COVID-19 Cases In Indonesia Pass Two-Million Mark

JAKARTA, Jun 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia registered more than two million cases of COVID-19 yesterday, since the first case was confirmed in the country, in Mar last year. The country’s Health Ministry said, the COVID-19 cases across the country rose by 14,536, within the past 24 hours to 2,004,445, the…

Malaysia Focusing On Increasing Renewable Energy Capacity

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is focusing on its power generation plan with a target of 31 per cent renewable energy (RE) in its installed capacity in 2025 and 40 per cent in 2035, as its energy transition plan until 2040. The Energy and Natural Resources Ministry (KeTSA),…

COVID: Almost 400,000 Sporadic Cases From Jan 1 To June 19 – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — A total of 398,846 COVID-19 infections out of the 578,105 reported in the country from Jan 1 to June 19 this year were sporadic cases, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. The states with the highest number of sporadic infections were Selangor with…

Tokyo Olympic Spectator Cap Set At 10,000 People Per Venue

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of spectators for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to begin on July 23, will be capped at 50 per cent of venue capacity, up to a maximum of 10,000 people per venue, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday. Students under the…

New Australian Deputy PM Adds Uncertainty To 2050 Net Zero Emissions Target

CANBERRA, Jun 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government says, net zero emissions by 2050 remains its preference, but the new Deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce, as a climate change skeptic, casts a shadow over the issue. Joyce was yesterday returned as deputy PM, after defeating incumbent Michael McCormack, in a…

Vietnamese Capital To Reopen In-Store Services Of Restaurants, Hair Salons

HANOI, Jun 22 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, allowed local restaurants, cafes and hair salons to reopen in-store services, as the latest wave of COVID-19 infections in the city had subsided. According to a circular released by the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee, last night, in-store services of the venues…

Sri Lanka Temporarily Lifts Nationwide Travel Restriction

COLOMBO, Jun 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan authorities yesterday temporarily lifted a nationwide travel restriction, imposed in May, to allow essential work of people. Army Commander and Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak, Gen. Shavendra Silva, told Xinhua that, the country-wide travel restriction was…

Singapore Reports 16 New COVID-19 Cases, 62,430 In Total

SINGAPORE, Jun 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 16 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally to 62,430. Among the new cases, 13 are in the community and three are imported. Also yesterday, 28 more recovered COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities,…

No Scientific Evidence Found Linking COVID-19 Vaccine With Infertility: Indian Gov’t

NEW DELHI, Jun 22 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, yesterday, dispelled rumours of COVID-19 vaccine affecting people’s fertility. Terming the rumours false and baseless, the ministry said, there was no scientific evidence to prove such claims. “None of the available vaccines affects fertility, as all vaccines and their constituents…

EU slaps fresh sanctions on Myanmar junta

  BRUSSELS, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU added eight more officials from Myanmar’s junta and three firms linked to the military to its sanctions blacklist over the coup and bloody repression of protests.    Those targeted with asset freezes and visa bans included the interior, security, finance, natural resources and…
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