Zimbabwe’s Economy Projected To Grow By 5.4 Percent Next Year

HARARE, Jul 21 (NNN-IRIN) – Zimbabwe’s economy is projected to grow by 5.4 percent next year, driven by growth in mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors, the country’s information minister said, yesterday. According to the 2022 budget strategy paper, presented by the Finance Minister, during a cabinet meeting, government revenue is…

Pelosi Aide, White House Official Test Positive For COVID-19

WASHINGTON, Jul 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A senior aide to U.S. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and a White House official, both fully vaccinated, tested positive for COVID-19, after attending an event together, media reported. “Yesterday, a fully vaccinated White House official tested positive for COVID-19, off-campus,” the White House said in…

U.S., Germany Make Progress On Nord Stream 2 Issue

WASHINGTON, Jul 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. State Department said yesterday that, Washington and Berlin had made progress on the contentious issue of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. The 1,230-km gas pipeline, expected to be completed next month, would bring natural gas from Russia to Germany, through the…

World’s First 600 Km/H High-Speed Maglev Train Rolls Off Assembly Line

QINGDAO, Jul 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – China’s new high-speed maglev train, rolled off the production line yesterday. It has a designed top speed of 600 km per hour — currently the fastest ground vehicle available globally. The new maglev transportation system made its public debut in the coastal city of Qingdao,…

Tunisia Receives Aid From Kuwait, Jordan To Combat COVID-19 Pandemic

TUNIS, Jul 21 (NNN-TAP) – Military planes from Kuwait and Jordan, loaded with medical supplies for combating the COVID-19 pandemic, landed in the Tunis Carthage International Airport yesterday, the Tunisian presidency, said. A Kuwaiti plane brought to Tunisia 20 tonnes of oxygen and 400 cylinders, which the country urgently needs,…

10 Killed In Road Accident In Central Nigeria

LAGOS, Jul 21 (NNN-NAN) – Ten people were killed and eight others injured yesterday, in a road accident in Nigeria’s central state of Kwara. The accident occurred on the outskirts of Ilorin, the state capital, yesterday afternoon, when a black commercial Toyota Hiace bus, lost control as a result of…

EU To Create Anti-Money Laundering Authority To Crack Down On Financial Crime

BRUSSELS, Jul 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The European Commission, yesterday, proposed the creation of an anti-money laundering authority, to clamp down on financial crime across the European Union (EU). The proposal is one of a raft of legislative proposals, aimed at strengthening the EU’s rules on combating money laundering and terrorist…

Portugal Signs 141-Million-Euro Investment Contracts

LISBON, Jul 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Portugal signed yesterday, four investment contracts with private companies, that will contribute 141 million euros (166.23 million U.S. dollars) in value to the country’s economy, in addition to creating 500 jobs. The contract was signed between Portuguese-owned Vila Gale and three foreign-owned companies — Joao…

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,”…