Indian PM Urges People To Shed Vaccine Hesitancy, Not To Take Rumours

NEW DELHI, Jun 28 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday, encouraged people to overcome vaccine hesitancy and urged them not to believe in rumours, relating to the COVID-19 vaccine. “I urge you all – trust science. Trust our scientists. So many people have taken the vaccine. I have…

Brunei Renames Monetary Authority Central Bank

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 28 (NNN-ANN) – Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD), the country’s de facto central bank, has been officially renamed Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB). According to the national broadcaster, Radio Television Brunei, yesterday, Brunei’s Sultan, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, decided to change the name of AMBD to BDCB.…

Seven Killed, Dozens Injured In Building Collapse After Explosion In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jun 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured, in the collapse of a commercial building, after a massive explosion, in Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka yesterday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner, Shafiqul Islam, told journalists that “seven people were killed in the…

Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant To Restart Operation “Soon”: Atomic Chief

TEHRAN, Jun 27 (NNN-IRNA) – The head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, said yesterrday that, the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was shut down temporarily last week, will enter the circuit in the following days. “The temporary shut-down of the Bushehr nuclear power plant…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 30,233,183

NEW DELHI, Jun 27 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 30,233,183 today, as 50,040 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. The death toll increased to 395,751, as 1,258 deaths were recorded since yesterday morning. There are still 586,403 active cases in the…

Mongolia Registers 2,432 New COVID-19 Cases, Two-Month-Old Patient Dies

ULAN BATOR, Jun 27 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia recorded 2,432 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 109,694, the country’s health ministry said today. Meanwhile, 13 more fatalities were reported, including a two-month-old baby, taking the national death toll to 537, said the ministry. Mongolia’s COVID-19…

Bangladesh COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 14,000

DHAKA, Jun 27 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh reported 4,334 new COVID-19 cases and 77 more deaths yesterday, making the tally at 883,138, and death toll at 14,053, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed that, 19,262 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, as of…

Greece, India To Work Towards Strategic Partnership

ATHENS, Jun 27 (NNN-AMNA) – Greece and India agreed to work towards the establishment of a strategic partnership, during Indian External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s visit to Athens, according to an e-mailed joint press release, issued yesterday, after talks here. Jaishankar is the first Indian foreign minister, paying an official…

Iran Rules Out Endless Negotiations Over Nuke Deal’s Revival

TEHRAN, Jun 27 (NNN-IRNA) – Spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, said yesterday, Iran will not negotiate endlessly over the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, urging the United States to abandon the “failed legacy” of former President Donald Trump. Iran has actively participated in the Vienna talks, aimed at the…

Indian PM Chairs Review Meeting On COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

NEW DELHI, Jun 27 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, yesterday chaired a review meeting of the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive in the country. Senior officials of concerned ministries attended the meeting, which was held at a time when 50 cases of the COVID-19 Delta Plus variant have been…
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