Palestine Condemns Israeli Killing Of Young Man Near Jerusalem

RAMALLAH, Oct 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine, yesterday, condemned what it termed “the cold-blooded” Israeli killing of a Palestinian young man in the town of al-Eizariya east of Jerusalem. In a statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned “the cold-blooded Israeli killing” of 18-year-old Fayez Damdum, and underlined the urgent need for…

PLO Warns Of Settlement Expansion Ahead Of Upcoming Israeli Elections

RAMALLAH, Oct 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), yesterday warned that, the Israeli settlement construction took “centre stage,” in the electoral campaigns of the right-wing and extreme-right parties in Israel. In a special report, the PLO’s National Bureau for Defending Land and Resisting Settlements said, the Palestinians view the…

Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 Finale Held In Yangon

YANGON, Oct 2 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 14 beauty contestants participated in the Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale, in Yangon yesterday. Zar Li Moe of Bhamo in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state was crowned the title of “Miss Universe Myanmar 2022,” to be a contestant in the upcoming 71st Miss…

Dozens Of Palestinians Injured During Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Medics

RAMALLAH, Oct 1 (NNN-WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinian protesters were injured yesterday, in clashes with Israeli soldiers in several West Bank cities and villages, Palestinian medics said. Fierce clashes broke out between anti-settlement protesters and Israeli soldiers, during which, six people were shot by rubber bullets, including an eight-year-old boy,…

Separatists In Indonesia’s West Papua Killed Four

JAKARTA, Oct 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 12 people, working on building a road in Indonesia’s province of West Papua, were attacked by armed separatists, with four of the workers shot dead, a spokesman of the provincial police confirmed, yesterday. Adam Erwindi told local media that, the attack took place…

10-Month-Old Child Died From Polio In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 1 (NNN-APP) – A 10-month-old child has died, after being confirmed with the wild poliovirus, in North Waziristan district of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), the Health Ministry said, last night. The National Institute of Health reported on Wednesday that, the boy had onset of paralysis on…

Pakistani Rupee Continued To Recover Against USD In Interbank Market

ISLAMABAD, Oct 1 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani rupee continued its recovery drive against the U.S. dollar, for the fifth consecutive working session yesterday, in the interbank market, appreciating more than 0.50 percent, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The U.S. dollar closed at 228.45 rupees yesterday from 229.63…

Myanmar Extends COVID-19 Restrictions Until End Of This Month

YANGON, Oct 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will extend its COVID-19 preventive measures until Oct 31, according to the Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for COVID-19, yesterday. The extension is applied to all COVID-19 restrictions that expired yesterday, except the ones that will be eased, the committee said in…

Malaysia Reported 2,007 New COVID-19 Infections, Five More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,007 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,840,879, according to the health ministry. There are 12 new imported cases, with 1,995 cases being local transmissions, data released by the ministry showed. Another five deaths have been reported,…

S.Korea Reported 26,960 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Oct 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 26,960 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 24,796,014, the health authorities said, today. The daily caseload was down from 28,497 the previous day and lower than 29,336 tallied a week…