“Very Difficult” To Maintain Australia Services After Arrivals Halved: Int’l Airlines

CANBERRA, Jul 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – International airlines claimed, they could be forced to suspend services to Australia, after the government decided to cut arrivals. Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced on Friday that, from Jul 14, the number of international arrivals will be halved, to a little more than 3,000…

S. Korea’s Imported Car Sale Falls 4.2 Percent In Jun

SEOUL, Jul 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s imported car sale fell in single digit last month, marking the first slide this year, industry data showed today. The number of imported vehicles sold here was 26,191 in Jun, down 4.2 percent from the same month of last year, according to the…

Chinese Astronauts Complete First Extravehicular Activities For Space Station Construction

BEIJING, Jul 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese astronauts completed extravehicular activities (EVAs) and returned to the space station core module, Tianhe, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), yesterday. The first EVAs during the construction of the country’s space station were a complete success, the CMSA declared. The Shenzhou-12 spaceship…

UPDATE: Death Toll From Philippine Military Plane Crash Rises To 50, All 96 Accounted For

MANILA, Jul 5 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from the military plane crash in the southern Philippines has risen to 50, the defence department said today. All 96 passengers and crew in the C-130H aircraft that crashed upon landing before noon yesterday, on Jolo island in Sulu province, have been…

COVID-19 Cases Surpass 165,000 In Myanmar

YANGON, Jul 5 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 165,405 yesterday, after 2,318 new confirmed cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. An additional 35 deaths from the pandemic were reported in…

Vietnam Reports 890 New COVID-19 Cases, 19,933 In Total

HANOI, Jul 5 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 890 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, including 876 locally transmitted and 14 imported, bringing the total tally to 19,933. The Ministry of Health said that, among the community cases, 599 were reported in the southern Ho Chi Minh City, 87 in the…

Bangladesh Records Highest Daily COVID-19 Deaths As Outbreak Worsens Amid Strict Lockdown

DHAKA, Jul 5 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh yesterday recorded the highest single-day deaths from COVID-19 at 153, bringing the overall death toll to 15,065, said the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The official data showed 8,661 more confirmed cases were recorded in the country, raising the total tally to…

Delta Variant Of COVID-19 Spreads To Most Of Iran

TEHRAN, Jul 5 (NNN-ISNA) – The Delta variant of COVID-19 has spread to most parts of Iran, including the capital, Tehran. The new variant entered Iran from its eastern and south-eastern borders, triggering a jump in cases, the Iranian national headquarters fighting COVID-19 announced. “Given the highly infectious nature of…

European Bank Supports Jordan’s Private Sector With 100 Million Euros

Amman, Jul 5 (NNN-PETRA) – The European Investment Bank (EIB), said yesterday that, it provided 100 million euros (119 million U.S. dollars), as a line of credit, to support the private sector in Jordan, against the impact of COVID-19, it was reported. The sum was offered to Jordan-Kuwait Bank, that…

Indian Company Gets Manufacturing License For Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Sputnik V

MUMBAI, Jul 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Panacea Biotec, received manufacturing license, to produce Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, the company said yesterday. The license was granted by India’s drug regulator, pursuant to Panacea Biotec’s collaboration with Russian Direct Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund. Earlier in May, the batches of…