Palestinian Killed In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers In West Bank: Medics

RAMALLAH, Jan 6 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestinian was killed this morning, during clashes with Israeli soldiers, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that, Bakeer Hashash, a 21-year-old from the Balata refugee camp, in the…

Israel’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Hit Record High At Over 16,000

JERUSALEM, Jan 6 (NNN-PNA) – Israel reported 16,115 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the regime to 1,440,771, the Israeli Ministry of Health said today. This is the highest daily number of new cases in Israel, since the outbreak of the pandemic there in Feb, 2020,…

Dozens Of Attackers “Eliminated,” 12 Officers Killed In Kazakhstan Unrest

MOSCOW, Jan 6 (NNN-TASS) – “Dozens of attackers have been eliminated,” after they attempted to storm administrative buildings and the police department of the Kazakh city of Almaty, last night, it was reported today. A total of 12 law enforcement officers have been killed and 353 others injured, in their…

Malaysia Reports 123 New Omicron Cases

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported another 123 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and 88 of them are those returning from the Umrah (Minor Hajj) pilgrimage, in Saudi Arabia, Health Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin said, today. Khairy said, the country has detected 245 Omicron cases, of which…

China Calls For Prudent Action On Korean Peninsula Issue

BEIJING, Jan 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – All relevant parties should act prudently and make joint efforts to promote political settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said here today. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin, made the remarks at a daily news briefing, in response to media reports that the…

Philippines Records Highest COVID-19 Positivity Rate With 17,220 New Cases

MANILA, Jan 6 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines reported today, the highest positivity rate for coronavirus tests at 36.9 percent, and 17,220 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,888,917. The Department of Health (DOH) said, there are now 43 confirmed Omicron variant cases in…

Cambodia Announces PM’s Visit To Myanmar On Jan 7-8

PHNOM PENH, Jan 6 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, will visit Myanmar tomorrow, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said yesterday. Hun Sen will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Prak Sokhonn and a number of senior government officials, the ministry said in a statement. During…

Israel Detects Bird Flu Outbreak In 107,000 Turkeys

JERUSALEM, Jan 6 (NNN-PNA) – Israel detected yesterday an outbreak of the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in about 107,000 turkeys, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said in a statement. The flu-infected turkeys were found in a farm in the village of Aviel, near the coastal town of Caesarea,…

Turkey Shortens Quarantine Period Of COVID-19 Patients Despite Omicron

ANKARA, Jan 6 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey has shortened the quarantine period of COVID-19 patients, the country’s health minister said yesterday. Turkish medical experts decided to “rearrange the quarantine periods, considering the current conditions,” Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said in a written statement, after a meeting of Turkey’s coronavirus science council.…

Five Killed, 10 Injured In Road Accident In Pakistan’s Sindh Province

ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (NNN-APP) – A tractor-trolley plunged into a canal in Larkana city of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, last night, leaving five people dead and at least 10 others injured, police and local media said. According to the police in the area, the tractor-trolley, carrying more than 20 people,…