Singapore Reports 3,190 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,190 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 135,395, the Ministry of Health (MOH), said. Of the new cases, 2,721 were recorded in the community, 498 were in migrant workers’ dormitories, and six were imported. A total…

Sri Lanka To Probe Illegal Shark Fishing In Famous Tourist Spot

COLOMBO, Oct 14 (NNN-SLNEWS) – The Sri Lankan government will launch immediate investigations, into allegations of illegal shark fishing in Trincomalee, eastern Sri Lanka. A local organisation, the Pearl Protectors, said in a statement, while Trincomalee was once a marine biodiversity hotspot, it had now come under threat, as fishermen…

Blinken Warns Of “Other Options” If Diplomacy Fails On Iran Nuclear Issue

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, yesterday warned that the United States would turn to “other options” if diplomacy fails to curb Iran’s nuclear programme, saying “time is running short.” Blinken yesterday met with his counterparts of Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in…

UN Chief Asks For 3.12 Billion USD For 2022 Budget

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday asked for nearly 3.12 billion dollars, as the world body’s regular budget for 2022. “To fully implement the mandates entrusted to us, we will require a total of 3.12 billion U.S. dollars before re-costing, which represents a net reduction…

Cuba To Administer COVID-19 Booster Shots Next Month

HAVANA, Oct 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Cuba will start administering booster shots with its homegrown COVID-19 vaccines next month, Cuban Health Minister, Jose Angel Portal, said at a press conference. “In the very beginning, we will administer booster shots to vulnerable groups and frontline workers, including doctors, nurses, scientists, and…

Israeli FM calls for peace with Palestinians, more Arab nations

JERUSALEM, Oct 12 (NNN-PNN) – Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, yesterday called the Palestinians and other Arab nations to forge peace agreements with Israel. Lapid called more Arab countries to join the U.S.-brokered deals, signed in Sept, 2020, in which the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain agreed to normalise…

Scores Of Houthi Rebels Killed In Fighting Over Yemen’s Marib

ADEN, Oct 12 (NNN-YPA) – Scores of Houthi rebels were killed, during their military attacks to seize key areas in the country’s northern oil-rich province of Marib, yesterday, a government official said. “Several simultaneous Houthi attacks targeted Marib’s key district of Abdiya, that’s besieged for nearly three weeks, sparking non-stop…

Nuclear Talks Must Lead To Lifting Of Sanctions: Iran’s Parliament Speaker

TEHRAN, Oct 12 (NNN-IRNA) – The speaker of Iran’s parliament said here yesterday that, any dialogue regarding the 2015 nuclear agreement must lead to the lifting of the sanctions against Iran. “The United States withdrew from the agreement during the Trump era, and it was surprising that the world did…

Two Turkish Police Officers Killed In Northern Syria: Minister

ANKARA, Oct 12 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Two members of the Turkish special operation forces were killed in a guided missile attack, by the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) from Tel Rifat town of northern Syria, Turkey’s interior minister said. The police officers were on duty in the Mare district of…

Iran Reports 13,504 New COVID-19 Cases, 5,716,394 In Total

TEHRAN, Oct 12 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian health ministry reported yesterday, 13,504 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 5,716,394. According to an official release, the pandemic has claimed 122,868 lives in the country so far, after 276 new deaths were registered in the past 24 hours. A…