Seven Killed, Dozens Injured In Building Collapse After Explosion In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jun 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured, in the collapse of a commercial building, after a massive explosion, in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka yesterday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner, Shafiqul Islam, told journalists that “seven people were killed in the…

Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Near 5.39 Million: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, Jun 28 (NNN-ENA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 5,389,915, as of yesterday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said. The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union, said, the death toll from the pandemic…

Egyptian, Jordanian, Iraqi Leaders Meet In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Jun 28 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, held a tripartite meeting with Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and Jordanian King, Abdullah II here yesterday, to enhance economic ties, security cooperation and regional stability. The meeting “is an important message to our people that we are mutually supportive and…

Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant To Restart Operation “Soon”: Atomic Chief

TEHRAN, Jun 27 (NNN-IRNA) – The head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, said yesterrday that, the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was shut down temporarily last week, will enter the circuit in the following days. “The temporary shut-down of the Bushehr nuclear power plant…

Palestine Calls For Int’l Sanctions Against Israel To Stop Anti-Palestinian Policies

RAMALLAH, Jun 27 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine yesterday called for imposing international sanctions against Israel, to stop its policies against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press statement that, it supports an Amnesty International report issued on Thursday…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 30,233,183

NEW DELHI, Jun 27 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 30,233,183 today, as 50,040 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. The death toll increased to 395,751, as 1,258 deaths were recorded since yesterday morning. There are still 586,403 active cases in the…

Mongolia Registers 2,432 New COVID-19 Cases, Two-Month-Old Patient Dies

ULAN BATOR, Jun 27 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia recorded 2,432 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 109,694, the country’s health ministry said today. Meanwhile, 13 more fatalities were reported, including a two-month-old baby, taking the national death toll to 537, said the ministry. Mongolia’s COVID-19…

Bangladesh COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 14,000

DHAKA, Jun 27 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 4,334 new COVID-19 cases and 77 more deaths yesterday, making the tally at 883,138, and death toll at 14,053, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that, 19,262 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, as of…

Two Miners Trapped After Coal Mine Collapses In Rural Colombia

BOGOTA, Jun 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Two miners were trapped yesterday, following the collapse of a coal mine, in a rural area of Colombia’s Boyaca department, authorities said. Edison Aparicio, mayor of the town of Sativasur, said that, the miners’ state of health is unknown. “As far as is known,…

Argentina Registers 18,555 New COVID-19 Cases

BUENOS AIRES, Jun 27 (NNN-TELAM) – Argentina registered 18,555 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 4,393,142, the Ministry of Health reported yesterday. Another 338 deaths were also reported, raising the national death toll to 92,317, the ministry said. The number of people who have recovered from…