Egypt’s Tourism Sector Anticipates Boom When Countries Lift Lockdowns, Travel Bans: Official

by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Egyptian tourism sector recovered by 40 percent amid COVID-19 precautionary measures, eyeing further recovery after more countries lift relevant lockdowns and travel bans, said chairman of Egypt’s Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), in a recent interview with Xinhua. “We’ve reached 40 percent…

“Moving Forward” Unveiled As Common Concept Of Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic Ceremonies

TOKYO, Jul 15 (NNN-NHK) – “Moving Forward” has been unveiled, as the common concept of all four opening and closing ceremonies, of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, organisers announced here last night. The Tokyo 2020 organising committee, announced in a statement that, the final preparations are being made for…

SCO Foreign Ministers Hold Meeting On Afghan Issue

DUSHANBE, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)-Afghanistan contact group, was held here yesterday. Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, attended the meeting. Due to the hasty withdrawal of the U.S. and NATO troops, Afghanistan, once again faces challenges, Wang…

UAE Inaugurates Embassy In Tel Aviv After Normalisation Deal

JERUSALEM, Jul 15 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates opened an embassy in Israeli’s financial capital, Tel Aviv yesterday, less than a year after the two countries normalised ties. The venue is located in Israel’s new stock exchange building, in downtown Tel Aviv. At the opening ceremony, new Israeli President,…

12 People Including Nine Chinese Nationals Killed In Blast In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 15 (NNN-APP) – The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan strongly condemned a blast that happened yesterday morning, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, leaving nine Chinese nationals and three Pakistanis dead. At around 7:00 a.m. local time, the shuttle vehicles of the Dasu Hydropower Project, for which a Chinese…

Cruise Ship Returns To Singapore After COVID-19 Case Found On Board

SINGAPORE, Jul 15 (NNN-CNA) – A cruise ship returned to Singapore, after a COVID-19 case was found on board, the Straits Times reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted Annie Chang, Singapore Tourism Board’s director of the cruise, as saying that, a 40-year-old passenger was identified as the close contact of a…

COVID-19 Daily Cases In Cuba Soar As Delta Variant Spreads

by Yosley Carrero HAVANA, Jul 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Cuba has seen an increase in new COVID-19 infections, deaths and hospitalisations, as Delta variant spreads across the country. On Monday, the Caribbean nation logged 6,423 coronavirus cases and 42 additional deaths, taking the national counts to 244,914 and 1,579, respectively. On…

Brazilian President Signs Law Authorising Privatisation Of Eletrobras

BRASILIA, Jul 14 (NNN-CMA) – Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, signed into law yesterday, a bill approved by Congress, that paves the way for the privatisation of state-owned electric utility company Eletrobras, according to the country’s Official Gazette. Among other measures, the regulatory framework will include the issuance of new Eletrobras…

Argentina Reports 20,023 New COVID-19 Cases

BUENOS AIRES, Jul 14 (NNN-TELAM) – Argentina registered yesterday, 20,023 new cases of COVID-19, raising the national count to 4,682,960, the Ministry of Health said. The ministry said, 387 more deaths were reported, bringing the national death toll to 99,640. The number of patients in intensive care units reached 5,199,…

U.S. Budget Deficit Soars To 2.24 Trillion USD In First Nine Months Of Fiscal Year 2021

WASHINGTON, Jul 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. budget deficit soared to 2.24 trillion U.S. dollars, during the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, which ends on Sept 30, the U.S. Treasury Department reported on Tuesday. Federal revenue for the nine-month period ending in Jun rose to 3.05 trillion dollars,…