Asia

Indonesia Reports Record Daily COVID-19 Cases At 54,517

JAKARTA, Jul 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday recorded 54,517 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the…

Japanese Gov’t Proposes Record Rise In Minimum Hourly Wage To 8.4 USD

TOKYO, Jul 15 (NNN-NHK) – A panel of the Japanese government, yesterday, proposed a plan to raise the average minimum…

4 Iranians arrested ‘plotting to kidnap US, Canada and UK targets’: US Department of Justice

Iranian-born author Masih Alinejad said she was the target of the plot  WASHINGTON, July 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four Iranian nationals…

Iran Reports 23,371 New COVID-19 Cases, 3,440,400 In Total

TEHRAN, Jul 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday reported 23,371 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s total infections to 3,440,400. The…

Egypt’s Tourism Sector Anticipates Boom When Countries Lift Lockdowns, Travel Bans: Official

by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Egyptian tourism sector recovered by 40 percent amid COVID-19 precautionary measures,…

“Moving Forward” Unveiled As Common Concept Of Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic Ceremonies

TOKYO, Jul 15 (NNN-NHK) – “Moving Forward” has been unveiled, as the common concept of all four opening and closing…

SCO Foreign Ministers Hold Meeting On Afghan Issue

DUSHANBE, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)-Afghanistan contact group, was held…

12 People Including Nine Chinese Nationals Killed In Blast In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 15 (NNN-APP) – The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan strongly condemned a blast that happened yesterday morning, in Pakistan’s…

Cruise Ship Returns To Singapore After COVID-19 Case Found On Board

SINGAPORE, Jul 15 (NNN-CNA) – A cruise ship returned to Singapore, after a COVID-19 case was found on board, the…

COVID: Only Three Out of 8,000 Already In Tokyo For Olympics Tested Positive – IOC

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Only three out of the over 8,000 people who arrived in Japan from July…