Egyptian Court Sentences Three Muslim Brotherhood Members To Death, Over Murdering Policeman, Civilian

CAIRO, Sept 29 (NNN-MENA) – An Egyptian court, yesterday, sentenced three members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death, and nine others to life in prison, over the killing a policeman and a civilian. The crime dates back to 2014, when the convicted Islamists showered a policeman, who worked in…

Singapore Reports 2,236 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Sept 29 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,236 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 91,775. This is the first time Singapore sees the number of new COVID-19 cases exceed 2,000, in a single day. Of the new cases, 1,711 were in the community,…

DPRK Test-Fires Newly-Developed Hypersonic Missile

PYONGYANG, Sept 29 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired a hypersonic missile, Hwasong-8, in Toyang-ri, Ryongrim County of Jagang Province, yesterday morning, it was reported today. The missile was newly developed and test-fired by the Academy of Defence Science, the report said. “In the first test-launch,…

Afghan Government Officials Urge U.S. To Halt Drone Patrolling Over Airspace

KABUL, Sept 29 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan government officials, urged the U.S. to halt drone patrolling over Afghan territory, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported yesterday. All international countries, especially the United States, should heed their commitment to the Afghan government, and not encroach on its airspace, the officials, without being…

Top U.S. General Calls Afghan War “Strategic Failure”

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday, during a Senate hearing that, it is a “strategic failure” with the Taliban back in power and U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Milley, alongside Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, and U.S. Central Command…

Indonesian Parliament Approves Government’s 2022 Budget

JAKARTA, Sept 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian parliament, yesterday, approved the government’s spending budget of 2,714.15 trillion rupiahs (about 190 billion U.S. dollars) for 2022, a legislator said. The approved target is slightly higher than the earlier proposed budget of 2,708.68 trillion rupiahs (189.60 billion dollars), Bobby Adhityo Rizaldi, a…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Says Congress Must Raise Debt Limit By Oct 18

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, said yesterday that, U.S. lawmakers have until Oct 18 to raise or suspend the debt limit, before the United States is expected to default on the national debt. “We now estimate that Treasury is likely to exhaust its extraordinary measures,…

Poisonings Increase As Americans Treat COVID-19 With Anti-Parasitic Drug: UK Media

LONDON, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of Americans suffering serious adverse health effects, after consuming ivermectin, to treat COVID-19, has more than doubled, since the anti-parasitic drug was falsely touted as a cure for the virus, according to a report published by the Financial Times (FT) on Monday. The…

California Gas Firm Agrees To Pay 1.8 Billion USD For Biggest Gas Leak In U.S. History

LOS ANGELES, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), agreed to pay up to 1.8 billion U.S. dollars, to settle the claims of over 35,000 victims of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility blowout, the biggest natural gas leak in U.S. history, attorneys for the plaintiffs announced.…

Australia’s Union Leaders Warn Of Job Losses From Nuclear Submarine Deal: Sydney Morning Herald

SYDNEY, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s peak union body, voiced its anger at the government’s decision, to abruptly cancel its submarine deal with France, in favour of building nuclear submarines. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) said, the new AUKUS agreement with the United States and Britain, robbed Australia’s…