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…

Farmers’ Protest Over New Farm Laws In India Enters Eighth Month With Fresh March

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Jun 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – As farmers’ protest in India, against the three contentious farm laws, entered the eighth straight month, thousands of farmers from Haryana and Punjab embarked on a march towards Chandigarh, officials said. Farmers from Haryana will enter Chandigarh, the capital of…

Delta COVID-19 variant threatens new pandemic challenge

PARIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The highly-contagious Delta variant is causing a surge in new COVID-19 cases even in countries with high vaccination rates and experts warn that inoculation campaigns are in a race against time to contain it. For the moment the pandemic is still slowing down with the…

Hezbollah Chief Accuses U.S. Of Inciting Divisions Among Lebanese

BEIRUT, Jun 26 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, yesterday, accused the United States of pitting the Lebanese army against his party, al-Manar TV channel reported. “The U.S. statements, about supporting the Lebanese army to face Hezbollah aim at stirring sedition among the Lebanese,” Nasrallah said, in a televised speech.…

24 Militants Killed In Overnight Battles In North Afghanistan

KUNDUZ, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 24 Taliban militants were killed and 15 others wounded, in battles in Kunduz city, capital of Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, last night, sources said today. Sixteen militants were killed and 10 others wounded, as Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted night raid operations, in…

949 Medical Workers In Indonesia Die Of Covid-19: Medical Body

JAKARTA, Jun 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 949 medical workers in Indonesia have died of COVID-19, from Mar, 2020 to Jun, 2021, the Indonesian Medical Association’s head, Adib Khumaidi, said yesterday. Of the 949 medical workers, 401 were doctors, 315 nurses, 150 midwives, 15 pharmacists, 43 dentists, and 25 medical…

Singapore Reports 20 New COVID-19 Cases, 62,513 In Total

SINGAPORE, Jun 26 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 20 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total tally to 62,513. Among the new cases, 15 are in the community and five are imported. Yesterday, 21 more recovered COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals or community isolation facilities, bringing…
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