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…

53 Taliban Militants Killed, 38 Injured In Afghanistan In One Day: Defence Ministry

KABUL, Jul 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 53 Taliban militants were killed and 38 others wounded, in multiple airstrikes and battles in Afghanistan yesterday, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said today. In eastern Kapisa province, 18 militants were killed and 24 wounded, after Afghan Air Force (AAF) conducted airstrikes in…

Four Drug Traffickers Arrested In Afghanistan: Official

KABUL, Jul 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA), arrested four drug traffickers in three provinces yesterday, an official from the Interior Ministry confirmed, today. “The suspects were arrested in Kabul, Nangarhar and Parwan provinces, and the CNPA confiscated 400 kg of narcotics that included opium, hashish, methamphetamine,…

At Least 15 Killed In Two Landslide Incidents In Mumbai

MUMBAI, Jul 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least 15 people were killed and a few more were feared trapped, in two landslide incidents, in Mumbai’s suburbs this morning, following heavy rains in India’s financial capital. According to the disaster management cell of the city’s civic authority, one of the incidents occurred…

Cambodia Records 30 New COVID-19 Deaths

PHNOM PENH, Jul 18 (NNN-AKP) – The death toll from COVID-19 in Cambodia has surged to 1,106, after 30 new fatalities were reported today, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. The Southeast Asian nation also confirmed 845 new infections, including 315 imported cases, pushing the national total…

New Zealand Reports 10 New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Jul 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported 10 new cases of COVID-19, in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities, said the Ministry of Health in a statement today. The new cases were reported since the ministry’s last update on Friday, while there was no new case of COVID-19 in…

Philippines Logs 6,040 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Exceeds 1.5 Million

MANILA, Jul 18 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday, 6,040 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,502,359. The death toll climbed to 26,598, after 122 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. The Philippines, which…