India Reports 48,698 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 30,183,143 today, with 48,698 new cases registered during the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry. The death toll increased to 394,493, as 1,183 deaths were recorded since yesterday morning. Currently there are 595,565 active cases in the…

Over 50 Cases Of Delta Plus Variant Of COVID-19 Virus In India

NEW DELHI, Jun 26 (NNN-PTI) – More than 50 cases of Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 virus have been detected in India so far, even as fear of a third wave of the pandemic has gripped the nation. Besides, two deaths have been reported from the Delta Plus variant, said…

Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani meets Pres Biden as US exit looms

WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden promised Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani strong support during a White House meeting Friday but made clear he was not planning to slow the US withdrawal after nearly two decades of fighting. Less than three months before his deadline for the removal of…

US admits return to nuclear deal with Iran will be ‘Very Difficult’

A mural of the Iranian flag in Tehran PARIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that it will be “very difficult” for the United States to return to the nuclear deal with Iran if ongoing negotiations drag on.“There will come a time when, yes,…

New Zealand Reports Four New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Jun 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported four new cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said in a statement today. The four new cases were recent returnees in managed isolation facilities, while there was no new case in the wider New Zealand community, said the ministry. The number…

Diplomats safety: US to keep 650 troops in Afghanistan despite widespread withdrawal

WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six hundred and fifty soldiers from the United States of America (USA) are expected to remain in Afghanistan to guarantee the security of diplomats after the total withdrawal of troops, which should take place in the coming weeks.The information was provided by sources from the…

China’s First Self-Operated 1,500m Deep-Water Gas Field Starts Production

BEIJING, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Deep Sea No.1, China’s first self-operated 1,500-metre-deep water gas field, started production yesterday, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The operation of the gas field, 150 km off the city of Sanya in south China’s island province of Hainan, marks the country’s…

Over 260 migrants, mostly from Bangladesh, rescued by Tunisian navy in the Mediterranean Sea

TUNIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian authorities rescued 267 migrants, most of them Bangladeshis, who tried to sail from neighbouring Libya to Italy across the Mediterranean, the International Organization for Migration reported. Tunisia’s coastguard said the migrants, 264 Bangladeshis and three Egyptians, had been stranded at sea after their boat…

Bullet Train Debuts On New Railway In Tibet

LHASA, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The first electrified railway in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region opened yesterday morning, linking regional capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi, as “Fuxing” bullet trains entre official operation on the plateau region. With a length of 435 km and a designed speed of 160…

Sri Lanka Hopes To Vaccinate All Population Aged Above 30 By Sept

COLOMBO, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka hoped to vaccinate all citizens above 30 years old, against the COVID-19 virus by Sept, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, said. In a televised address to the nation yesterday, President Rajapaksa said, Sri Lanka received 1,264,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines, 3.1 million doses of Sinopharm…
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