New Zealand’s South Island Regions Hit Hard By Heavy Rain, Flooding

WELLINGTON, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The West Coast and Nelson-Tasman regions of New Zealand’s South Island, have been hit hard by heavy rain and flooding. Local states of emergency remained in place for these regions, due to the ongoing severe weather, according to the National Emergency Management Agency, today. The…

Aussie State Police Arrested Three Over Drug Operation Worth Millions

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (NNN-AAP) – Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), have arrested three individuals involved in the smuggling of almost 750 kg of methylamphetamine, or “ice,” into the state. The NSW Police Force announced today that, the State Crime Command’s Drug and Firearms Squad seized…

Malaysia Reportsed 3,516 New COVID-19 Infections, 15 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 3,516 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,744,929, according to the health ministry. There were three new imported cases, with 3,513 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 15 deaths were reported,…

New Zealand Logged 4,540 New COVID-19 Community Cases

WELLINGTON, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 4,540 new community cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths from the pandemic, the country’s Ministry of Health said, today. New Zealand has reported 1,690,553 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,807 deaths, attributable to the disease, since the pandemic hit the country in…

New Zealand Logged 4,540 New COVID-19 Community Cases

Philippines Mulls Extending Public Health Emergency Till Year-End Amid Surging COVID-19 Cases

MANILA, Aug 18 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, said yesterday that, he is mulling extending the nationwide state of public health emergency until the end of this year, as the country continues to grapple with COVID-19. Marcos said, lifting the state of emergency might deprive his country of…

Myanmar Towns Recorded Highest Single-Day Rainfalls In Over 50 Years

YANGON, Aug 18 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s commercial city of Yangon, and the western town of Kyaukphyu, experienced the heaviest single-day rainfalls in over 50 years yesterday, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. Yangon, the former capital of the country, saw its highest single-day rainfall in 54 years, with…

77 Killed In Yemen Floods Affecting 200,000 People: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Local authorities in Yemen reported 77 people killed, including children, in flooding, from mid-Jul to mid-Aug, that affected more than 200,000 people, UN humanitarians said yesterday. Heavy rainfall triggered flooding across 16 of the 20 governorates in the country, particularly impacting sites of displaced…

Iraqi Leaders Called For Dialogue To Solve Political Deadlock

BAGHDAD, Aug 18 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq’s top officials and political leaders, yesterday, called on loyalists to prominent Shiite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, to engage in a national dialogue to break the country’s political deadlock. In a meeting that was attended by Iraqi President, Barham Salih, Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, the Special…

Israel’s Inflation Rate Hit 5.2 Percent, Highest Since 2008

ERUSALEM, Aug 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel’s year-on-year inflation reached 5.2 percent in July, the highest since Oct, 2008, according to figures released by the regime’s Central Bureau of Statistics. This is the sixth month in a row for the 12-month consumer price index to rise above the regime’s target range…