Pistachio Yield Increased In Afghanistan’s Samangan Province

AYBAK, Afghanistan, Aug 22 (NNN-ANA) – Pistachio yield in northern Samangan province, reached 210 tonNEs this year, increasing three folds, year on year, an official said yesterday. Abdul Ghafoor Karimi, an official with the provincial department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, said that, this year’s pistachio nuts are ripe enough…

Singapore To Announce New Initiatives To Attract Top Talent: PM

SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore will soon announce new initiatives, to lure and retain top global talent, in an effort to build itself into a hub of innovation, entrepreneurship and growth, said Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. In his speech, delivered at the National Day Rally yesterday, Lee…

Monkeypox Cases In Israel Surpassed 200

JERUSALEM, Aug 22 (NNN-PNA) – Monkeypox cases in Israel totalled 208, with 11 new cases detected in the past four days, the country’s Health Ministry said, yesterday. So far, more than 2,000 people at risk, have been vaccinated with a double-dose vaccine against the virus, the ministry noted. Israel in…

Four Bodies Recovered From Collapsed Shrine In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Aug 22 (NNN-NINA) – Four bodies have been recovered yesterday, from the rubble of a landslide on a Shiite shrine, near the holy Shiite city of Karbala, Iraqi authorities said. Rescue teams were continuing searching for people, who were believed to be trapped under the rubble of an earthen…

U.S. Sent More Stolen Oil From NE Syria To Iraqi Bases

DAMASCUS, Aug 22 (NNN-SANA) – The U.S. forces sent 137 oil-laden tankers, from oil fields in north-eastern Syria, to its bases in Iraq yesterday, the latest shipment of stolen Syrian oil to be delivered to U.S. bases in Iraq. The latest shipment was sent in two batches, from oil fields…

Philippines Logged 3,643 New COVID-19 Cases, 49 Deaths

MANILA, Aug 22 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 3,643 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,855,804. The Department of Health said, the number of active cases dropped to 35,271, however, 49 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll…

Flash Floods Death Toll In India Rose To 50

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in flash floods and landslides, triggered by torrential rains, in northern and eastern parts of India, further rose to 50 yesterday, said a report in the Hindustan Times. The most number of deaths – 36 took place in the northern hilly…

Japanese PM Tested Positive For COVID-19

TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, tested positive yesterday for COVID-19, the government announced. According to the Cabinet Secretariat, Kishida developed symptoms, such as a slight fever and cough on Saturday evening. The result of a PCR test underwent yesterday, confirmed that Kishida was infected with…

Feature: CIA’s 1953 Coup Against Mosaddeq Remains Source Of Iran’s Distrust Towards U.S.

TEHRAN, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Almost seven decades have passed since a U.S.-orchestrated coup, toppled Iran’s then Prime Minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq. The notorious move still fuels Iranians’ deep distrust of America today. On the occasion of the anniversary of the U.S.-led coup in Iran, Ali Bahadori Jahromi, spokesman for the…

Afghan Police Rescued Child, Arrested Three In Kabul

KABUL, Aug 21 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan police rescued a child from kidnappers’ clutch, and arrested three suspects, in an operation outside the capital city, Kabul, police official, Mawlavi Musa Jan Ibrahim said, yesterday. In an operation days ago, Kabul police found the kidnapped child in a house in Kotal-e-Shamali area,…