Turkish Airlines Extends Suspension Of All Flights Over COVID-19 Concern

ISTANBUL, Apr 29 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY), announced on Tuesday, it extended the suspension of all its domestic and international flights until May 28, over COVID-19 concern. THY said, in an announcement posted on its website, that, “all flights have been suspended until May 28,…

Second Bombing Rocks Syria’s Afrin, After First Killed 40

DAMASCUS, Apr 29 (NNN-SANA) – An explosive device tore through a vehicle in Syria’s northern city of Afrin on Tuesday, after 40 died in the first explosion that rocked the city earlier in the day, a war monitor reported. The second explosion occurred in the Mahmoudiyeh neighbourhood in the city,…

Egypt Sees Daily Record Of 22 Deaths From COVID-19

CAIRO, Apr 29 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt witnessed a record of daily fatalities of COVID-19 with 22 new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the death toll in the country to 359. The Egyptian Health Ministry also confirmed 260 new infections, raising the total COVID-19 cases registered in Egypt to 5,042. Khaled Megahed,…

Global Covid-19 Death Toll Reported To WHO Exceeds 200,000

GENEVA, Apr 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Globally, over 200,000 COVID-19 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO), as of Tuesday, according to the latest WHO figure. The WHO COVID-19 dashboard updated at 16:00 CET (1400 GMT) Tuesday, showed that so far WHO received reports of 2,954,222 confirmed COVID-19…

Singapore Reports 528 New COVID-19 Infections, 14,951 Cases In Total

SINGAPORE, Apr 29 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 528 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 14,951. Of the newly confirmed cases, 10 were detected in the community, seven were work permit holders residing outside dormitories, and 511 were work…

Spotlight: U.S. COVID-19 Cases Top One Million, True Number Of Infections Likely “Much Higher”

WASHINGTON, Apr 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped one million Tuesday afternoon, reaching 1,002,498 as of 1:55 p.m. (1755 GMT), with a total of 57,266 deaths, according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE), at the Johns Hopkins University. New York…

Hillary Clinton Endorses Biden’s Presidential Bid

WASHINGTON, Apr 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Former Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, on Tuesday, endorsed former Vice President, Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s current presumptive presidential nominee. “This is a moment where we need a leader, a president, like Joe Biden,” Clinton said. “I want to add my voice to the…

Italy’s COVID-19 Cases Top 200,000, Death Toll At 27,359

ROME, Apr 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The COVID-19 pandemic claimed 27,359 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 201,505 as of Tuesday, according to the latest data, released by the country’s Civil Protection Department. The death toll on Tuesday was 382, bringing the total…

Brazil Announces New Justice Minister, Head Of Federal Police

RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The Brazilian government announced the appointment of Andre Mendonca, as the country’s new minister of justice and public security, and Alexandre Ramagem, as the new head of the Federal Police. The announcement was made in Tuesday’s edition of the Official Journal, which…

Abdullah Bin Zayed, Malaysian Foreign Minister Review Bilateral Ties, Global Fight Against COVID-19

ABU DHABI, Apr 28 (NNN-WAM) – Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Hishamuddin Hussein, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, today discussed, in a Video Conference call, ties of friendship and joint cooperation between the UAE and Malaysia. Sheikh Abdullah extended greetings…