Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 40 more deaths, 53,133 total recoveries

DHAKA, June 27 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh on Friday recorded 40 more deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 3,868 fresh cases overnight. The recovery count rose to 53,133 after another 1,638 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a top health official said. “Forty more COVID-19 patients died…

Lightning kills at least 107 in India monsoon

PATNA (India), June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 107 people died from lightning strikes in northern and eastern India Thursday, officials said, during the early stages of the annual monsoon season. Some 83 people were killed in the impoverished eastern state of Bihar after being struck by lightning, and another…

Covid-19: Panama sacks health minister as coronavirus cases soar

Rosario Turner PANAMA CITY, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama President Laurentino Cortizo fired his health minister and two other cabinet members over two corruption scandals, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread in the country. Cortizo promoted Deputy Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre in place of the sacked Rosario Turner,…

Kosovo defends ‘just war’ against Serbia after president accused of war crimes

President Hashim Thaci PRISTINA, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As Kosovo President Hashim Thaci rushed home on Thursday  to face accusations of war crimes from the 1990s conflict with Serbia, Kosovars defended the “just war” that paved their path to independence. Thaci was the former political leader of the ethnic Albanian…

India accuses China of amassing troops along border in violation of agreements

Indian soldiers walk at the foothills of a mountain range near Leh, the main city in the Ladakh region NEW DELHI, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has deployed large numbers of troops and weapons along a disputed Himalayan border in violation of bilateral agreements, India’s foreign ministry said, accusing Beijing…

British police say 22 officers hurt in violence at illegal party

Objects were thrown at officers as they tried to disperse crowds attending an unauthorised music event LONDON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-two police officers were hurt during trouble at an unauthorised music event in London overnight where crowds attacked some patrol cars, British authorities said. Parties have been banned during…

Palestine: Hamas says West Bank annexation would be ‘declaration of war’

Palestinian demonstrators clash with the Israeli troops during a protest against Israel’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank GAZA CITY, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank would be a “declaration of war”, Gaza rulers Hamas said, as a UN envoy…

More Yemeni children face malnourishment amid aid shortage, coronavirus: UNICEF

ADEN, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of malnourished children in Yemen could rise to 2.4 million by the end of the year due to a big shortfall in humanitarian funding, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said. A UNICEF report warned of a rise of 20 per cent in…

Update: Europe faces COVID-19 upsurge as cases soar in Americas

A sign that reads, ‘Mandatory to wear a mask on all the site’, is seen at the entrance of the Eiffel Tower PARIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe is facing an upsurge in coronavirus cases, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday, as the disease continued its rampage through the Americas.…

Covid-19: Crowds of sun-seekers spark ‘major incident’ at UK beach

Officials said they had “no choice” but to “instigate an emergency response” BOURNEMOUTH, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An English seaside resort declared a major incident Thursday after thousands of people flocked to the beach on the hottest day of the year so far, despite the threat of coronavirus. Temperatures rose to…