Syria Crisis Should Not Be Neglected: UN Envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 27 (NNN-SANA) – UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, warned yesterday that, the Syria crisis should not be neglected despite its absence from news headlines. “Syria is a hot conflict, not a frozen one,” he told the Security Council in a briefing. “Therefore, my message today…

UN Chief Condemns Attack At Pakistan’s Karachi University

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 27 (NNN-APP) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, condemned the attack at the University of Karachi, that led to multiple deaths, said his deputy spokesman. “I can tell you, the secretary-general strongly condemns the attack in Karachi today (yesterday),” said Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman. The secretary-general expressed…

Feature: Lebanese Turn To Alternative Medicine Amid Spiraling Healthcare Costs

by Dana Halawi BEIRUT, Apr 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iman Ismail used Lebanese herbal medicine, to treat her seven-year-old son’s mild arthritis, after a visit to a doctor in her neighbourhood cost her 500,000 Lebanese pounds (18.5 U.S. dollars) and incurred another two million pounds in prescribed medication. “I did not…

Syrian Air Defences Respond To New Israeli Missile Strike In Damascus

DAMASCUS, Apr 27 (NNN-SANA) – Syrian air defences, responded to a fresh Israeli missile strike, in the capital Damascus, after midnight. People in the capital heard two powerful explosions, as a result of the attack, and the interception of the Syrian air defences. The attack is the latest in a…

Two Soldiers Killed In Terrorist Attack In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 (NNN-APP) – Two soldiers were killed, when terrorists targeted security forces in South Waziristan district of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said yesterday. The troops responded promptly following the attack. During an intense exchange of fire, two soldiers of the Pakistani army lost their…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 43,062,569

NEW DELHI, Apr 26 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,062,569 today, with 2,483 new cases registered during the past 24 hours, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. This is the seventh consecutive day when the number of daily new cases has surpassed the 2,000-mark, after lower tallies…

DPRK Holds Military Parade To Mark Army’s 90th Anniversary

PYONGYANG, Apr 26 (NNN-KCNA) – A grand military parade was held last night, at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), it was reported today. Kim Jong Un,…

12 COVID-19 Cases Detected On Aussie Cruise Ship

SYDNEY, Apr 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s cruise industry, which is just resuming business following a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, has hit a setback with a dozen COVID-19 cases on a ship docked in Western Australia (WA). WA health authorities confirmed that 10 passengers and two crew members of…

Three Critically Endangered Sumatran Tigers Found Dead In Snares In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Apr 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Three critically-endangered Sumatran tigers have been found dead, after being caught in sling snares in a private oil palm plantation, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency said. The agency’s head, Agus Arianto, said, the tigers’ carcasses were found on Sunday by…

Malaysia Reports 2,478 New COVID-19 Infections, Eight More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia recorded 2,478 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the total tally to 4,433,551, according to the health ministry. They were seven new imported cases and 2,471 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further eight deaths have been reported…