Approval Rate For Japanese Cabinet Decreases To All-Time Low Of 35.9 Percent Ahead Of Olympics

TOKYO, Jul 19 (NNN-NHK) – The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet, decreased to 35.9 percent, hitting the bottom, since he took office last year, a Kyodo News poll reviewed yesterday. The poll showed signs of public discontent with the government’s determination to hold the Tokyo Olympic…

Israel Reports 567 New COVID-19 Cases

JERUSALEM, Jul 19 (NNN-PNN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health reported 567 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the tally in the country to 851,508. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Israel increased to 6,598, the highest since Apr 3. The death toll from the virus in Israel rose by two…

Egypt Condemns Violations By “Israeli Extremists” Against Al-Aqsa Mosque

CAIRO, Jul 19 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt yesterday, condemned “renewed violations by Israeli extremists” against the al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied East Jerusalem. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry affirmed Egypt’s complete rejection of these violations, while repeating a warning against harming the al-Aqsa Mosque, which enjoys a great position…

Philippine Poll Body Forbids Baby-Kissing, Shaking Hands In Coming Campaign Trail

MANILA, Jul 19 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine politicians will have to innovate their ways for public displays of affection, in the coming election campaign trail, due to COVID-19. The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) is crafting new election guidelines for next year’s presidential elections, which effectively jettisoned ingrained features of political…

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1.1 Million

DHAKA, Jul 19 (NNN-BSS) – More than 1.1 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Bangladesh as of yesterday. The country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reported 11,578 new COVID-19 cases and 225 more deaths yesterday, making the tally at 11,03,989 and death toll at 17,894. The official…

Nepal’s New PM Wins Vote Of Confidence

KATHMANDU, Jul 19 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s new Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, won a vote of confidence at the House of Representatives yesterday, which will enable him to stay in the position till the next general election. Deuba garnered 165 votes in the 271-member chamber of parliament, more than the…

China, Egypt Mark Joint Production Of One Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses In Egypt

ALAMEIN, Jul 19 (NNN-MENA) – Visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, yesterday attended a ceremony marking the joint production of one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, in Egypt. The ceremony was held during Wang’s official visit to Alamein, a coastal city…

West Bank Markets Mired In Depression Ahead Of Eid Al-Adha

RAMALLAH, Jul 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Just days ahead of Eid al-Adha, one of the most important festivals for Muslims in a year, the markets in the West Bank are still seeing no sign of a business boom. On one side, business owners have to increase the prices of their livestock…

OPEC+ Countries Agree To Boost Oil Production

VIENNA, Jul 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC countries, known as OPEC+, agreed in an online meeting yesterday, to boost oil production by 400,000 barrels a day as demand increases. OPEC and its non-OPEC allies also reached a deal to phase out the…

Four Soldiers Killed In Daesh Attack In Northern Iraq: Police

BAGHDAD, Jul 18 (NNN-NINA) – Four Iraqi soldiers were killed yesterday, in an attack by militants of the extremist Daesh group, in the northern province of Kirkuk, a provincial police source said. The attack took place in the morning, when the Daesh militants opened fire on an army outpost, in…