Booby-Trapped Drone Hits Erbil Airport In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jul 7 (NNN-NINA) – A booby-trapped drone, last night struck the Erbil airport, which houses a U.S.-led coalition military base, in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, in northern Iraq. The attack took place at 11:30 p.m. local time (2030 GMT), without causing casualties, except for a fire on the…

Explosion Kills One, Injures 20 In Afghanistan’s Southern Kandahar Province

KANDAHAR, Jul 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – One security force member was killed and 20 other people were wounded yesterday, after a powerful explosion ripped through a busy road in Kandahar city, capital of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, a provincial health official confirmed. The wounded included 11 civilians and nine security personnel,…

Thai Factory Explodes, Firefighter Injured: Police

BANGKOK, Jul 7 (NNN-TNA) – Two explosions rocked a cosmetic and medical equipment factory, in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok yesterday, with one firefighter being injured, local police said. Some huge tanks containing oil and thinner exploded with blaze erupted at about 6:10 p.m. local time, at Floral Manufacturing Group factory, in…

EU Says Israel’s Measures Of Displacing Palestinians “Illegal”

RAMALLAH, Jul 6 (NNN-WAFA) – The European Union (EU) said yesterday that, Israel’s measures of displacing the Palestinians in East Jerusalem and demolishing their homes “are illegal and lead to more violence.” In a press statement, the EU mission in Palestine, said that, the Israeli authorities demolished last week, a…

Floods Hit 40 Villages In Westernmost Indonesian Province

JAKARTA, Jul 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 40 villages have been struck by floods, triggered by incessant rains since yesterday afternoon, in Aceh Jaya district, Indonesia’s westernmost Aceh province, the local disaster mitigation agency, said. “We received a report on the 40 flooded villages. Now we are collecting data, as…

Suicide Rate In Philippines Up By 57.3 Percent In 2020

MANILA, Jul 6 (NNN-PNA) – Philippines reported a 57.3 percent increase in suicide rate in 2020, from 2019, according to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). “From the 2,810 registered deaths due to intentional self-harm in 2019, this spiked to 4,420 in 2020,” said the PSA report, released…

77 Taliban Militants Killed In Afghan Air Force Airstrikes: Gov’t

KABUL, Jul 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 77 Taliban militants were killed, as Afghan Air Force increases airstrikes across the militancy-hit Asian country, conducting multiple raids on militants’ positions, the country’s Ministry of Defence confirmed today. Early today, 35 militants were killed, following a predawn airstrike in surrounding areas of…

Japan’s Household Spending Increases In May Amid Recovery From COVID-19 Slump

TOKYO, Jul 6 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s household spending in May soared 11.6 percent, compared to a year earlier, after jumping sharply the previous month, government statistics revealed today. Average spending by households with two or more people in real terms stood at 281,063 yen (2,500 U.S. dollars) in May, according…

Myanmar Reports 2,969 New COVID-19 Cases

YANGON, Jul 6 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar reported 2,969 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the tally in the country to 168,374, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. The death toll has reached 3,461, after 42 more deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the release…

Brunei Initiates COVID-19 Phase 3 Vaccination Drive

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jul 6 (NNN-ANN) – The Brunei government officially launched Phase 3 of its National Vaccination Programme yesterday, providing free COVID-19 vaccination for all citizens and residents over 18 years old, in the country. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, the Sultanate’s vaccination arrangement is divided into three…