India Ramps Up COVID-19 Testing Capacity To 300,000 Tests Per Day

NEW DELHI, June 17 (NNN-UNI) – The federal government said, testing capacity for detecting COVID-19 in infected people in the country was continuously being ramped-up. The government said, so far 5.9 million tests have been conducted and during the past 24 hours, 154,935 samples were tested. “The country now has…

Russia Adds 8,248 COVID-19 Cases, Total At 545,458

MOSCOW, June 17 (NNN-TASS) – Russia added 8,248 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 545,458, the country’s coronavirus response centre said in a statement, Tuesday. The death toll rose by 193 to 7,248, while 294,306 people have recovered, including 9,767 over the last 24 hours,…

Turkey, Italy Hold Maritime Training In Mediterranean

ANKARA, June 16 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Italian and Turkish navies, conducted joint maritime training in the Mediterranean, the Turkish defence ministry announced on Monday. “Italian and Turkish submarines, conducted maritime training in the Mediterranean. Two Navies, having the most effective submarine force in the Mediterranean, continue to improve the interoperability with…

Israel Strikes Hamas Sites In Gaza: Army

JERUSALEM, June 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Israel’s military said, war jet and tanks, on Monday night, attacked sites in the Gaza Strip, belonging to Hamas, citing an earlier rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave. A military spokesperson said, an aircraft hit a “Hamas infrastructure, used for underground activity in the southern…

Saudi-Led Coalition Intercepts Bomb-Laden Drones Launched Towards Asir

RIYADH, June 16 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi-led coalition, involved in a war in Yemen, on Monday, intercepted several bomb-laden drones launched towards Saudi Arabia’s southwestern city of Asir. The coalition spokesperson, Turki Al Maliki, revealed that Houthi militia had targeted the kingdom with 357 drones. He said that the drones…

Jordan Takes Measures To Restore Tourism Amid COVID-19

AMMAN, June 16 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan, on Monday, took several measures to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on the tourism sector. Under the new decisions, sales tax on the tourism sector was reduced from 16 percent to eight percent, and the government allocated 150 million dinars (around 210 million U.S.…

Brazil Reports 627 More COVID-19 Deaths, 20,647 New Cases

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 16 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Brazil reported Monday that, its COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 43,959, as 888,271 people have tested positive for the coronavirus nationwide. In the past 24 hours, the disease claimed 627 lives, and 20,647 new infections were detected, according to the Brazilian…

Peru’s President Unveils Job Creation Scheme

LIMA, June 16 (NNN-ANDINA) – Peruvian President, Martin Vizcarra, on Monday, unveiled a plan to restart the economy and create jobs, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Called “Peru Takes Off,” the plan focuses on four key sectors and seeks to generate more than one million jobs, by promoting infrastructure building. It…

Six Killed, 10 Injured As Fire Erupts In Passenger Van In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, June 16 (NNN-APP) – Six people were killed and 10 others injured, when fire erupted in a van travelling at a motorway in Faisalabad district of Pakistan’s east Punjab province on Monday, local media reported. The incident happened when the van’s engine heated up, due to technical fault, Dunya…

National Pride In U.S. Falls To Record Low: Gallup

WASHINGTON, June 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – American pride continued its downward trajectory, reaching the lowest point in two decades, according to a Gallup survey released on Monday. A majority of adults, 63 percent, still said, in the new poll, that, they are either “extremely” or “very” proud to be Americans. However,…