Singapore Reports 136 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, July 6 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 136 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 44,800. Of the new cases, seven are imported cases, 18 are community cases and the rest are linked to the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Tokyo 2020 Looks To Work Closer With Newly Elected Governor Koike

TOKYO, July 6 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo 2020 President, Yoshiro Mori, said that, the Olympic Games organising committee is looking to work closely with newly elected governor, Yuriko Koike in hosting the delayed games. Mori said, “I hope for even closer collaboration with Governor Koike, as leader of the host city…

Seven People Killed In Factory Blast In North India

NEW DELHI, July 6 (NNN-UNI) – At least seven people were killed and four others injured, in an explosion at a factory in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh yesterday, a local district administration official said. The mishap occurred in the Modi Nagar area of Ghaziabad district. “Seven persons, including…

China Delivers Anti-COVID-19 Medical Aid To Arab League

CAIRO, July 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Cairo-based Arab League received, on Sunday, a batch of anti-COVID-19 medical aid from China. The aid shipment was delivered to Arab League officials, at the pan-Arab organisation headquarters in Cairo, by Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang. “After the eruption of the virus, China…

Iran Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Over Sanctions Amid COVID-19 Fight

TEHRAN, July 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice, against the United States, over effects of sanctions on Iran’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Leila Joneidi, Iran’s presidential aide for legal affairs, said on Saturday. The continuous U.S. sanctions against Iran, at the…

N. Korean state media refrain from criticizing S. Korea for nearly 2 weeks

SEOUL, July 5 (NNN-YONHAP) — North Korea’s state media outlets have refrained from criticizing South Korea for nearly two weeks, after leader Kim Jong-un put military action plans against the South on hold in a surprise about-face after weeks of harsh threats and rhetoric. For the past 12 days, North…

Scoot resumes Singapore-Taiwan flights

TAIPEI, July 5 (NNN-CNA) — Budget airline Scoot resumed flights between Singapore and Taiwan starting Sunday, following a temporary suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Singaporean carrier, which suspended flights destined for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on March 22, will operate one flight a week between the two destinations…

Iran’s COVID-19 Cases Nudge 240,000; Saudi Arabia Records Second Most Cases In Mideast

CAIRO, July 5 (NNN-MENA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases approached 240,000 in Iran on Saturday. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia surpassed Turkey in the tally of infections with nearly 206,000 confirmed cases. Iran, the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East, reported 2,449 new cases, bringing the…

Cross-border haze not expected to occur soon

File photo of a hazy day in Kuala Lumpur at the height of the cross-border haze that hit the region in August/September last year. KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Cross-border haze from east and central Kalimantan, Indonesia is not expected to hit the country soon, said the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).…

North Korea says no need to sit down with US for talks

SEOUL, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea does not feel the need to have talks with the United States, which would be nothing more than “a political tool” for Washington, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Saturday, ahead of a US envoy’s visit to South Korea. Vice Foreign Minister Choe…
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