Israeli Ministerial Coalition To Abandon Bilateral Agreements: Palestinian Official

RAMALLAH, Nov 28 (NNN-WAFA) – The Israeli ministerial coalition, has signed a deal to abandon bilateral peace agreements, signed under international auspices, a senior Palestinian official said yesterday. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman of the Palestinian presidency, told reporters that, the declared agreements and understandings in Israel “constitute a blatant challenge…

New Zealand Logged 27,076 New COVID-19 Community Cases Over Past Week

WELLINGTON, Nov 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand recorded 27,076 new community cases of COVID-19, and 58 more deaths from the pandemic over the past week, the country’s Ministry of Health said today. On average, new cases per day reached 3,863 in the last week. The country has seen the number…

Myanmar Seized Large Quantity Of Drugs

YANGON, Nov 28 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s authorities seized over 0.6 million ecstasy tablets worth over 28 billion kyats (13.3 million U.S. dollars) in Shan state, the state-run media, citing police sources, reported yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotic police raided a house in Tachilek township of eastern Shan state, at…

20 Deaths Reported From Dengue In Parts Of Pakistan In Three Weeks

ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (NNN-APP) – At least 20 people have died from dengue fever, in different parts of Pakistan over the last three weeks, as the number of cases keeps on increasing in the country, the local health departments reported. During this period, around 15 deaths were reported from the…

Philippines Logged 1,326 New COVID-19 Cases, 23 Deaths

MANILA, Nov 28 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 1,326 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 4,033,682. The Department of Health said, the number of active cases rose to 18,482, while 23 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll…

Indonesia To Relocate Quake Victims

JAKARTA, Nov 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government plans to rebuild hundreds of houses in a new safer ground, for victims of the quake striking the country’s West Java province, the chief of the country’s disaster agency said, yesterday. Head of the National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency, Suharyanto, told…

Support Rate For Japan’s Kishida Cabinet Drops To New Low: Media Poll

TOKYO, Nov 28 (NNN-NHK) – The support rate for Japan’s Kishida cabinet dropped to 33.1 percent, the lowest since its launch last year, a Kyodo News survey showed, yesterday. The latest opinion poll has shown that the approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida’s cabinet was down 4.5 percentage…

11 Killed, Several Injured In Road Accidents In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (NNN-APP) – At least 11 people were killed and several others were injured yesterday, in two separate road accidents in Pakistan, local media reported. Five people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a car and a tractor, in Larkana district of Pakistan’s southern…

Anti-Polio Vaccination Campaign Kicked Off In Pakistan’s Capital Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (NNN-APP) – A seven-day long anti-polio vaccination campaign kicked off in Islamabad on Saturday, under which children below five years of age would be vaccinated in the city, the country’s state media reported. Speaking on the occasion, Additional Deputy Commissioner East, Usman Ashraf said that, polio health…

Palestinian PM Accuses Israel Of Seizing Two-Thirds Of Palestine’s Groundwater

RAMALLAH, Nov 28 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday, accused Israel of seizing two-thirds of the Palestinian groundwater, and diverting it into its cities and settlements. Ishtaye made the remarks at a media briefing, ahead of the Fourth Arab Water Conference, organised by Palestine, under the slogan: “Arab…