15 Injured In Mosque Blast In Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province

JALALABAD, Nov 13 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 15 people were injured, as a bomb blast ripped through a mosque in Spin Ghar district of the eastern Nangarhar province yesterday, a local official said. The official, on condition of anonymity, said that, the blast took place inside a mosque in…

UN Official Urges Reform Measures Amid Crisis In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Nov 13 (NNN-NNA) – A senior UN official, yesterday warned that, Lebanon may be turned into a “failing state” if the government does not succeed in implementing quick and serious reform measures, amid the current unprecedented financial crisis. “The prime minister should exercise his authority and move the country…

Police Clears Bomb Threat After NY University Evacuations

NEW YORK, Nov 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Local authorities conducted investigations, after New York University (NYU) evacuated multiple buildings, due to bomb threats, Thursday night. “NYU received bomb threats for three locations: the Stern School of Business, Centre for Neural Science, and Hebrew Union College,” the school said, in its website…

Over 3,000 Inmates Yet To Be Recaptured After Jailbreaks In Nigeria

ABUJA, Nov 12 (NNN-NAN) – The Nigerian government said yesterday that, over 3,000 inmates are yet to be recaptured, following recent jailbreaks in the country. A total of 4,860 inmates had escaped during attacks on the country’s custodial centres since last year, and only 984 of them have been rearrested…

Japan To Secure 1.6 Million COVID-19 Oral Medicine, Increase Hospitalisation Capacity By 30 Percent

TOKYO, Nov 12 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government today decided to secure 1.6 million doses of COVID-19 oral medication, and increase hospitalisation capacity for COVID-19 patients by 30 percent, compared to the peak level this summer, local media reported. “By securing a medical system based on the worst-case scenario and…

British Newspaper Unveils COVID-19 Vaccine Inequality Among U.S. Kids

LONDON, Nov 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – A major British newspaper revealed inequality of access among U.S. kids for COVID-19 vaccines, which have been rolled out to this group. More than 360,000 children under the age of 12 have already received their first shot, according to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control…

Myanmar Lifts Stay-At-Home Order In 17 More Townships

YANGON, Nov 12 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Health Ministry, yesterday, announced lifting stay-at-home order in 17 more townships, as fewer daily COVID-19 infections were detected. The stay-at-home order will be removed in two townships of Yangon region and 15 townships of Mandalay, Bago, Magway, Ayeyarwady and Tanintharyi regions, as well as,…

Singapore Reports 2,396 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Nov 12 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,396 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 230,077. Of the new cases, 2,243 were in the community, 136 were in migrant workers’ dormitories and 17 were imported cases, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said, in a…

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Accepts APEC Youth Declaration

WELLINGTON, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, on addressing the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Voices of the Future 2021 event, accepted the APEC youth declaration in her role as APEC 2021 Chair. The annual youth event brings together 18 to 24-year-olds, to discuss significant issues facing…

Iran Urges Regional Cooperation To Tackle Security Problems

TEHRAN, Nov 12 (NNN-IRNA) – The best way to overcome regional problems is to work out mechanisms specific to regional traits, through the participation of all regional countries, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani said, yesterday. Shamkhani cited terrorism, foreign military invasion, as well as, migration, as…