Brazil’s COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 50,000

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 22 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 climbed to 50,617, after 641 patients died in the previous 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Over the same period, tests detected 17,459 new cases of infection, raising the total to 1,085,038. The rates of infection…

UK COVID-19 Deaths Rise To 42,632 As Another 43 Patients Die

LONDON, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Another 43 COVID-19 patients died in Britain, as of Saturday afternoon, bringing the total death toll to 42,632, the British Department of Health and Social Care said Sunday. As of Sunday morning, 304,331 people have tested positive for the disease in Britain, a daily increase…

Turkey’s COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 5,000, Total Cases Climb To 187,685

ANKARA, June 22 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 1,192, and 23 more people died, taking the death toll to 4,950, Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said on Sunday. The total number of confirmed cases stood at 187,685, the minister said. Meanwhile, 1,412 patients recovered in the last…

Serbia’s Ruling Coalition Achieves Record Election Victory: Preliminary Results

BELGRADE, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Coalition around the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), led by Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, achieved a landslide victory at the parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK). Preliminary results showed, the coalition around the SNS won 63.35 percent of votes, while smaller…

UK Stabbing Declared “Terrorist Incident”

LONDON, June 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Britain’s counter-terrorism police, said, the stabbing incident taking place in southern England’s town of Reading on Saturday night, “has now been declared a terrorist incident.” “Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South East, have been working closely with Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Department, throughout the…

Flying Cars Set To Race In Australian Outback

CANBERRA, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A start-up announced, it will hold flying car races in the South Australian outback before the end of 2020. Airspeeder, which is based in South Australia and London, developed flying cars that use drone technology to hover and manoeuvre. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Airspeeder co-founder,…

Vietnam Records No New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, June 22 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 infection on Sunday, with its total confirmed cases remaining at 349 with zero deaths so far, according to its Ministry of Health. Meanwhile as many as 327 patients have recovered from the disease, according to the ministry. Vietnam…

U.S. Suspends Issuing Visas To Lao Citizens: Lao Official

VIENTIANE, June 22 (NNN-KPL) – The Consular Department, under Lao Ministry for Foreign Affairs, issued an official notice, to inform the general public that the U.S. government has suspended the issuance of visas to Lao citizens, local daily, Vientiane Times, reported today. The Consular Department received an official notification from…

DPRK To Send Millions Of Leaflets To South Korea In Retaliation: Media

PYONGYANG, June 22 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), will soon distribute 12 million leaflets to South Korea, “to make them pay dearly for their crime,” it was reported today. “As of June 22 (today), various equipment and means of distributing leaflets, including over 3,000 balloons of…

Three Militants Killed In Indian-Controlled Kashmir Gunfight

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 22 (NNN-UNI) – Three militants were killed Sunday, in a fierce gunfight with government forces, in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. The gunfight broke out in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. “In a gunfight that broke out here at Zadibal-Soura area, three militants…