Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Reach Record High In First Half Of 2021: Report

KABUL, Jul 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan reached a record high, as the conflicts continued to escalate amid U.S. and NATO troops’ withdrawal, a UN report revealed today. “Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 reached record levels, including a particularly sharp…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Jul 26 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1, today struck off Shimokita district, in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 11:16 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 41.4 degrees north, and a longitude…

Five Killed In Rain-Triggered Floods In Western Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Jul 26 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Five people were killed, after rain-triggered floods hit the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai, over the weekend, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency reported today. The disasters occurred in Khaliun and Chandmani soums (administrative subdivisions) of the province, and the dead were aged seven…

Lockdown Extended Again In Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley

KATHMANDU, Jul 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The ongoing lockdown in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley was extended for 10 more days till Aug 4, though most of the restrictive measures have been relaxed in past weeks. “We extended the lockdown by keeping certain activities under the prohibited list,” Kali Prasad Parajuli, chief district…

Search For Missing S. Korean Climber Continues At Karakoram Mountain Range

ISLAMABAD, Jul 26 (NNN-YONHAP) – A search operation is underway to find missing South Korean climber, Kim Hong-bin, a Pakistani private tour operator that arranged Kim’s expedition said yesterday. Kim went missing after falling into a crevasse in bad weather, in the Karakoram mountain range, when the climber was descending…

New Zealand Accepts Turkish Authorities’ Request For Managed Return Of Citizens

WELLINGTON, Jul 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The New Zealand government agreed to the managed return of a New Zealand citizen and her two young children from Turkey, Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said today. The three have been in immigration detention in Turkey since crossing the border from Syria earlier this year.…

Kuwait To Build Logistics Cities To Attract Foreign Investment

KUWAIT CITY, Jul 26 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait plans to establish logistic cities to support local economy and attract foreign investment, Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) announced yesterday. Sheikh Yousef Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, KPA Director-General, said, these cities will be built on an area of two million square metres and designed by global…

“Old” Tops North American Box Office In Opening Weekend

LOS ANGELES, Jul 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Universal Pictures’ new thriller “Old” led ticket sales at the North American box office, with an estimated 16.5 million U.S. dollars in its opening weekend, according to studio figures, collected by measurement firm, Comscore. Inspired by the 2010 graphic novel, Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar…

Three Killed, Five Injured In Shootings In U.S. Seattle

SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Early yesterday morning shootings in U.S. Seattle, left three people dead and five others injured, according to the city police. In three hours yesterday morning, three people were killed and five were wounded in a series of unrelated shootings in the city, Seattle police…

Brazil Reports 476 More COVID-19 Deaths

SAO PAULO, Jul 26 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil registered 476 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its national death toll to 549,924, the health ministry said yesterday. Meanwhile, the total caseload rose to 19,688,663, after 18,129 new cases were detected yesterday, the ministry said. Brazil currently has the world’s…