. The death toll grew by 104 to 9,073, while 399,087 people have so far recovered, including 5,735…

New President Of Poland To Be Elected In Run-Off

WARSAW, June 29 (NNN-PPA) – Incumbent Polish President, Andrzej Duda, will meet his main rival, Rafal Trzaskowski, candidate of the main opposition party, Civic Platform (PO), in the run-off of Poland’s presidential elections, according to a poll, published on Sunday night. According to the Ipsos poll, Duda received 41.8 percent…

Over Eight Million In Beijing Receive COVID-19 Tests

Test results from about 7.69 million people have come back so far, said Zhang Qiang, deputy head of the Organisation Department of Beijing Municipal Party Committee. BEIJING, June 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nearly 8.3 million residents of Beijing have received nucleic acid tests, as of Sunday noon, since the resurgence of…

Global COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 500,000: Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 500,000 on Sunday, reaching 500,108, as of 4:33 p.m. (2033 GMT), according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE), at Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the total COVID-19 cases around the world rose to 10,063,319, according to the CSSE.…

Singapore To Permit Resumption Of Tourism Businesses

SINGAPORE, June 29 (NNN-CNA) – The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), said on Sunday that, tourism businesses in Singapore will be permitted to resume operations, at stages, from July 1, beginning with 13 attractions. The authority said, this is part of the resumption of activities in Phase 2, after the Circuit…