Three Soldiers, Dozens Militants Killed After Gov’t Troops Repel Taliban Attack On N. Afghan City

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Jul 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan security forces repelled an attack by Taliban on Shiberghan city, capital of Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province yesterday, killing and injuring dozens of militants, local police said. Sporadic fighting started early yesterday, when dozens of Taliban militants, armed with guns and heavy weapons,…

Chinese Mission In Geneva Urges U.S. To Face Up To, Address Its Own Human Rights Abuses

GENEVA, Jul 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The list of human rights crimes committed by the United States at home and abroad, is too long to draw, and the U.S. should face up to and address its own human rights abuses, said a statement, issued yesterday, by the Chinese Mission to the…

Israel Imposes Quarantines On All Inbound Travellers

JERUSALEM, Jul 17 (NNN-PNN) – Israel’s health ministry announced yesterday that, all passengers entering Israeli borders will have to go through a mandatory quarantine. The new regulation starts from yesterday, the ministry added. Passengers arriving from the countries and regions defined by Israel as high-risk, are required to take a…

Iran Reports 21,885 New COVID-19 Cases, 3,485,940 In Total

TEHRAN, Jul 17 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday reported 21,885 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 3,485,940. The pandemic has so far claimed 86,791 lives in Iran, up by 199, in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education reported. A total of 3,101,618…

Indian Gov’t Warns Of COVID-19 Third Wave, Says Next 100 Days Crucial

NEW DELHI, Jul 17 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal government, yesterday said, there was a need to take precautions against the third wave of COVID-19, that is likely to break out in the country, and the next 100 to 125 days are crucial. The warning was given by V K Paul,…

Israeli Settlers Continue To Set Up Homes On Occupied Palestinian Land To Expand Settlement

NABLUS, Palestine, Jul 16 (NNN-PNN) – Israeli settlers continued today, to set up homes near the villages of Jalud and Qariot, to the south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, in order to expand an illegal settlement, according to sources. Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors colonial settlement activities in…

Fourth Wave Of COVID-19 Feared In Pakistan After Surge Of Infection Cases

ISLAMABAD, Jul 16 (NNN-APP) – National positivity rate of COVID-19 in Pakistan has risen to over six percent, raising a serious concern of a fourth wave in the country, according to the data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) today. A total of 2,327 people tested positive…

78 Militants Killed In Gunfights Across Indian-Controlled Kashmir So Far This Year

SRINAGAR, Jul 16 (NNN-PTI) – Since the beginning of this year, 78 militants have been killed, in gunfights with Indian government forces across the restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, Indian police said today. Two militants were killed this morning, in a fierce gunfight in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.…

Philippines Detects First Local Transmission Of Delta Variant

MANILA, Jul 16 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines detected its first local COVID-19 cases of the Delta variant, as the total cases of the more transmissible variant in the country rose to 35, the Department of Health (DOH) said today. Health Undersecretary, Maria Rosario Vergeire, said, 16 new cases of Delta…

Myanmar To Receive Six Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine From China

YANGON, Jul 16 (NNN-AFP) – Myanmar will receive six million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China by Aug, according to a report. A senior official from Myanmar’s information industry, told the agency on Wednesday that, the government has bought four million doses of the vaccine from China, which will also…