Indonesian President To Impose Sanctions On COVID-19 Protocol Violations

By Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, Aug 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, ordered heads of regional administrations, to set up policies to prevent further COVID-19 transmission and impose sanctions on violations against the health protocols. The order was made under the Presidential Instruction Number 6 of 2020, issued on Tuesday…

COVID-19 cases in Americas surpass 10 mln: WHO

GENEVA, Aug 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Americas has crossed the 10 million mark, accounting for over half of the global tally, according to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. As of 10 a.m. CET (0800 GMT) on Friday,…

New Zealand: Prime Minister Ardern kicks off election campaign after taming virus

AUCKLAND, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Zealand Prime Minister JacindaArdern kicked off her Labour Party’s election campaign Saturday riding high in the opinion polls after a successful response to the coronavirus outbreak. Ardern’s popularity as preferred prime minister — often referred to as“Jacindamania” — topped 60 percent in the latest…

Army officer, 5 militants killed in clashes in western Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — An Afghan national army officer and five militants were killed during clashes in Afghanistan’s western province of Badghis, the country’s Ministry of Defense confirmed on Saturday. “On Friday evening, the Taliban insurgents tried to attack Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) position in Bala…

US blacklists Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, other officials

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the territory’s current and former police chiefs and eight other top officials for what Washington says is their role in curtailing political freedoms in the territory. The sanctions…

Afghan grand assembly gathers to decide fate of Taliban prisoners

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a consultative grand assembly, known as Loya Jirga, in Kabul KABUL, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Afghan elders, community leaders and politicians gathered to debate whether the government should release 400 hard-core Taliban prisoners, a move that would likely quickly clear the path…

Covid-19: UK ‘will not hesitate’ to add nations to quarantine list

LONDON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The UK “will not hesitate” to add more countries to its travel quarantine list in order to protect public health, the chancellor has said. Rishi Sunak told Sky News “there is always the risk of disruption” to holidays during the coronavirus pandemic. Arrivals to the UK from Belgium, the…

Update: 18 dead after Air India plane breaks in two at Calicut

The plane reportedly overshot the runway upon landing amid heavy rain  KERALA (India), Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —An Air India Express plane with 190 people on board has crashed at an airport in the southern state of Kerala, killing at least 18 people, officials say. The Boeing 737, en route from Dubai,…

China wants ‘unpredictable’ Trump to lose election as Russia supports him: US intelligence

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has boosted its efforts to influence the US presidential election in November and wants President Donald Trump to lose because it sees him as “unpredictable,” a top US intelligence official said. “We assess that China prefers that President Trump — whom Beijing sees as…

TikTok threatens legal action in US over Pres Trump order

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Video-sharing app TikTok threatened to take legal action in US courts against Pres Donald Trump’s executive order banning anyone under US jurisdiction from doing business with the company’s owner ByteDance. “We will pursue all remedies available to us in order to ensure that the rule…
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