At Least 40 Hospitalised After Suspected Food Poisoning In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jun 8 (NNN-NINA) – At least 40 people were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning, in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah, prompting authorities to shut down a local fast food restaurant, health officials said, yesterday. The Directorate of Health in Anbar province said, the victims had consumed contaminated meat,…

Cyprus, China Pledge Closer Party Exchanges, Stronger Bilateral Cooperation

NICOSIA, Jun 8 (NNN-CNA) – A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, concluded a three-day visit to Cyprus, Saturday. During the visit, Liu met and held discussions with Cypriot President, Nikos Christodoulides; Annita Demetriou,…

French President Macron To Visit Greenland On Jun 15

PARIS, Jun 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – French President, Emmanuel Macron, is expected to pay an official visit to Greenland on Jun 15, the French daily, Le Monde, reported yesterday, citing a French presidential office source. At the invitation of Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, prime minister of Greenland’s…

Gauff Beat Sabalenka To Triumph In French Open For Her 2nd Grand Slam Title

PARIS, Jun 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Second-seeded Coco Gauff of the United States, beat world No 1, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4, in the women’s singles final of the French Open yesterday, to clinch her second Grand Slam title. Three-time Grand Slam winner Sabalenka, had a great chance…

Six Killed, Two Injured In Cylinder Blast In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jun 8 (NNN-APP) – Six family members were killed and two others seriously injured, after a gas cylinder explosion in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, yesterday, according to a rescue official. Bilal Ahmad Faizi, spokesperson for Rescue 1122 KP, said that, the incident occurred late on Friday in…

Five Naxals Killed In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Jun 8 (NNN-PTI) – At least five Naxals were killed, in two separate gunfights with government forces, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, the police said, yesterday. The gunfight broke out in the Indravati National Park area of Bijapur district, about 390 km south of Raipur, the…

Cambodia, Thailand Hope For Peaceful Settlement Of Border Dispute

PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK, Jun 8 (NNN-AKP/TNA) – Both Cambodia and Thailand expressed hopes for a peaceful settlement of the border dispute, after a brief exchange of gunfire in a disputed border area on May 28. Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet said yesterday that, he hopes to resolve the border issue with…

Romania Tightens Control Over Pyrotechnic Materials

BUCHAREST, Jun 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Romanian President, Nicusor Dan, signed into law on Friday, new regulations tightening control over pyrotechnic materials, introducing prison sentences ranging from one to five years, for the unauthorised production, possession, sale, or use of high-risk fireworks and explosives. The legislation amends Law No. 126/1995, on…

Immigration Raids In Los Angeles Trigger Mass Protests

LOS ANGELES, June 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, raided several locations in Los Angeles on Friday, sparking mass protests downtown. As immigration crackdowns continue across Southern California and the nation, the raids have resulted in at least 44 individuals being detained, igniting widespread…

Sudden River Surge In Central Colombia Left Several Missing

BOGOTA, Jun 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – A sudden surge in the Guejar River in central Colombia, capsized four rafts and a kayak yesterday, leaving several people missing, according to the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management. The surge occurred in the municipality of Mesetas, in the department of Meta. Rescue operations…