Lebanese Children’s Health In Danger Amid Drop In Immunisation Rate: Minister

BEIRUT, Apr 27 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese children’s health is in great danger, as their vaccination rate has dropped to 60 percent or less, amid the current economic crisis, Lebanon’s Health Minister, Firas Abiad, said yesterday. “These indicators show that our children are in great danger and they may turn from…

Saudi-Iran Talks May Pave Way For Restoring Diplomatic Ties: Iraqi Spokesman

BAGHDAD, Apr 27 (NNN-NINA) – Talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, held in Iraq, may pave the way for the normalisation of diplomatic ties between the two countries, Iraqi Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, said yesterday. The 5th round of talks between Tehran and Riyadh was held in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, last…

Four Soldiers Killed, Three Others Injured In Israeli Aggression On Damascus

DAMASCUS, Apr 27 (NNN-SANA) – Four soldiers were killed and three others were injured, and some material damages were caused, by an Israeli aerial act of aggression on some sites in the vicinity of Damascus. “At about 12:41 a.m. on Wednesday (last night), the Israeli enemy launched an aerial act…

165,000 Jewish Holocaust Survivors Live In Israel: Statistics Bureau

JERUSALEM, Apr 27 (NNN-PNA) – There were 165,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors living in Israel by 2021, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics announced, ahead of the national Holocaust Remembrance Day. The figure was issued on Monday on the occasion of Israel’s annual memorial day of “Yom HaShoah,” with this year’s…

Israel’s Measures Increase Tension, Undermine Two-State Solution: Palestinian PM

RAMALLAH, Apr 27 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday said that, the Israeli measures in the Palestinian territories would increase tension and undermine the two-state solution. Ishtaye made the remarks during a meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister, Alexander Schallenberg, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, to discuss…

Japan’s PM, S. Korean Delegation Agree To Improve Bilateral Ties

TOKYO, Apr 27 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, and a delegation sent by South Korean President-elect, Yoon Suk-yeol, yesterday agreed, it was necessary to improve ties between both countries that have become strained over the years. Local media reported that, during a courtesy call at the prime minister’s…

Philippine Troops Kill Four Suspected Rebels In Clashes

MANILA, Apr 27 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine military said yesterday that, the troops had killed four suspected rebels, in separate clashes in central Philippines on Monday. The military said, two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed, and a soldier was wounded in a clash in Occidental Mindoro province on…

Vietnam Reports 8,431 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Apr 27 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 8,431 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, up 1,014 from Monday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, recorded in 56 provinces and cities, were all domestically transmitted. The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, remained the pandemic hotspot with 937 new cases, followed by the…

Singapore Reports 3,688 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Apr 27 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,688 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,187,914. Of the new cases, 357 cases were detected through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, and 3,331 through antigen rapid tests (ART), according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among…

COVID-19 Cases Resurge In India Amid Lifting Of Restrictions

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Apr 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – After local governments across India lifted all the pandemic related restrictions and even dropped the mandatory wearing of face masks, the country is once again witnessing an increase in the daily number of COVID-19 infections. For the first time since…