Iraq’s Crude Oil Exports Exceed 89 Million Barrels In May

BAGHDAD, Jun 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said yesterday that, the country exported 89.88 million barrels of crude oil in May, bringing in revenues of about 5.88 billion U.S. dollars. The average selling price for crude oil last month was 65.45 dollars per barrel, according to a ministry…

Gunmen Attack Kills Four In Northwest Nigeria

LAGOS, Jun 2 (NNN-NAN) – Four people were killed in a gunmen attack in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state, on Monday, a local official said yesterday. Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for internal security and home affairs in Kaduna, said in a statement that, a group of gunmen invaded, on Monday afternoon,…

Morocco To Work With EU To Solve Migrants Crisis In Spanish Enclave: King

RABAT, Jun 2 (NNN-MAP) – Moroccan King, Mohammed VI, yesterday, ordered his government to work with Spain, France and the European Union (EU), to solve the ongoing migrants crisis in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave that borders Morocco. Morocco made agreements with France and Spain, clearing the hurdles for the return…

Six Killed After Roadside Bomb Hits Bus In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Jun 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least six civilians were killed and seven others wounded, in a bomb attack targeting a bus in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, last night, the latest in a string of bomb blasts in the city, an Interior Ministry official confirmed. “The initial information found six…

Pakistan Supports Peaceful, Prosperous Afghanistan: FM

ISLAMABAD, Jun 2 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, reaffirmed his country’s support for a peaceful, democratic, sovereign and prosperous Afghanistan. There is no military solution to the Afghan conflict, and a negotiated political settlement is the only way forward, Qureshi said, in a meeting with Speaker of…

Canada Allows Mixing And Matching COVID-19 Vaccines

OTTAWA, Jun 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunisation (NACI), announced its updated guidance yesterday, to allow mixing and matching approved COVID-19 vaccines in most scenarios. Under the updated guidance, people who received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine may receive Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second…

EU Official Calls For Ending Israeli Blockade In Gaza To Facilitate Reconstruction

GAZA, Jun 2 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior European Union (EU) official, yesterday, called on Israel to end the blockade, which has been imposed on the Gaza Strip for 15 years, to facilitate the process of reconstruction in the coastal enclave. EU Representative to Palestine, Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff, told a…

Pakistan Rolls Out Locally Produced Chinese CanSino Vaccine

ISLAMABAD, Jun 2 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan launched the locally produced Chinese CanSino COVID-19 vaccine, during a ceremony held yesterday at the country’s National Institute of Health (NIH). Addressing the launching ceremony for the vaccine named “PakVac,” Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health, Faisal Sultan, called the local…

Third Giant Panda Cub Born In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Liang Liang, the female giant panda, on loan from China to Malaysia, has given birth to a third baby giant panda, the country’s wildlife department said, today. The cub was born late yesterday, at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre, at Malaysia’s National Zoo near…

Nine Killed On Southern Colombia Farm

BOGOTA, Jun 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Eight men and one woman were killed on a farm, located in the rural area of Algeciras, in the southern Colombian department of Huila, Mayor of Algeciras, Libardo Pinto, said yesterday. It is not clear whether the victims are locals, Algeciras representative, Gelvi Cabrera, told…