India Reports 17,073 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jun 27 (NNN-PTI) – A total of 17,073 new COVID-19 cases were recorded during the past 24 hours in India, taking the total tally to 43,407,046, data released by the Health Ministry showed, today. Besides, as many as 21 deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic since yesterday morning,…

Australian Bee Industry In “Lockdown” As Deadly Parasite Detected

SYDNEY, Jun 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Following the detection of deadly bee parasites, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), has clamped down to stop the spread of the parasite that could deal millions of dollars of damage to the nation’s honey industry. Since last night, a 50-kilometre “biosecurity zone”…

Sri Lanka To Ration Fuel By Issuing Token Numbers Amid Severe Shortage

COLOMBO, Jun 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, said yesterday that, fuel filling stations across the country will issue tokens for consumers, from today, as only limited stocks of fuel were available. Speaking to journalists in Colombo, Wijesekera said, the assistance of the Sri…

Afghan Forces Discovered Rifles, Ammunition In Southern Kandahar Province

KANDAHAR, Jun 27 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan security forces, rounded up more than a dozen assault rifles and ammunition, during a series of operations, across the southern Kandahar province, senior police officer in the province, Mullah Abdul Ghani Haqbin, said here, yesterday. A total of six stokes of AK-47, 13 pistols,…

Dope Test To Be Mandatory For University Admission In Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jun 27 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Home Minister, Asaduzzaman Khan, yesterday said, dope test will be made mandatory to students for university admission. The minister told a press conference, on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking that, a law is being formulated for the…

One Dead, Several Injured After Building Collapsed In N. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jun 27 (NNN-NNA) – An infant died and several other people were injured yesterday, after a three-storey building collapsed in the Qibbeh district of Tripoli, northern Lebanon. The cause of the building’s collapse remains unknown, and rescuers have been sent to the scene to save and evacuate the injured.…

Seven Terrorists, Two Soldiers Killed In Military Operation In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jun 27 (NNN-APP) — Pakistan’s security forces killed seven terrorists in the tribal district of North Waziristan, in the north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said, in a statement. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani army, said yesterday that, a fire exchange took place…

First NASA Rocket Launched From Northern Australia In 27 Years

CANBERRA, Jun 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A NASA rocket was launched early this morning, from Australian soil, for the first time in 27 years. The suborbital sounding rocket, successfully took off from the Arnhem Space Centre, in the Northern Territory (NT), after the launch was delayed by rain and wind, according…

Cambodia’s Ruling Party Thanked People For Overwhelmingly Voting For It In Commune Polls

PHNOM PENH, Jun 27 (NNN-AKP) – The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, yesterday thanked the Cambodian people, for overwhelmingly voting for it in the fifth commune council election held on Jun 5. The election was to choose a total of 11,622 councillors for…

Over 70 Percent Of Egyptian New Capital’s First Phase Completed: Cabinet

CAIRO, Jun 27 (NNN-MENA) – The Egyptian cabinet announced yesterday that, more than 70 percent of the structural works, in the first stage of the New Administrative Capital (NAC), have been completed. According to the New Administrative Capital Company, the state-run company that oversees the construction of the new city,…