Handover Ceremony For 4th Batch Of Anti-Epidemic Supplies From China To Laos, Held In Vientiane

VIENTIANE, June 22, (NNN-KPL) – The handover ceremony for the fourth batch of anti-epidemic supplies from the Chinese government to Laos was held here on Friday. A press release from the Chinese embassy in Laos said on Sunday that, Wang Qihui, the economic and commercial counsellor of the Chinese embassy…

36th ASEAN Summit To Be Held Via Video Conference On June 26

HANOI, June 22 (NNN-VNA) – The 36th ASEAN Summit will be held via video conference on June 26, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quoted as saying, on Sunday. As ASEAN’s chair in 2020, Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, will chair the opening session, plenary session and special sessions…

Singapore Reports 262 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, June 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 262 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 42,095. Of the new cases, 97 percent are linked to known clusters, while the rest are pending contact tracing. On Sunday, 718 more cases…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Hits North Vanlaiphai, India

NEW YORK, June 22 (NNN-UNI) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8, jolted 18 km east of North Vanlaiphai, India, at 22:40:52 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 8.88 km, was initially determined to be at 23.1347 degrees north latitude, and…

Serbia Holds Parliamentary Elections Amidst COVID-19 Risk

BELGRADE, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Serbians started casting their ballots Sunday, in the first national elections in Europe, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the ruling Progressives and Socialists as the only parties targeting double-digit results. Regular parliamentary elections in Serbia, along with provincial elections in Vojvodina Province…

Commentary: Washington Should Reflect On Its Double Standards On Human Rights

GENEVA, June 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U N Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution, strongly condemning the continuing racially discriminatory and violent practices, perpetrated by law enforcement agencies, against Africans and people of African descent. The resolution, in particular, denounced police brutality that led to the deaths of U.S.…

WHO Chief Congratulates Premier On Bahraini Doctor’s Day

MANAMA,  June 21 (NNN-BNA): World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, congratulated the Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa on designating Bahraini Doctor’s Day, on the first Wednesday of the month of Nov, and the launch of an award named after the Premier, to honour outstanding Bahraini practitioners in…

UAE Possibly Resumes Study Across General Educational Institutions In Sept, With Restrictions

ABU DHABI, June 21 (NNN-WAM) – The Education and Human Resources Council, at a meeting, chaired by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was briefed on the Ministry of Education’s plan and vision, on the possibility of re-opening educational institutions across the country. Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of…

Five Killed In Taliban Attack In N. Afghanistan: Official

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three police officers and two Taliban militants were killed and 16 people wounded, in a Taliban attack on a district police station in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan, Saturday night, a local official confirmed today. “A batch of Taliban militants stormed Nahrin district police…

New Zealand Reports Two New COVID-19 Cases

WELLINGTON, June 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand reported two new cases of COVID-19 today, making the total case number to 1,161 in the country, Ministry of Health said in a statement. As with the five other cases reported last week, the two new cases were recent arrivals from overseas and…