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…

Conflict violence against children soared in 2020: UN

  UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violence against children in war-torn countries soared in 2020, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an annual United Nations report.   Child abductions increased 90 percent while rape and sexual abuse of children rose 70 percent compared to the previous year, said the…

Myanmar Reports 595 New COVID-19 Cases

YANGON, Jun 22 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 595 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total cases in the country to 148,617, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. Three more deaths were reported yesterday, bringing the death toll to 3,265, in the country, the release said.…

IFC To Support Uzbekistan To Modernise Its Chemical Industry

TASHKENT, Jun 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Uzbekistan and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), signed a cooperation agreement, to attract investment in the chemical industry and encourage the introduction of sustainable practices in the production of mineral fertilisers, the Uzbek Finance Ministry said yesterday. The project with the IFC aims to eliminate…

Japan Ramps Up Vaccination Campaign As Tokyo, Other Regions, Shift To Quasi Virus Emergency

TOKYO, Jun 22 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government’s plans, for companies and universities to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines on-site, began yesterday for people aged under 65, while seven prefectures, including Tokyo, shifted from a fully-fledged to quasi-state of coronavirus emergency. Major businesses administering jabs, included SoftBank Group Corp., Central Japan…

Iran’s President-Elect Says U.S. Must Lift All “Unjust” Sanctions

TEHRAN, Jun 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President-elect, Ebrahim Raisi, said yesterday that the United States must lift “all unjust sanctions” on Iran, and Europe abide by their commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement. “What I am saying to the United States is that, according to the nuclear deal, you were…

Unlikely Malaysia Will Establish Ties With Israel For Now – Academician

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (NNN-Bernama) — It is very unlikely for Malaysia to establish any formal relation with Israel so long the regime does not change its policy and recognise the sovereignty of the Palestine state, an academician said. Prof Dr Azizuddin Mohd Sani from School of International Studies, Universiti…
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