Latest: Singapore Reports 322 New COVID-19 Cases, 97 Percent Linked To Known Clusters

SINGAPORE, July 14 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 322 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 46,283. Of the new cases, five are imported cases, 11 are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Sri Lanka To Hold Parliamentary Elections On Aug 5

COLOMBO, July 14 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary elections on Aug 5, the country’s National Election Commission (NEC) announced, after it postponed the crucial polls twice due to restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We couldn’t hold the election before because of COVID-19. We have…

Covid-19: WHO reports record daily increase of 230,000 cases globally

GENEVA, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday (July 12), with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were in the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous WHO…

Prominent Afghan Journalist Dies Of COVID-19

KABUL, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A prominent Afghan journalist died of COVID-19 on Sunday, an independent media safety group protecting reporters’ rights, said today. “Dad Mohammad Onaby, editor-in-chief of (state-run) Islah Daily, passed away of COVID-19 and buried on Sunday,” Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) said in a statement. His…

India Reports Highest Single Day Spike Of 28,701 COVID-19 Cases, Total Nearing 880,000

NEW DELHI, July 13 (NNN-UNI) – India’s federal health ministry, this morning said, 500 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 28,701 positive cases, were reported during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 23,174 and total cases to 878,254. This is said to…

Indonesian Military Conducts Drill Near Border With Malaysia

JAKARTA, July 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian Navy and Air Force carried out a military exercise near the country’s border with Malaysia, local media reported on Sunday. Three warships and a Boeing 737 aircraft were deployed during the two-day military exercise. The exercise focused on a strategy to forge sound…

Four Soldiers, Four Terrorists Killed In Clash In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, July 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan army, said that, four soldiers and four terrorists were killed, in a clash in the country’s northwest tribal district of North Waziristan. A statement from the army’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations, said that, four terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation, against…

Russian jets intercept US spy plane over Sea of Japan

MOSCOW, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russian fighter jets chased away an RC-135 reconnaissance plane belonging to the US Air Force over the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. Russian airspace control detected an air target over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan flying…

COVID-19 Cases In Philippines Reach 56,259 With 2,124 Newly-Reported Cases

MANILA, July 13 (NNN-PNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 56,259, after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,124 more infections. The DOH said today that, the number of recoveries further rose to 16,046, after 2,009 more patients survived the disease. The death toll also…

Recovery Rate Of COVID-19 In Bhutan At Over 90 Percent

THIMPHU, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bhutan’s Ministry of Health reported today that, 76 of the country’s total 82 positive COVID-19 patients, have been declared recovered as of Sunday, pushing the recovery rate to over 90 percent. This brings the total active COVID-19 positive cases in the country to just six.…
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