Health Officials Expect Third Wave Of COVID-19 In Gaza Soon

GAZA, Aug 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian health officials said, late last night that, a third wave of COVID-19 is expected soon in the besieged Gaza Strip, home of more than two million people. Head of the departments to combat coronavirus at the European hospital, Mahmoud al-Sheikh, told reporters that the…

Magnitude 5.1 Quake Hits Central North Island Of New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Aug 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s GeoNet, reported that, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, hit the Waikato region, in the central part of the North Island of New Zealand, around 1:30 a.m. Monday (today). A few hours later another weaker quake occurred. Thousands of people living across the North Island…

India Assumes UNSC Presidency For Aug

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 2 (NNN-PTI) – India yesterday, assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of Aug, when two signature meetings, focusing on maritime security, and technology and peacekeeping will be held. During the month, India will organise a high-level videoconference open debate, on…

Ending Israeli Settlement “Important Step” For Trust-Building: Palestinian Official

RAMALLAH, Aug 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Ending Israeli settlement in the Palestinian territories, mainly in East Jerusalem, is an important step for trust-building with Israel, a senior Palestinian official said yesterday. Member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Ahmed Majdalani, told reporters in the West Bank city…

Myanmar To Hold General Elections In Second Half Of 2023

YANGON, Aug 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar expects to hold new general elections in the second half of 2023, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, chair of the newly formed State Administration Council, said, in his televised message to the public today. “The constitution states, according to subsection (b)…

Rockets Strike Afghanistan’s Kandahar Airport, Flights Suspended

KABUL, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Flights in Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport were suspended early today, after rockets struck the nation’s second main international airport, last night, a local official confirmed. “Initial information found that, Taliban militants fired three rockets on Kandahar International Airport, and two of them struck the runway late…

New Zealand PM Apologises To Pacific Communities For Dawn Raids

AUCKLAND, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand PM, Jacinda Ardern, formally apologised today, to Pacific communities impacted by the Dawn Raids in the 1970s. Between 1974/76, a series of rigorous immigration policies were carried out, that resulted in targeted raids, on the homes of Pacific families. The raids, to find,…

S.Korea’s Export Hits Record High Of 55.44 Billion USD In July

SEOUL, Aug 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export hit a record monthly high last month, thanks to the global demand recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a government report showed today. The outbound shipment spiked 29.6 percent from a year earlier, to 55.44 billion U.S. dollars in July, according to the…

Mortar Shelling Kills Four Civilians In E. Afghanistan

MAHMUD-E-RAQI, Afghanistan, Aug 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four Afghan civilians, including two women, were killed and one civilian wounded, after a mortar shell, fired by Taliban militants, struck a house in the country’s eastern province of Kapisa, yesterday, local police confirmed, today. “The incident occurred late last night, in Nijrab district.…

Fiji Records 1,121 New COVID-19 Cases, Six More Deaths

SUVA, Aug 1 (NNN-PIN) – Fiji reported 1,121 new COVID-19 cases for the last 24 hours, and six more deaths from Thursday to Friday, according to health officials, yesterday. Permanent Secretary for Health, James Fong, said, 241 cases were from the Western side of Viti Levu, and 880 cases from…