Turkish Police Seize 228 Kg Cocaine, Detain Nine In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Oct 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish police seized 228 kilograms of cocaine, at a port in Turkey’s most populated city, Istanbul, and detained nine suspects, the Istanbul Governorship Provincial Police Department announced, on Tuesday. The department said, in a written statement that, police officers have recently received a tip-off, which…

Palestine Slams Israel, U.S. For Blackmailing Palestinian Leadership With Financial Sanctions

RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official, on Tuesday, slammed Israel and the U.S. for blackmailing the Palestinian leadership by imposing financial sanctions. Nabil Shaath, adviser to Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, for international relations, said that, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been suffering from a financial crisis because…

Pakistan Makes Joint Statement At UN On Behalf Of 55 Countries Over Hong Kong Issue

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan, on Tuesday, made a joint statement on behalf of 55 countries at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, opposing interference in China’s internal affairs, under the pretext of Hong Kong. The joint statement pointed out that non-interference…

Lebanon Arrests 37 Migrants Trying To Escape To Cyprus By Sea

BEIRUT, Oct 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Lebanon’s state security arrested, on Sunday, 37 migrants, including women and children, who tried to escape to Cyprus by sea, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. The boat, carrying the 37 migrants was stopped eight km away from Ramkeen Island, belonging to the northern port…

India’s Health Minister Says 250 Million People To Get First COVID-19 Vaccine Shot By July 2021

NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health minister, Harsh Vardhan, said that, the government plans to provide COVID-19 vaccines to around 250 million people in the country by July, 2021. According to the minister, the government would receive 400-500 million vaccine doses by July next year, and it…

5.6-Magnitude Quake Rattles Central Philippines

MANILA, Oct 5 (NNN-PNA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit off Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines early today, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) said. The institute raised the magnitude from a preliminary 5.4 for the quake, which struck at 2:16 a.m. local time, with the epicentre in the…

Australia Announces 5.3-Billion-USD Infrastructure Funding For COVID-19 Recovery

CANBERRA, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government will fast-track infrastructure projects worth billions of dollars, to stimulate economic growth amid the COVID-19 recession. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack, today announced a 7.5-billion-Australian dollar (5.3-billion-U.S. dollar) investment, in “shovel-ready” transport infrastructure projects, to create thousands…

New Zealand Dairy Giant Fonterra Sells Farms In China To Reduce Debt

WELLINGTON, Oct 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand dairy co-operative, Fonterra, agreed to sell its farms in China, to local partners, for a total of 555 million NZ dollars to reduce debt, the company said today. The sale is believed to be a part of Fonterra’s review and trimming of its…

Cambodia Confirms Two New Imported COVID-19 Cases, 280 In Total

PHNOM PENH, Oct 5 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia today reported two new imported COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the kingdom to 280, said a Health Ministry’s press statement. One case was a 27-year-old French man, who arrived in Phnom Penh, on Sept 20, from France, with a…

Egypt FM, UN Special Envoy Discuss Syria Crisis

CAIRO, Oct 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, received on Sunday, a phone call from UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, during which they discussed the developments of the Syrian crisis, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. “The call touched on ways to advance the political settlement of…