Indonesia Warned Of Possible Second Wave Of COVID-19 As Restrictions Loosened

by Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, May 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Following a decision made by Indonesia’s Transportation Minister, Budi Karya Sumadi, to allow all passenger transportation modes, the government has been warned of a possible second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. The warning is reasonable as the number of people positive for…

UN Condemns Deadly Shelling In Libya’s Tripoli

TRIPOLI, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), condemned the indiscriminate shelling of the capital, Tripoli, which killed two policemen and one civilian. “UNSMIL is deeply alarmed by the intensification of indiscriminate attacks, at a moment when Libyans deserve to peacefully observe the holy month…

Three Kids Drown In Sand-Dredging Pit In Cambodia’s Capital Suburb

PHNOM PENH, May 9 (NNN-AKP) – Three young children were drowned, in a sand-dredging pit, on the southern outskirts of Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, according to a national police’s report. The accident occurred in the late afternoon of Friday, in Meanchey district, when they got into the water to…

COVID-19 Cases In Indonesia Surpass 13,000

JAKARTA, May 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government, on Friday, announced 336 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the archipelagic country to 13,112. There were also 13 new deaths, taking the total number of fatalities to 943, the government’s spokesperson for the COVID-19-related…

Palestine To Take Measures Against Israel, U.S. Over Annexation Plan: Abbas

RAMALLAH, May 9 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, warned, on Friday, that measures will be taken against Israel and the United States, if Israeli plan of annexing West Bank is implemented. Abbas’ warning was made in a meeting he chaired at his office, in the city of Ramallah, for…

Two Killed, 38 Injured In 5.1-Magnitude Quake Near Iran’s Capital

TEHRAN, May 9 (NNN-IRNA) – At least two were killed in a 5.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Damavand town, 69 km east of Iran’s capital Tehran, in the early hours of Friday morning, the state TV reported. The two victims, a 60-year-old man in the town of Gilavand and a 21-year-old…

Iraq, NATO To Boost Partnership In Combating Terrorism

BAGHDAD, May 9 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), confirmed their willingness to strengthen partnership in combating the Daesh. A statement by his office said, Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, received a phone call from NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, who congratulated al-Kadhimi for taking office,…

Syria Reopens Mosques For Friday Prayers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

DAMASCUS, May 9 (NNN-SANA) – Mosques in Syria reopened on Friday, for the first time since Mar, as part of the government’s plan, to ease the measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the mosques were opened for the Friday prayers only, not for Muslims’ five prayers per day. Workers in…

Egypt Confirms Record 495 Single-Day New COVID-19 Cases, 8,476 In Total

CAIRO, May 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt on Friday confirmed a record 495 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number of infections in the North African country to 8,476. Meanwhile, 21 fatalities were recorded, bringing the death toll in the country to 503, said Khaled Megahed, spokesman of the health…

Spotlight: U.S. Unemployment Surges To Depression-Era Level, Analysts Say It Will Only Get Worse

WASHINGTON, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – New data showed that U.S. employers cut a staggering 20.5 million jobs in Apr, erasing a decade of job gains since the global financial crisis and pushing the unemployment rate to a record 14.7 percent. While this marks the highest level of unemployment since the…