Four Died As Indian Helicopter Made Emergency Landing In Arabian Sea

NEW DELHI, Jun 29 (NNN-PTI) – Four people died, after a helicopter of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of India’s financial capital, Mumbai, yesterday. The ill-fated helicopter was carrying nine persons, including two pilots and seven staff…

Three Injured In Fuel Station Explosion In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jun 29 (NNN-APP) – Three people were injured in an explosion at a fuel station in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, rescue teams said. Investigation into the incident was underway, but gas leakage seemed to be the most probable cause, they added. The injured people, including one in…

Eastern Mongolian Province Reintroduced 200 Marmots To Maintain Ecological Balance

ULAN BATOR, Jun 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – A total of 200 marmots (large rodents), have been recently reintroduced in the eastern Mongolian province of Sukhbaatar, the provincial department of environment and tourism said, yesterday. “200 Mongolian marmots aged 1-4 have been brought from the Khustai National Park to seven locations in…

Millions Of Hungry People In Yemen Face Imminent Aid Cuts: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of hungry people in Yemen is the highest in seven years, with aid cuts possible in days, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. “More than 19 million people are going hungry, including more than 160,000 on the verge of famine,” the UN Office for…

UN Envoy Urged Houthis To Expedite Lifting Of Siege On Yemen’s Taiz

SANAA, Jun 29 (NNN-YPA) – UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said yesterday, he urged the Houthi militia to open main roads to the besieged city of Taiz in southwestern Yemen. Grundberg noted that, he made the appeal when he met, yesterday, with Mohammed Abdulsalam, Houthi’s chief negotiator for…

Brunei Warned Against Potential Deglobalisation In Post-Pandemic Recovery

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 29 (NNN-ANN) – One of the major concerns facing Brunei’s post-pandemic economic recovery efforts is, the potential deglobalisation of the world, Haji Mohd Amin Liew, the country’s minister at the Prime Minister’s Office said, yesterday. In his speech, when officially launching the first-ever Economy Week, Haji…

Bangladesh Issued Fresh Directives As COVID-19 Infections Hit New High

DHAKA, Jun 29 (NNN-BSS) – Amid a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, Bangladesh’s Cabinet Division, issued a circular with a six-point directives, to be effective immediately, yesterday. In line with the directives, people must wear masks at all gatherings, shopping malls and restaurants, under the “No mask, no service” policy.…

Japan’s Ruling LDP Sees Highest Support Rate In Run-Up To Upper House Elections: Survey

TOKYO, Jun 29 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), continues to have the highest support rate in the run-up to the July 10 upper house election, a local news survey showed, yesterday. Of those polled, 28.3 percent said they will vote for the LDP,…

Resistance Explains Iran’s Victory: Top Leader

TEHRAN, Jun 29 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said yesterday that, resistance, endeavours and fearlessness are the secrets behind the victory of the Iranian nation and the Islamic republic, over the enemies, during the past four decades. Making the remarks in an address to a meeting, attended…

12 Killed, 251 Injured In Toxic Gas Leak At Jordan’s Port

AMMAN, Jun 28 (NNN-PETRA) – Twelve people were killed and 251 others injured, yesterday, in a chemical gas leak from a container, at Jordan’s Aqaba port, Jordan state TV reported. Jordan opened a large field hospital in Aqaba, to treat those injured in the toxic gas leakage, as the Red…