Two Armed Robbers Killed, Three Detained In N. Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 13 (NNN-BNA) – Police have gunned down two armed robbers and arrested three others, in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz and Balkh provinces, yesterday, officials said today. In the first incident, which took place in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province, yesterday morning, police wanted to arrest two armed robbers,…

Sri Lanka To Recruit 62,000 Public Servants To Fill Essential Vacancies

COLOMBO, Aug 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers, has approved the recruitment of nearly 62,000 people to the public service, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, yesterday. Addressing the National Youth Conference, the president said, new personnel will be appointed to fill essential vacancies across the public sector. The…

Indonesia’s Tech Firm Adds 29.5 Billion USD, Two Million Jobs To Economy

JAKARTA, Aug 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s largest digital firm, PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GoTo), generated 480.72 trillion rupiahs (29.5 billion U.S. dollars) in economic value, last year and created over 2.03 million jobs, a report showed, yesterday. The study by the Jakarta-based Prasasti Centre for Policy Studies, found GoTo’s direct…

S. Korean Court Issues Warrant To Detain Ex-President Yoon’s Wife

SEOUL, Aug 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – A South Korean court issued a warrant, to detain Kim Keon-hee, wife of former President, Yoon Suk-yeol, who has been kept in custody, on insurrection and other charges, a special counsel team said last night. The Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant, requested by…

Iraq, Syria Discussed Energy Cooperation

BAGHDAD, Aug 13 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, met here yesterday, with visiting Syrian energy chief, Mohammed al-Bashir, to discuss bilateral cooperation in oil, gas and energy. Abdul Ghani emphasised the depth of the historical ties between the two peoples, and the importance of maintaining them in…

Number Of Malnutrition-Related Deaths In Gaza Rises To 227: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The health authorities in Gaza reported that, five people died over the past 24 hours, due to malnutrition and starvation, bringing the total number of malnutrition-related deaths to 227, a UN spokesperson said, yesterday. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, told a daily…

Yemen’s Houthis Claim Drone Attacks On Four Israeli Cities

SANAA, Aug 13 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, said last night that, it launched four drone attacks targeting the Israeli cities of Haifa, Negev, Eilat, and Be’er Sheva, earlier in the day. Using six drones, the attacks “successfully achieved their objectives,” the group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, said in a statement,…

Agriculture Ministers Of China, S. Korea, Japan Held 4th Trilateral Meeting

INCHEON, South Korea, Aug 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – Agriculture ministers of China, South Korea and Japan, held their fourth trilateral meeting in South Korea’s western port city of Incheon. The meeting, focusing on issues including food security, animal diseases, and sustainable agriculture, was held seven years after the last edition in…

Kazakhstan’s GDP Grew 6.3 Percent In Jan-Jul This Year

ALMATY, Aug 13 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan’s gross domestic product (GDP), grew 6.3 percent year on year, in the period of Jan-Jul this year, the Ministry of National Economy said, yesterday. During the previous seven months, goods production increased by 8.3 percent, industry by 6.9 percent, and services by 5.2 percent,…

49 More Palestinians Murdered In Brutal Israeli Attacks Across Gaza; Total Death Toll: 61,709

GAZA, Aug 13 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 49 more Palestinians were murdered, in brutal Zionist Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip yesterday, said the civil defence in Gaza. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defence said, 32 Palestinian people were murdered, as a result of intensive Israeli airstrikes on the…