Singapore Reports 195 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Jul 21 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 195 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 63,440. The new infections included 182 locally transmitted cases, of which 142 were linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster, and 14 belonged to the KTV…

Japanese PM Confident Of Successful Tokyo 2020

TOKYO, Jul 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, expressed his confidence in successfully delivering the Tokyo Olympics, despite the COVID-19. “Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation is making progress and sometimes backwards, but vaccinations have come. After a long tunnel, an exit is now in our sight,”…

Britain’s Cyberattack Accusation Against China Sheer Fabrication, Slander: Chinese Embassy

LONDON, Jul 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Britain, yesterday expressed grave concern about and strong opposition to the accusation made by the British side against China, over alleged cyberattacks. Responding to a question about a press release by Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which…

Pedro Castillo Declared President-Elect Of Peru

LIMA, Jul 20 (NNN-ANDINA) – The National Elections Jury of Peru, last night, officially declared Pedro Castillo to be president-elect, more than a month after a presidential runoff on Jun 6. The announcement was made by the election board’s highest authority, Jorge Salas Arenas, during a ceremony that took place…

Saudi Says Hajj Season Free From COVID-19 So Far

RIYADH, Jul 20 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that, the Hajj season is so far free from COVID-19 and other contagious diseases, Al Ekhbariay TV reported. The Health Ministry Spokesman, Mohammed Al-Abdulaali, told a press conference that, the health condition of pilgrims is reassuring and there is no Hajj-related…

Israel Launches Missile Attack On Military Sites In Syria’s Aleppo

DAMASCUS, Jul 20 (NNN-SANA) – Israel carried out a missile attack against military sites, in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo, on Monday night, it was reported today. The attack targeted military sites, in the Safira area, in southern Aleppo, the report said. The air defences intercepted most of the…

Biden, Jordan King Discuss Ties, Regional Issues

WASHINGTON, Jul 20 (NNN-PETRA) – U.S. President, Joe Biden, discussed bilateral cooperation and regional issues with visiting King Abdullah II of Jordan yesterday. Before their bilateral meeting, Biden expressed gratitude to King Abdullah II, for his “enduring and strategic relationship with the United States” and “vital leadership in the Middle…

Ariel Henry To Take Over As Haiti’s Prime Minister

SANTO DOMINGO, Jul 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Haiti’s interim prime minister, Claude Joseph, who led the country since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on Jul 7, will step down and hand over power to neurosurgeon, Ariel Henry, the country’s Electoral Affairs confirmed yesterday. Henry and Joseph have been discussing the…

Italy’s Stock Exchange Sees Selloff As Worries About Delta Variant Spook Investors

ROME, Jul 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The blue-chip index on the Italian Stock Exchange closed 3.3 percent lower yesterday, pushed lower by worries that the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus may start to impact the country’s economy. The Milan-based bourse called the losses during the first session of the week…

ADB Downgrades Vietnam’s Economic Growth Forecast To 5.8 Percent In 2021

HANOI, Jul 20 (NNN-VNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), lowered its forecast of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 5.8 percent in 2021, from the previous estimate of 6.7 percent in Apr, citing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country’s economic growth accelerated from 1.8 percent in the…