Bosnia Deported First Batch Of Migrants Back To Pakistan

SARAJEVO, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH), deported the first group of Pakistani migrants back to their country, the Ministry of Security of BiH said, yesterday. BiH thus became the first country on the western Balkans migration route, to deport migrants without residence permits. The deportation process was…

Six Youngsters Drowned At Beach In Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Aug 1 (NNN-APP) – At least six people drowned in the Arabian Sea, in two separate incidents, during the past 24 hours, in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, a rescue organisation said. According to the organisation, two teenagers drowned on Saturday, while swimming at Hawke’s Bay Beach in…

Myanmar Extends COVID-19 Restrictions Until End Of This Month

YANGON, Aug 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar announced the extension of COVID-19 preventive measures, until the end of this month (Aug 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 on July 31 (yesterday), except the…

Part Of Beirut Port Silos Collapsed After Weeks Of Fire

BEIRUT, Aug 1 (NNN-NNA) – The northern part of the Beirut port grain silos, collapsed yesterday, after being on fire for weeks, causing a huge cloud of dust. The dust cloud had gone as far as 1,500 metres from the port, according to Environment Minister, Nasser Yassin. However, “the container…

Senegal Kicked Off Legislative Elections

DAKAR, Aug 1 (NNN-IRIN) – Senegal kicked off legislative elections at 8.00 a.m. yesterday (local time and GMT), to elect 165 new deputies to the National Assembly, for a five-year term, across national territory and abroad. Some seven million Senegalese, including 300,000 living abroad, voted until 6.00 p.m., in the…

Monsoon Storms Hit Parched U.S. Southwest, Las Vegas Hardest Hit

by Peter Mertz DENVER, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Las Vegas, one of the driest cities in the U.S., got the biggest washout, but throughout the U.S. Southwest, heavy rain and wind welcome the annual monsoon season, spelling a relief to record drought conditions. “The sky opened up across the Las…

New York Declared Monkeypox Public Health Emergency

NEW YORK, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New York City, on Saturday declared a public health emergency, due to the monkeypox outbreak. New York City Mayor, Eric Adams and city Health Commissioner, Ashwin Vasan, made the announcement in a joint statement, as a total of 1,383 monkeypox cases have been reported…

Kyrgyz President Met With Chinese FM

CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan, Jul 31 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyz President, Sadyr Zhaparov, met with visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, here yesterday, with both sides agreeing to further enhance bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership and promote cooperation in various areas. Zhaparov asked Wang to convey his sincere greetings to Chinese…

Malaysia Reported 4,271 New COVID-19 Infections, Four New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 31 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 4,271 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,677,270, according to the health ministry. There are three new imported cases, with 4,268 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Four more deaths were reported,…

Philippines Logged 3,996 New COVID-19 Cases

MANILA, Jul 31 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported 3,996 new COVID-19 infections yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,772,468. The Department of Health (DOH) said, the number of active cases rose to 33,509. One more patient died from COVID-19 complications, taking the coronavirus death…