Новости за 15.08.2020

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation upheld an October State Security Court (SSC) ruling, sentencing two men to 12 years in prison each after convicting them of posing as Anti-Narcotic Department (AND) agents to rob people and businesses in Amman in early 2019.

MILWAUKEE — US Democrats kick off an unprecedented political experiment beginning Monday, an all-virtual national convention that nominates Joe Biden as their White House candidate to battle Donald Trump in the heat of a deadly pandemic.

MOSCOW/LONDON — Russia said on Saturday that it has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, after President Vladimir Putin announced it had been first in the world to approve a vaccine.

TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday hailed a UN Security Council vote rejecting a US bid to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic republic, saying its foe has "never been so isolated".

BEIRUT — US envoy David Hale called Saturday for a "transparent and credible" probe into the monster blast at Beirut's port, as FBI investigators headed for Lebanon.

AMMAN — The implementation of Defence Order 11 of 2020 began on Saturday, with penalties awaiting facilities and individuals who do not abide by its provisions.

AMMAN — The Kingdom on Saturday recorded 10 COVID-19 cases, including nine local infections, increasing the caseload to 1,339 since the outbreak of the pandemic in Jordan, according to Health Minister Saad Jaber.

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius — A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast appeared to be breaking apart on Saturday.

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple and Google on Thursday pulled video game sensation Fortnite from their mobile app shops after its maker Epic Games released an update that dodges revenue sharing with the tech giants.

MUMBAI — US tech giant Amazon launched its first Indian online pharmacy service on Friday as it attempts to grab more of the country's burgeoning e-commerce market. Amazon is battling Walmart-backed Flipkart and JioMart, owned by Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, as well as local companies in the vast market of 1.3 billion people.

SANAA — Muddy waters lap overfoot in Sanaa's Old City, inhabited without interruption for more than 2,500 years but now facing disaster after floods that threaten the collapse of irreplaceable houses.

KARTUM — MSudan National Museum, which houses thousands of priceless antiquities dating back millennia, is to be closed for lengthy renovations after years of neglect, its director told AFP.