10 Terrorists Killed In Intelligence- Based Operation In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 30 (NNN-APP) – At least 10 terrorists were killed, during an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province, the military said. The army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation yesterday in the Hoshab area of the…

Japan’s Major Advertising Firms Searched, As Tokyo Olympic Corruption Probe Widens

TOKYO, Nov 30 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese prosecutors and a fair trade watchdog, yesterday, searched units of major advertising agencies, ADK Holdings Inc. and Dentsu Group Inc., on suspicion of bid rigging for event contracts, of last year’s Olympics, local media reported. The investigation into ADK Marketing Solutions Inc. and Dentsu…

Bangladeshi Central Bank Allowed Mobile Financial Services To Bring Remittance

DHAKA, Nov 30 (NNN-BSS) – The central bank of Bangladesh, allowed Mobile Financial Service Providers (MFSPs) to bring wage earners’ remittances to Bangladesh. “To bring wider flexibility, licensed MFSPs will be allowed to repatriate wage earners’ remittance, in association with internationally recognised Online Payment Gateway Service Providers (OPGSPs) or banks…

UN Chief Reaffirms Two-State Solution On Int’l Day Of Solidarity With Palestinian People

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, reaffirmed the two-state solution, on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. “The United Nations’ position is clear: peace must advance, the occupation must end. We are steadfast in our commitment to realise the vision of two…

Three Killed In Landmine Blasts In Yemen

SANAA, Nov 30 (NNN-YPA) – Landmine explosions killed two children and a man, in Yemen yesterday, Yemen’s state TV reported. The two children were killed in a landmine blast while herding sheep, in the Rahabah district, in the southern central province of Marib, local authorities was cited by Yemen TV…

Five More Palestinians Killed By Israeli Soldiers In West Bank

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Nov 30 (NNN-WAFA) – Five more Palestinians were killed, in clashes with Israeli soldiers, in four separate incidents in the West Bank, prompting condemnation and calls for stopping the Israeli violence against Palestinians. Earlier yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said in a statement that, two Palestinian brothers, Jawad Al-Rimawi,…

Rare Royal Turtle With Severely Fractured Shell Rescued In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Nov 30 (NNN-AKP) – A fisherman living along the Sre Ambel River, in south-west Cambodia’s Koh Kong province, recently spotted a nearly extinct Royal Turtle with a severely fractured shell, a conservationist group said yesterday. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), said in a news release, the female Royal…

Brunei To Enter Rainy Season In Early Dec: Meteorological Agency

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 30 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei will be entering the north-east monsoon early next month, which is expected to persist until Mar, 2023, the country’s meteorological agency said yesterday. According to the Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department, at the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications, in the first two months…

Forming Extreme Right-Wing Israeli Government Would Escalate Tensions In West Bank: Palestinian PM

RAMALLAH, Nov 29 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, warned that, the formation of an extreme right-wing government in Israel, would threaten to escalate tensions in the West Bank. “The next Israeli government will work to form a militia of settlers, under the protection of the Israeli army, which…

S.Korea Reported 71,476 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Nov 29 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 71,476 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 27,031,319, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was up from 22,327 in the previous day, but it was lower than 72,860…