Afghan Airstrikes Kill 15 Taliban Militants In Northern Samangan Province

AYBAK, Afghanistan, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 15 militants were confirmed dead, as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts and positions, in parts of Hazrat-e-Sultan district of northern Samangan province, yesterday, army spokesman in the northern region, Mohammad Hanif Rezai, said today. Fifteen more insurgents sustained injuries in the…

5.9-Magnitude Quake Hits 183 Km NE Of Tual, Indonesia

HONG KONG, Aug 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9, jolted 183 km NE of Tual, Indonesia, at 05:01:20 GMT on Monday (today), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 12.87 km, was initially determined to be at 4.5173 degrees south latitude, and…

Another Aussie State Plunges Into Lockdown While Sydney’s Cases Continue To Increase

SYDNEY, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As Australia’s most populous city of Sydney continues to battle its spiralling outbreak of COVID-19, triggered by the Delta variant, the neighbouring state of Queensland is struggling to reign in its own outbreak, caused by the same variant. The Queensland government announced today that, the…

Japanese Gov’t Adds Four More Areas Into COVID-19 State Of Emergency

TOKYO, Aug 2 (NNN-NHK) – Joining Tokyo and Okinawa, the four prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Osaka entered into a COVID-19 state of emergency today, due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. The state of emergency for the three prefectures near Tokyo, namely Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, and…

S.Korea: No Decision Yet Over Annual Military Exercise With U.S.

SEOUL, Aug 2 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s defence ministry, said today that, no decision had been made yet, over the joint annual military exercise with the United States this summer. Boo Seung-chan, defence ministry spokesman, told an online press briefing that, nothing was finalised yet, over how, when and on…

Cambodia Stops Offshore Oil Extraction After KrisEnergy Goes Bankrupt: PM

PHNOM PENH, Aug 2 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said yesterday that, the kingdom’s first-ever oil extraction had come to a full stop, after Singapore-based oil and gas firm KrisEnergy had filed for liquidation. KrisEnergy started pumping crude oil from one of Cambodia’s offshore oilfields, Block…

Thailand’s COVID-19 Tally Tops 600,000, Tighter Curbs Extended

BANGKOK, Aug 2 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand announced yesterday, to extend tighter pandemic control measures in the capital Bangkok and other worst-hit regions, possibly till the end of Aug, to contain the worst-ever wave of the outbreak, which has brought its total case tally to top 600,000. The country reported 18,027…

Over 1.8 Million People Vaccinated For COVID-19 In Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 2 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar vaccinated over 1.8 million people for COVID-19, as of July 21 this year, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing said, in his televised message to the public yesterday morning. “Vaccination was given in all regions and states from Jan 27 to Jul…

Sri Lanka Commemorates 94th Anniversary Of PLA’s Founding

COLOMBO, Aug 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan graduates, from the National Defence University, of the People’s Liberation Army, commemorated here the 94th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a statement by the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka said yesterday. A reception was organised by the Chinese…

Five Killed In Clashes South Of Beirut: Media

BEIRUT, Aug 2 (NNN-NNA) – Five people were killed and over 10 others were wounded yesterday, in an armed clash between supporters of Hezbollah and a rival faction, in Khaldeh, at the southern entrance of Beirut, al-Jadeed local TV channel, reported. The armed clashes erupted after the funeral of Ali…