Five Killed In Taliban Attack In N. Afghanistan: Official

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three police officers and two Taliban militants were killed and 16 people wounded, in a Taliban attack on a district police station in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan, Saturday night, a local official confirmed today. “A batch of Taliban militants stormed Nahrin district police…

New Zealand Reports Two New COVID-19 Cases

WELLINGTON, June 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand reported two new cases of COVID-19 today, making the total case number to 1,161 in the country, Ministry of Health said in a statement. As with the five other cases reported last week, the two new cases were recent arrivals from overseas and…

COVID-19 Cases Surpass 400,000, Deaths Cross 13,000-Mark In India

NEW DELHI, June 21 (NNN-UNI) – The number of COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 400,000 mark today (Sunday), reaching 410,461, as the total deaths due to the virus crossed the 13,000-mark, reaching 13,254, said the latest data, released by the health ministry.– NNN-UNI

Rasuwagadhi-Kerung Border Point Between Nepal, China Likely To Reopen Next Week

KATHMANDU, June 21 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Rasuwagadhi-Kerung (Geelong) border point, between Nepal and China, is likely to reopen within a week after the closure for about five months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepali officials said. It is one of the two main border points for international trade between the…

Covid-19: Pandemic accelerating with Americas worst, warns WHO

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Chief of World Health Organization(WHO) GENEVA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, with Thursday’s 150,000 new cases the highest in a single day, and nearly half of them in the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.“The world is in a new and dangerous…

UN condemns systemic racism – without naming US

GENEVA, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s top human rights body condemned discriminatory police brutality and demanded a report on “systemic racism”, but rights groups accused Washington of wielding pressure to strip out any mention of the United States in the resolution. The UN Human Rights Council’s 47 members approved…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, June 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. With some 2,500,091 cases including 192,158 deaths, Europe is the worst affected continent while Latin America now has the fastest growing outbreak. Europe chalks up more than 2.5 million cases, making it the worst-affected…

IRGC Vows Support For Palestinian “Resistance” Movement

TEHRAN, June 21 (NNN-TASNIM) – Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), on Saturday, assured to continue to support the Palestinian “resistance forces.” Brigadier General Esmaeil Qa’ani, also urged the Palestinian resistance movements, to continue their struggle to “liberate al-Quds (Jerusalem).” Qa’ani assured that, he…

Iran Expresses Concern Over Test Of Nuclear Ballistic Missile By France

TEHRAN, June 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, expressed concern over the test launch of a nuclear ballistic missile by France. The Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, described the launch of a new generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of carrying nuclear warheads by the French Navy, as “incompatible with…

Singapore Committed To Free Flow Of Goods, Services And Capital: Deputy PM

SINGAPORE, June 21 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore will remain committed to the free flow of goods, services, capital, data, ideas and talent, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Heng Swee Keat. He made the remarks while outlining three ways that the government will help businesses and workers thrive in the…
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