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03.06.2022 22:22

COVID-19 kills 3 Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,321 with 3 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday, IRNA reports.

03.06.2022 21:45

UAE announces 593 new COVID-19 cases, 506 recoveries, no deaths in last 24 hours

ABU DHABI. KAZINFORM - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 231,286 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, WAM reports.

03.06.2022 21:15

Russia records 4,188 daily COVID-19 cases — crisis center

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 4,188 over the past day to 18,343,964, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Friday, TASS reports.

03.06.2022 20:44

Global food prices slightly down in May but still close to record high

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Global food prices went down modestly in May for the second consecutive month, although prices of wheat and poultry rose, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.

03.06.2022 19:43

Italy's COVID-19 incidence and transmission number drop further

ROME. KAZINFORM- Italy's COVID-19 Rt transmission number and case incidence have fallen further, the weekly coronavirus monitoring report of the health ministry and the Higher Health Institute (ISS) said on Friday, ANSA reports.

03.06.2022 19:18

Japan logs record low 811,000 newborns in 2021

TOKYO. KAZINFORM - The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 811,604 in 2021, government data showed Friday, Kyodo reports.

03.06.2022 18:42

Kazakhstan and Bulgaria commemorate 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM June 5 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Bulgaria.

03.06.2022 17:10

Kazakhstanis in Belgium to vote in referendum

BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM A polling station at the Kazakh Embassy in Belgium will open its doors on June 5, the day of the national referendum on amendments to the Constitution of Kazakhstan, a Kazinform correspondent reports.

03.06.2022 16:13

Some 14,400 people affected after earthquake hits China’s Sichuan

CHENGDU. KAZINFORM - Preliminary statistics show that 14,427 people have been affected after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday, according to the city's earthquake relief headquarters on Friday, Xinhua reports.

03.06.2022 15:14

U.S. experts discuss New Kazakhstan reforms

WASHINGTON, D.C. KAZINFORM - At the initiative of the Embassy of Kazakhstan one of the leading think tanks of the United States – Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a roundtable discussion on Kazakhstan’s national referendum and political reforms, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.

03.06.2022 14:24

S. Korean gov't to lift quarantine mandate for unvaccinated arrivals June 8

SEOUL. KAZINFORM The government will lift a seven-day quarantine mandate for unvaccinated arrivals from overseas next week, as part of its efforts to restore pre-pandemic normalcy, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday.

03.06.2022 11:41

Kazakh Senate Vice Speaker, TURKPA Observer Mission reps hold talks

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Askar Shakirov, the Vice Speaker of the Kazakh Senate, met with the representatives of the TURKPA International Observer Mission to monitor the national referendum to be held in Kazakhstan, the Chamber’s press service reports.

03.06.2022 11:19

S. Korea, Japan, U.S. diplomats meet amid N. Korea nuclear fears

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - Senior diplomats from South Korea, Japan and the United States met Friday in a bid to bolster trilateral cooperation, following Pyongyang's repeated ballistic missile launches and amid growing concerns over a possible North Korean nuclear test, Kyodo reports.

03.06.2022 10:36

Death toll rises to 126 from Brazilian heavy rains

RIO DE JANEIRO. KAZINFORM The death toll from heavy rains last week in the Brazilian city of Recife and its metropolitan area has risen to 126, with two people still missing, the government of the northeastern state of Pernambuco said Thursday.

03.06.2022 09:44

Brazil’s Paraiba state has its first pregnant woman infected by Zika in 2022

BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - The state of Paraíba, northeast Brazil, reported its first case of a pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus in 2022, Agencia Brasil reports.

03.06.2022 09:12

Prospects of expanded strategic partnership between Kazakhstan, S. Korea eyed in Seoul

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Adil Tursunov held a meeting with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Cho Hyundong, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.

03.06.2022 08:42

OPEC+ agrees on 648,000 bpd hike in July, August outputs

VIENNA. KAZINFORM - The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia, known as OPEC+, have agreed to raise output by 648,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July and 648,000 bpd in August, WAM reports.

03.06.2022 07:17

N. Korea’s new suspected COVID-19 cases under 100,000 for 4th day

SEOUL. KAZINFORM - North Korea reported more than 80,000 new fever cases Friday, with the daily count remaining under 100,000 for the fourth consecutive day, Yonhap reports.

02.06.2022 22:20

Iran reports zero daily COVID deaths

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - In the latest update by Iranian Health Ministry on Thursday no COVID-related deaths were reported over the past 24 hours, IRNA reports.

02.06.2022 21:10

OECD inflation hits 9.2% in April as food, services prices accelerate

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Inflation in the OECD area rose 9.2% year-on-year in April, compared with 8.8% in March, according to OECD data released on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports.