Grenade Attack On Religious School Injured Eight In Eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Jul 2 (NNN-ANA) – Eight people were injured, after unknown elements threw a hand grenade into a religious school, in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province today, a local television channel reported. The grenade attack on Usman Zonurain seminary, in Rodat district, took place early today, and all the injured have…

Malaysia Reported 2,773 New COVID-19 Infections, Six New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,773 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,568,828, according to the health ministry. There are four new imported cases, with 2,769 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Six new deaths have been…

India Reported 17,092 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jul 2 (NNN-PTI) – India reported 17,092 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 43,486,326, showed the data, released by the country’s federal health ministry today. A total of 412,570 tests of COVID-19 were conducted in the last 24 hours. 29 deaths…

India Achieved Milestone In Developing Unmanned Aircraft

NEW DELHI, Jul 2 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), yesterday achieved a milestone in proving critical technologies for the development of future unmanned aircraft. An official statement issued by the Ministry of Defence said, the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator carried out its successful maiden flight.…

Death Toll Rose To 53 Inmates In Colombian Prison Fire

BOGOTA, Jul 2 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The number of inmates who died after a fire broke out on Tuesday, during a prison riot in the Colombian town of Tulua rose to 53, local health authorities said, yesterday. Health Secretary of the department of Valle del Cauca, Maria Cristina Lesmes, said,…

Brazil Assumed Rotating Presidency Of UN Security Council For Jul

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 2 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil yesterday assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for Jul. During the month, Brazil would aim to foster greater cooperation between the Security Council and other UN bodies, especially the Peacebuilding Commission, as it can make a comprehensive contribution to…

6.1-Magnitude Quake Hit 54 Km NE Of Bandar-E Lengeh, Iran

BANDAR-E-LENGEH, Iran, Jul 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran was shaken near Bandar-e Lengeh, Hormozgan, by an earthquake of magnitude 6.1, early this morning, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported. The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicentre, at 3:24 am local time today. Shallow…

Iraq Exported 101 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil In June

BAGHDAD, Jul 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq exported 101.19 million barrels of crude oil in Jun, bringing in revenues worth 11.5 billion U.S. dollars, said the Iraqi Oil Ministry, yesterday. The average price for crude oil in Jun was 113.7 dollars per barrel, according to a ministry statement, citing statistics from…

Hamas Welcomed UN Report That Called For Lifting Of Israeli Siege On Gaza

GAZA, Jul 2 (NNN-WAFA) – The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), yesterday, welcomed a UN report, that called for the immediate ending of the siege, that Israel has been imposing on the Gaza Strip since 2007. On Thursday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said in…

Kenyan Army Killed 10 Al-Shabab Militants In Coastal Region

LAMU, Kenya, Jul 2 (NNN-KBC) – Kenyan soldiers, yesterday killed ten al-Shabab terrorists and recovered a grenade and several weapons, during a security operation conducted within the vast Boni forest in the coastal Lamu region. Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) said, the troops conducted an operation along Sanira-Kolbio areas, within the…