Palestinians Commemorate 55th Anniversary Of Israeli-Arab Six-Day War

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Jun 6 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinians yesterday, commemorated the 55th anniversary of the Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours, on Jun 5-10, 1967. Israel swept to victory over its Arab neighbours in the war, also known as the Third Arab-Israeli War, and took control of East Jerusalem, the…

Indian Bus Accident Death Toll Rises To 25

NEW DELHI, Jun 6 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll from yesterday’s bus mishap in northern India rose to 25, according to the private news agency, Asian News International (ANI). Uttarakhand state’s Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, confirmed the new toll, ANI reported. The bus, carrying around 30 passengers, fell into…

Combined Forces In South Korea Fire Eight Missiles

SEOUL, Jun 6 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea-U.S. joint forces, fired eight ground-to-ground ballistic missiles, off South Korea’s east coast today, the South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff were quoted as saying. The combined forces launched eight ground-to-ground Army Tactical Missile System missiles, from an east coastal region in Gangwon province,…

Vietnam’s Textiles, Garments Export Up 21.7 Percent In Jan-May

HANOI, Jun 6 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam earned more than 14.9 billion U.S. dollars, from exporting textiles and garments, in the first five months of this year, up 21.7 percent from the same period last year, according to the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade today. In May alone, Vietnam’s textile…

India Records 4,518 New COVID-19 Cases, Nine More Deaths

NEW DELHI, Jun 6 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,181,335 today, with 4,518 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, nine deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since yesterday morning took the total death…

S.Korea Reports 5,022 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Jun 6 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 5,022 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,168,708, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 9,835 the previous day, and lower than 6,135 tallied a week…

Update: Bangladeshi Army Deployed As Container Depot Fire Kills At Least 49

DHAKA, Jun 6 (NNN-BSS) – At least 49 people were killed and hundreds of others injured, as a devastating fire swept through a container facility in Chattogram district, about 242 km south-east of the capital, Dhaka. The fire broke out in one of the containers loaded with chemicals, in the…

Pakistan Fully Committed To Ambitious Actions To Address Climate Change

ISLAMABAD, Jun 6 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan is fully committed to taking ambitious actions to address climate change and environmental hazards, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said, yesterday, in marking the World Environment Day. The occasion is significant this time because “it marks fifty years since the 1972 United Nations Conference on…

Indian PM Blames West For Carbon Emissions

NEW DELHI, Jun 6 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, held developed nations responsible for large-scale carbon emissions. “India is making this effort when India’s role in climate change is negligible,” Modi said in a speech, marking the World Environment Day. “Large modern countries of the world, are not…

Kabul Rejects Washington’s Report On Religious Freedom Restriction

KABUL, Jun 6 (NNN-ANA) – The Taliban-run caretaker administration, said, Washington’s report on deteriorating religious freedom in Afghanistan was utterly incorrect. “The religious and civil rights of all minorities in Afghanistan are protected. In this regard, the State Department’s report is incomplete and based on false information. All our Sunnis,…