FGN26 NEPAL-NCP-LD MEETING
Nepal's communist party's key meeting ends with no breakthrough to end Oli-Prachanda infighting
Kathmandu: Nepal's ruling communist party's top decision-making body on Saturday failed to achieve a breakthrough to end the tussle for power between Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' despite four hours of marathon discussions. By Shirish B. Pradhan
FGN25 PAK-LET-JAIL
Pak court sentences 2 LeT members to 15 years in jail
Lahore:A Pakistani court on Saturday awarded 15 years jail term to two leaders of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in two terror financing cases. By M Zulqernain
FGN19 VIRUS-CHINA-XINJIANG
China rushes medical team to Xinjiang after sudden spike in COVID-19 cases
Beijing: China rushed a team of medical specialists to Urumqi, the provincial capital of Xinjiang, after it reported 40 new coronavirus cases, including 23 asymptomatic infections, prompting the local administration to declare a "wartime mode", official media reports here said on Saturday. By K J M Varma
FGN5 UK-POLICE-KNEELING
Scotland Yard officer suspended over kneeling on neck of Black man
London: A Scotland Yard officer has been suspended after an "extremely disturbing" footage emerged that appears to show him kneeling on the head and neck of a Black man during an arrest here.By Aditit Khanna
FGN10 PAK-PILOTS
Pak aviation authority suspends 15 more pilots having fake licenses
Islamabad: Pakistan's aviation authority has suspended 15 more pilots for possessing dubious licenses, taking the number of those taken off duty for flying with fake credentials in the country to 93, according to a media report on Saturday. By Sajjad Hussain
FGN3 LANKA-POLL-GUIDELINES
Sri Lanka issues strict health guidelines for election campaigning
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has issued strict health guidelines for the campaigning for the August 5 parliamentary elections, days after the country's top poll body said it would be "extremely difficult" to conduct the polls as political leaders were defying safety measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19.
FGN6 VIRUS-PAK
Pak reports 1,918 coronavirus cases
Islamabad: Pakistan reported 1,918 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the number of infections in the country to 261,917, the health ministry said. By Sajjad Hussain
FGN11 FRANCE-FIRE-LD CATHEDRAL
French firefighters battle blaze in cathedral in Nantes
Nantes:A fire broke out Saturday in the Gothic cathedral of the western French city of Nantes, shattering stained glass windows and sending black smoke spewing from between its towers as firefighters fight the blaze.(AP)
FGN12 CHINA-YANGTZE-LD FLOODS
Floods kill 14 in China as water peaks at Three Gorges Dam
Beijing: At least 14 people have died in the latest round of seasonal rains and flooding in southern China, as soldiers and workers built makeshift barriers with sandbags and rocks Saturday to keep the Yangtze River and its tributaries at bay. (AP)
FGN14 VIRUS-IRAN-INFECTIONS
Iran estimates it has 25 million coronavirus infections
Tehran: Iran's president on Saturday estimated as many as 25 million Iranians could have been infected with the coronavirus since the outbreak's beginning, as he urged the public to take the pandemic seriously, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday.(AP)
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