Malaysia Reports 2,373 New COVID-19 Infections, Five More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,373 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,475,873, according to the health ministry. There are three new imported cases, with 2,370 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Five more deaths have been reported,…

Mongolia Launches National Programme To Promote Football Development

ULAN BATOR, May 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia has officially launched a national programme, to promote the development of football, under the auspices of President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, the presidential press office said yesterday. The national programme is being implemented across the country, within the framework of developing public sports, reflected in…

FAO Chief Calls On G7 To Take Steps On Food Shortages

ROME, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The head of the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on Friday called on the world’s largest industrialised economies to take steps to anticipate future food shortages. Qu Dongyu, FAO’s director-general, said, the Russia-Ukraine conflict proved the need for a global effort to…

Brazil Reports 139 More COVID-19 Deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 15 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil on Friday, registered 139 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the nationwide death toll to 664,780, the Health Ministry said. The ministry said that, 25,609 new cases were reported, bringing the national tally to 30,664,739. The South American country has…

Colombia To Drop Mandatory Face Mask Requirement In Schools

BOGOTA, May 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Colombian schools can drop the mandatory use of face masks in enclosed spaces, if they meet the criteria, starting tomorrow, in light of favourable COVID-19 epidemiological situation over the past two weeks, the Ministry of Health announced. At an event in Cartagena, Gerson Bermont,…

Cubans Hold Vigil To Mourn Victims Of Hotel Saratoga Explosion

HAVANA, May 15 (NNN-CAN) – On Friday night, thousands of Cubans gathered at Havana’s Fraternity Park, for a vigil to mourn the victims of the Hotel Saratoga explosion. Wearing face masks and dressed in black, attendees carried lit candles and flowers to convey their condolence. “I am here to express…

Yemeni Gov’t Accuses Houthi Rebels Of Attacking Oil-Rich Marib Despite Truce

ADEN, May 15 (NNN-YPA) – The internationally-recognised Yemeni government, yesterday accused the Houthi rebels of attacking the oil-rich province of Marib, despite a two-month cease-fire, brokered by the United Nations. “The Houthis launched a sniper operation, killing one member of the armed forces and injuring another, on the north-western front…

Hamas Warns Against Israeli Settlers’ Plan To “Storm” Al-Aqsa Mosque

GAZA, May 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, the rulers of the Gaza Strip, warned yesterday, against what it calls, Israeli settlers’ plan to “storm” the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in East Jerusalem today. Earlier in the day, the Jewish Temple Mount groups, called on Jews to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque today, to…

81 Illegal Immigrants Rescued Off SE Tunisia

TUNIS, May 15 (NNN-TAP) – The Tunisian Maritime Guard, rescued 81 illegal immigrants of different nationalities, off the country’s southeast coast, the Defence Ministry said, yesterday. “The rescue operation took place off the El Kutf coast, in the province of Medenine, when a unit of the naval guard managed to…

India To Set Up Three Cruise Training Academies To Address Talent Issues

MUMBAI, May 15 (NNN-PTI) – India will set up three dedicated cruise training academies, to address talent shortage in the sector, the federal shipping minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, said yesterday. Speaking at a conference in Mumbai, the minister said, “With the participation of global players, we will develop the sector and…