1,595 New COVID-19 Infections Detected In Qatar, 68,790 In Total

DOHA, June 8 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar’s health ministry, on Sunday, announced 1,595 new infections of COVID-19, increasing the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 68,790. “Some 1,811 people recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 44,338, while three others died, raising the fatalities up to…

540 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In UAE, 38,808 In Total

DUBAI, June 8 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Sunday announced 540 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 38,808. UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention, said in a statement that, the new cases of many nationalities are all in a stable condition…

Two Dead, One Missing As Boat Capsizes In Northern Vietnam

Bodies of the two men aged 26 and 31, were found Monday morning, while a 35-year-old man was still missing, as the boat capsized midnight Sunday, in a section of Chay river in Bac Ha District, the news agency reported. HANOI, June 8 (NNN-VNA) – A boat carrying seven people…

Four Dead, Six Injured In Multi-Vehicles Crash In Northern Philippines

MANILA, June 8 (NNN-PNA) – Four people were killed and six others injured, in a multi-vehicle accident in Benguet province, in the northern Philippines, before dawn today, local police said. Police said, the crash occurred at about 4.00 a.m. along a highway in a village near Tuba town, and directly…

India COVID-19 Deaths Cross 7,000-Mark, Cases Surpass 250,000

NEW DELHI, June 8 (NNN-UNI) – The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in India crossed the 7,000-mark, reaching 7,135 today, as the total number of cases surpassed 250,000, reaching 256,611, said the latest data issued by the health ministry. The ministry’s data said that, 206 new deaths, besides…

People In India Offer Prayers As Religious Places Open After 76 Days

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, June 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – People thronged into places of worship, like temples, mosques, churches, and gurudwaras (for Sikh community) in India, today, as religious places reopened across many states, after 76 days of lock-down due to COVID-19. The reopening of religious places was permitted by…

Beaches At Thailand’s Resort Island, Phuket To Reopen As COVID-19 Cases Subside

BANGKOK, June 8 (NNN-TNA) — Phuket Provincial Governor, Phatkhapong Thaviphat, on Sunday, announced that, Phuket beaches will reopen this Tuesday (tomorrow), as there had not been a single new infection on the island for the past 15 days. “The Phuket provincial communicable diseases committee, assessed the COVID-19 pandemic situation in…

DPRK Leader Chairs Politburo Meeting To Discuss Economic Development

PYONGYANG, June 8 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), presided over a ruling party Political Bureau meeting over the weekend, on issues like developing the country’s chemical industry and building apartments in Pyongyang, state media reported today. The 13th Political Bureau…

U.S. Special Envoy, Pakistani Army Chief Discuss Afghan Peace Process

ISLAMABAD, June 8 (NNN-APP) – U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, met Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Qamar Javed Bajwa, and discussed the peace process in Afghanistan, the Pakistani military said, Sunday night. An army statement said, the U.S. envoy and the Pakistani army chief discussed overall regional…

More Than 6,000 Police Infected With COVID-19 In Bangladesh, 16 Killed

DHAKA, June 8 (NNN-BSS) – As many as 6,206 police personnel, including 1,828 in the capital Dhaka, have now tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 in Bangladesh, with 16 of them dead from the disease, AKM Kamrul Ahsan, public relations officer at Bangladesh Police headquarters, said Sunday. Ahsan said, a…