Bicycle Bomb Wounds Four In Afghanistan’s Eastern Jalalabad City

JALALABAD, Jun 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were injured, as a bicycle bomb rocked Jalalabad city, the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, yesterday, provincial government spokesman, Attaullah Khogiani, said. According to Khogiani, militants planted the explosive device in the cavities of a bicycle and detonated it. The blast occurred…

Indonesia Begins Vaccinating Pregnant Women, Breastfeeding Mothers, Children

JAKARTA, Jun 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia launched COVID-19 vaccination programme for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children aged 12 to 18, Vice President, Ma’ruf Amin, said yesterday. Amin said, he welcomes the vaccine rollout for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children aged 12 to 18, who are all categorised as…

Australia On “High Alert” Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks: Health Minister

CANBERRA, Jun 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Health Minister, Greg Hunt, declared that, the country is on “high alert” with coronavirus spreading in the community. As of yesterday afternoon, there had been 30,562 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Australia, and the number of locally and overseas acquired cases in the…

Bangladesh Extends Closure Of Education Institutions As COVID-19 Cases Surpass 900,000

DHAKA, Jun 30 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government extended the ongoing closure of educational institutions for another month, in light of the current COVID-19 situation in the country, which goes into nationwide lockdown from tomorrow. The country’s Ministry of Education announced the decision yesterday, saying, “All secondary and higher secondary…

Syrian Refugees In Jordan Worry As WFP To Cut Food Aid

AMMAN, Jun 30 (NNN-PETRA) – Mohammad Harkal, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan with his wife and five children, voiced concern that he would not be able to put bread on the table for his family, if there is no aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). His…

Iran Not In A Hurry To Revive Nuclear Deal Under Current Administration

TEHRAN, Jun 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s current administration is not in a rush to push for negotiations, to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, before the new government takes power in Aug, spokesman for the outgoing Rouhani administration declared yesterday. “If what we have in mind is ensured, there will be…

Two More Egyptian Airports Receive Health Accreditation From Int’l Body

CAIRO, Jun 30 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Taba and Marsa Matrouh international airports, received certificates of health accreditation by the Airports Council International (ACI), raising the number of Egyptian airports recognised as safe to 11, said the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation yesterday. The certificate recognises each airport’s “commitment to prioritising…

Chinese Nationals In Bangladesh Receive Second Sinopharm Vaccine Doses Under China’s “Spring Sprout” Programme

DHAKA, Jun 30 (NNN-BSS) – Chinese nationals in Bangladesh, yesterday received the second Sinopharm vaccine doses, under China’s “Spring Sprout” vaccine programme. The Chinese “Spring Sprout” vaccine programme was launched yesterday, in the capital, Dhaka and other cities in Bangladesh. With the joint efforts by the Bangladeshi government and the…

Uzbekistan To Boost Copper Production

TASHKENT, Jun 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan plans to increase annual copper production from the current 148,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes in five years, to meet growing global demand, Uzbek president’s press service said yesterday. The central Asian nation’s copper production has already increased by almost 1.5 times in the past…

Maldives Records Over 550,000 Tourist Arrivals In Jan-Jun

MALE, Jun 28 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives received over 550,000 tourists between Jan and Jun this year, local media, citing data from the Ministry of Tourism reported, today. The tourism ministry data showed that, 555,494 tourists visited the country by mid-year, with 24.3 percent of them coming from Russia and…