New Zealand Launches New Ministry For Ethnic Communities

WELLINGTON, Jul 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand launched a new Ministry for Ethnic Communities today, elevating the position of the previous Office of Ethnic Communities, in a move to strengthen ethnic affairs, following the Mar 15 terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques in 2019. “This is the first time in…

Bangladesh Records Highest Single-Day Spike Of 8,822 New COVID-19 Cases

DHAKA, Jul 1 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 8,822 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, the highest single-day count so far, bringing the tally to 913,258, said the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Meanwhile, 115 more deaths were recorded, raising the death toll to 14,503. A total of 35,105 samples were…

India Reports 48,786 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jul 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 30,411,634 today, with 48,786 new cases registered during the past 24 hours. The death toll mounted to 399,459, as 1,005 deaths were recorded since yesterday morning. After recording less than 1,000 deaths for three consecutive days, the death toll…

Iranian President Says U.S. Gov’t Still Follows Trump’s Legacy Against Iran

TEHRAN, Jul 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said yesterday that, the U.S. government still follows anti-Iran economic pressure policy, adopted by former President, Donald Trump. Iran “has been facing an economic terrorism since three years ago. What Trump did against Iran was more a war than sanctions,” Rouhani…

Heatwave Hits Iraq As Temperature Reaches 50 Degrees Celsius

BAGHDAD, Jul 1 (NNN-NINA) – A new heat-wave engulfed Iraq with temperature jumping to above 50 degrees Celsius, in the central and southern provinces, the Iraqi Meteorological Organisation and Seismology said in a statement, yesterday. The maximum temperature in the southern provinces of Basra, Qadisiyah, and Muthanna climbed to 51…

Iranian Navy Kicks Off Military Drill In Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Jul 1 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Navy, yesterday kicked off a military exercise in the Caspian Sea, in the north of the country. The drill, called Sustainable Security 1400, covers an area of about 77,000 square km, in Iran’s territorial waters of the Caspian Sea, according to the Tasnim…

Myanmar Releases Over 2,000 Detainees Across The Country

YANGON, Jul 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar released a total of 2,296 detainees across the country yesterday, according to the figures released by the State Administration Council’s information team. The detainees, including 1,839 men and 457 women, arrested in connection with the protests, were released as a priority batch. A total…

Phuket Reports First Two Cases Of Delta Variant Of COVID-19 Before Reopening

BANGKOK, Jul 1 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Phuket, yesterday, reported its first two COVID-19 cases of Delta variant, just one day before the resort island’s planned reopening to vaccinated foreign visitors without quarantine, from today. In total, five new infections were confirmed yesterday in Phuket, with five others reported Tuesday, according…

India’s Index Of Eight Core Industries Up 16.8 Percent In May

NEW DELHI, Jul 1 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Index of eight core Industries increased by 16.8 percent year on year in May, the country’s federal ministry of commerce and industry said, yesterday. “The combined index of eight core industries stood at 125.8 in May, 2021, which increased by 16.8 percent (provisional)…

Ceramics Found In Indonesia’s Maluku From China’s Qing Dynasty: Archaeologist

JAKARTA, Jul 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – A number of Chinese ceramic shards, found in Indonesia’s Maluku province two years ago, were from China’s Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), an archaeologist said. “During our research, we found a number of ceramic shards, but only two were taken as samples for further analysis. One of…