Indonesian fugitive Djoko Tjandra nabbed in Malaysia

JAKARTA, Aug 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Indonesian fugitive Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra, who has been convicted of corruption, was arrested in Malaysia and brought back to Jakarta on Thursday, after being on the run for 11 years, according to local media reports. Djoko, 68, was said to have been arrested with the cooperation of Malaysian police, who…

Italian-American Automaker FCA Posts Net Losses Of One Billion Euros In Q2

ROME, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Italian-American automaker, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), posted net losses of one billion euros (1.18 billion U.S. dollars), in the second quarter (Q2) this year, the company said, yesterday. FCA said, it shipped 424,000 vehicles worldwide in Q2, down by 63 percent, compared to the same…

Iran’s Top Leader Slams U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

TEHRAN, Aug 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yesterday strongly condemned U.S. sanctions on the Iranian nation as “a grave crime.” “The sanctions the Americans exerted against the Iranian nation are for sure a grave crime,” Khamenei said, in a televised speech on the occasion of the…

Highest Single Day Spike Takes India’s COVID-19 Tally To Over 1.6 Million

NEW DELHI, Aug 1 (NNN-UNI) – India recorded the highest ever single-day spike of 55,078 of fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total tally to 1,638,870, according to the federal health ministry’s latest data. This is the second consecutive day when fresh COVID-19 cases have increased by more than…

COVID-19 kills 197 more Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN, July 31 (NNN-IRNA) — Iran’s Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on ّFriday that some 197 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours. The spokeswoman said that, with the 197 new deaths, the country’s total COVID-19 death toll mounted to 16,766. Some 2,674 new…

Pakistan reports lowest COVID-19 cases since May

ISLAMABAD, July 31 (NNN-ANADOLU) — Pakistan on Friday reported around 900 new coronavirus cases, the lowest daily figure in three months, according to official statistics. With 903 new cases reported over the past 24 hours, the total number of infections to date reached 278,305, with 1,146 of them currently in…

EU imposes first cyber sanctions against N.Korea, Chinese, Russian entities and individuals

SEOUL, July 31 (NNN-YONHAP) — The European Union has imposed its first-ever cyber sanctions against North Korean, Chinese and Russian entities and individuals for their involvement in cyberattacks or attempted cyberattacks against the regional bloc. On Thursday, the EU slapped the sanctions, such as travel bans and the freezing of…

India sees Rafale acquisition as start of new era in capacity

NEW DELHI, July 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India sees its acquisition of French-made Rafale aircraft as the start of a new era for its air force. The first batch of five Rafales arrived on Wednesday at an airbase in Ambala in Haryana state after flying 7,000 km from the Merignac airbase in…

All smiles as Malaysia and Singapore resume RTS

JOHOR BAHRU, July 30 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong take a moment for photo shoot after witnessing the agreement to proceed with the Rapid Transit System (RTS) project between Singapore and Johor Bahru.Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. JOHOR BAHRU, July 30 (NNN-BERNAMA)…

ADB Approves 20 Million USD Grant To Help Samoa Respond To COVID-19

MANILA, July 30 (NNN-PNA) – Asian Development Bank (ADB), today said, it has approved a 20-million-U.S. dollar grant, to help the government of Samoa respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Manila-based bank said, the grant will help fund measures to upgrade Samoa’s health sector and support the government’s economic stimulus…
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