Feature: Gazan Women Produce Plant-Based Natural Cosmetics

by Sanaa Kamal GAZA, Jul 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – A group of women from the Gaza Strip have been working to produce cosmetic products, using natural ingredients, such as parsley, mint, nettle, watercress and roses. The project was funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, in partnership with…

Turkey Battles Multiple Wildfires In Over 20 Provinces

ISTANBUL, Jul 31 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey has been battling multiple wildfires that erupted in more than 20 provinces during the last three days, officials announced. Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Minister, Bekir Pakdemirli said, 57 of the 71 fires were brought under control. “We are fighting the blazes with three aircraft,…

Forest Fire Continues For Second Day In Northern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Jul 30 (NNN-NNA) – The massive fire that broke out in Lebanon’s northern village of Qoubaiyat is continuing to rage in the region, for the second day, a local news outlet reported yesterday. The massive fire has engulfed large swathes of the area, causing residents to collect water to…

Aussie PM Reveals COVID-19 Vaccine Targets For Roadmap Out Of Pandemic

CANBERRA, Jul 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Australian leaders have reached an agreement on vaccination targets required for the country’s pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the most populous state, New South Wales (NSW) reported 170 new local cases. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced tonight that, the National Cabinet, which is…

Policeman Killed, Two Injured In NW Pakistan Explosion

ISLAMABAD, Jul 30 (NNN-APP) – A policeman was killed and two others, including a passerby and a policeman, were injured, when an explosion hit a police van in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today, police said. The incident happened in the busy Karkhano Market, of the provincial capital Peshawar, where…

Brunei Reports Three New Imported COVID-19 Cases, 336 In Total

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jul 30 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported three new imported COVID-19 cases today, bringing the national tally to 336. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, two of the new cases are among the 18 crew of a ship, that left Singapore on Jul 4, and arrived in Brunei…

Pneumonia Diagnosis AI App Developed In New Zealand Wins World Award

WELLINGTON, Jul 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A prototype app using artificial intelligence to diagnose pneumonia, which was developed in New Zealand, has earned the developer an international award. New Zealand-based Company-X, said yesterday that, its senior software developer, Jiadong Chen, built an image classifier for detecting bacterial and viral pneumonia, using…

Vietnam Reports 7,594 New COVID-19 Cases, 128,413 In Total

HANOI, Jul 30 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded 7,594 new cases of COVID-19 infections yesterday, including 7,593 locally transmitted and one imported, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the total tally to 128,413, with at least 630 deaths, the ministry said. Among the community cases, 4,592…

Flash Flood Kills At Least 40 In Afghanistan’s Eastern Nuristan Province

PARUN, Afghanistan, Jul 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 40 people killed, many injured and several villagers went missing, after torrential floods hit a village in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nuristan early yesterday, a provincial source said. “The predawn floods, triggered by heavy rains, engulfed Mirdesh village in Kamdesh district. Initial…

New Zealand’s Civil Construction Industry Sees Massive Rebound

WELLINGTON, Jul 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s civil construction industry is riding a massive rebound in post-pandemic business confidence, but this may be undermined by skills shortages, which continue to be the industry’s top challenge, a survey showed today. Findings from the 2021 Construction Industry Survey, a partnership between Teletrac…