At Least 20 Injured In Thai Chemical Factory Explosion

BANGKOK, Jul 5 (NNN-TNA) – A chemical factory, close to Suvarnabhumi airport, in the suburbs of Bangkok, exploded and caught fire early today, leaving at least 20 people injured. The strong explosion occurred at around 3:00 a.m. local time, in a plastic foam producing factory, in Bang Phli district of…

Vietnam’s Traffic Accidents Down 11.5 Percent In H1

HANOI, Jul 5 (NNN-VNA) – A total of 6,007 traffic accidents occurred in Vietnam in the first half of this year, down 11.5 percent against the same period last year, according to the country’s Traffic Police Department today. The accidents killed 3,092 people, severely injured 2,032 and slightly injured 2,284,…

India Reports 39,796 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jul 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 30,585,229 today, as 39,796 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, according to the health ministry. Besides, 723 more deaths were recorded since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to 402,728. Currently there are…

“Very Difficult” To Maintain Australia Services After Arrivals Halved: Int’l Airlines

CANBERRA, Jul 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – International airlines claimed, they could be forced to suspend services to Australia, after the government decided to cut arrivals. Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced on Friday that, from Jul 14, the number of international arrivals will be halved, to a little more than 3,000…

OPEC+ members meet again to try to settle differences

   LONDON, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After failing last week, the 23 members of the OPEC+ group of oil producers will try again Monday to reach agreement on how much crude to put on the market.   Since May, the group has raised oil output little by little, after slashing…

S. Korea’s Imported Car Sale Falls 4.2 Percent In Jun

SEOUL, Jul 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s imported car sale fell in single digit last month, marking the first slide this year, industry data showed today. The number of imported vehicles sold here was 26,191 in Jun, down 4.2 percent from the same month of last year, according to the…

Chinese Astronauts Complete First Extravehicular Activities For Space Station Construction

BEIJING, Jul 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese astronauts completed extravehicular activities (EVAs) and returned to the space station core module, Tianhe, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), yesterday. The first EVAs during the construction of the country’s space station were a complete success, the CMSA declared. The Shenzhou-12 spaceship…

UPDATE: Death Toll From Philippine Military Plane Crash Rises To 50, All 96 Accounted For

MANILA, Jul 5 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from the military plane crash in the southern Philippines has risen to 50, the defence department said today. All 96 passengers and crew in the C-130H aircraft that crashed upon landing before noon yesterday, on Jolo island in Sulu province, have been…

COVID-19 Cases Surpass 165,000 In Myanmar

YANGON, Jul 5 (NNN-MNA) – The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 165,405 yesterday, after 2,318 new confirmed cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. An additional 35 deaths from the pandemic were reported in…

Vietnam Reports 890 New COVID-19 Cases, 19,933 In Total

HANOI, Jul 5 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 890 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, including 876 locally transmitted and 14 imported, bringing the total tally to 19,933. The Ministry of Health said that, among the community cases, 599 were reported in the southern Ho Chi Minh City, 87 in the…
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