China Successfully Launches New Ocean Observation Satellite

TAIYUAN, June 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – China successfully sent an ocean observation satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province today. A Long March-2C rocket, carrying the satellite HY-1D, lifted off at 2:31 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the China National Space Administration. The new…

Palestinian PM Urges Germany To Pressure Israel To Withdraw Annexation Plan

RAMALLAH, June 11 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, on Wednesday urged Germany to pressure the Israeli government, to withdraw its plan to annex Palestinian lands. Ishtaye’s remarks came during a three-way online meeting with German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas, and his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi. The…

COVID-19 Outbreak Severely Affects Upward Trajectory Of Pakistan’s Economy

ISLAMABAD, June 11 (NNN-APP) – The outbreak of COVID-19 in Pakistan severely impacted the government’s efforts to stabilise the economy, the Prime Minister Office said here on Wednesday. In a meeting of the National Economic Council, headed by Prime Minister, Imran Khan, it was observed that “upward trajectory of Pakistan’s…

Egypt Reports 1,455 New COVID-19 Cases, 38,284 In Total

CAIRO, June 11 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt reported 1,455 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections registered in the country since mid-Feb to 38,284, said the Health Ministry. COVID-19 daily infections in Egypt have been exceeding 1,000 cases since May 28, with a record 1,536 on May 31. On Wednesday (yesterday),…

Peru’s COVID-19 Cases Top 200,000

LIMA, June 10 (NNN-ANDINA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Peru surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday, less than a month after the virus caseload topped 100,000 in the country. A total of 1,227,691 tests for the virus have been carried out so far, with 203,736 positive cases, the health ministry…

Brunei Reports No New COVID-19 Cases For 33 Straight Days

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 10 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, with the national tally of cases standing at 141, marking the 33rd consecutive day without new cases, since May 7. In relation to the contacts of the cases found to be positive in…

5.7-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, June 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7-magnitude quake jolted Indonesia’s western province of Bengkulu on Wednesday (today), the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake rocked at 11:35 a.m. Jakarta time (0435 GMT), with the epicentre at 28 km southwest of Mukomuko district, and the depth at 24 km…

Death Toll Of Building Collapse In Pakistan’s Karachi Rises To 13

ISLAMABAD, June 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from the collapse of a five-storey residential building in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, rose to 13 on Tuesday morning, police and rescue officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police in District City, Karachi, Muqaddas Haider, told Xinhua that the death toll…

Russia Complains About U.S. Arrogance Towards Its Space Programme

MOSCOW, June 10 (NNN-TASS) – Despite its long-term reliance on Russian spacecraft, the United States does not take the Russian space programme seriously, said Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency. “When our partners finally managed to conduct a successful test on their spacecraft, there were nothing but jokes…

ASEAN Deputy Chief Expects More Trade Between ASEAN, China

by Alex, Liang Hui JAKARTA, June 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – A senior official of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said, proximity has made China and ASEAN close trading partners, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua here, Kung Phoak, deputy secretary-general of ASEAN, noted the…