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…

IOC President Bach To Arrive In Tokyo On Jul 8

TOKYO, Jul 1 (NNN-NHK) – IOC president, Thomas Bach, will arrive in Japan on Jul 8, with just over two weeks to go until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The IOC announced on its official website that, Bach will go to Tokyo fully vaccinated, and follow the playbooks’…

Pakistan’s President House Shifts To Green Energy With Installation Of Solar System

ISLAMABAD, Jul 1 (NNN-APP) – A ceremony to convert power supply of the President House of Pakistan to green energy was held here yesterday, to promote the Pakistani government’s vision of protecting the environment for coming generations. The “Green Presidency Initiative” comprises of 1-megawatt (MW) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System, having…

Wellington Lifted From State Of Emergency After Big Waves Hit Coast

WELLINGTON, Jul 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s Wellington has been lifted from a state of emergency, after big waves as high as six metres, hit the capital’s coast yesterday. An Antarctic blast swept through all New Zealand from Tuesday, with freezing weather an snow warnings for most part of the…