Новости за 22.06.2021

AMMAN — Twelve COVID-19 deaths and 504 virus cases were recorded in the Kingdom on Tuesday, increasing the caseload to 747,504, the government announced.

AMMAN — Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh on Tuesday received CEO of the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) Bang Moon-kyu and an accompanying delegation who are currently on a visit to the Kingdom.

HOUSTON — A Houston neighbourhood founded in the 19th century by former slaves has become the Texas city’s first heritage district, just as the United States marks a new national holiday commemorating slavery’s end.

TOKYO —Five stars to watch at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which start on July 23 after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:

AMMAN — After allowing to serve argileh (water pipe tobacco) in public places, many smokers complained about argileh price hikes in some restaurants, cafes and hotels.

PARIS — The pandemic and climate change is testing as never before the delicate balance of human co-habitation with the natural world.

BANGALORE, India — An aviation firm has carried out the first tests in India of longer-range drone deliveries, as hopes grow that they could deliver medicines as well as COVID-19 vaccines to remote areas.

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The Taliban captured Afghanistan's main border crossing with Tajikistan, officials said on Tuesday, with security forces abandoning their posts and some fleeing across the frontier.

BAGHDAD — With the second-biggest bloc in Iraq's parliament, powerful friends in Iran and vast financial assets, the Hashed Al Shaabi paramilitary alliance has become the predominant force in Iraqi politics, experts say.