Syrian Air Defences Intercept Israeli Missiles

DAMASCUS, Sept 3 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian air defences, last night, intercepted a fresh Israeli missile attack in central Syria. The Israeli warplanes fired missiles from the direction of the al-Tanf area, in southeastern Syria, targeting the T4 air base in the central province of Homs, a military source said.…

Israel Files Injunctions To End Lab Workers’ Strike Amid COVID-19

JERUSALEM, Sept 3 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel’s Ministry of Health announced last night that, it filed a protective injunction at a labour court, requiring laboratory workers to end the strike launched Sunday. The court is due to hear the ministry’s request today. Israel’s lab workers went on strike claiming they have…

Palestinian Official Calls For Int’l Rejection To U.S. Sanctions On ICC Officials

RAMALLAH, Sept 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) called on the international community, to reject U.S. sanctions imposed on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Hanan Ashrawi, member of PLO Executive Committee, said that, international justice and legitimacy are under “a U.S. retaliatory attack.” “President Donald Trump’s administration…

New Zealand Confirms Two New Cases Of COVID-19

WELLINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 today, including one in the community and one imported case in managed isolation. The community case has been epidemiologically linked to the Auckland cluster, according to the Ministry of Health. The case in managed isolation is a…

Philippine Unemployment Rate Hits 10 Percent In July Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

MANILA, Sept 3 (NNN-PNA) – The number of Filipinos without jobs reached 4.6 million in July, as the country grapples with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine government’s latest survey data showed today. “The unemployment rate in July was estimated at 10 percent. This is higher than…

Japan’s Ruling LDP To Select PM Abe’s Successor On Sept 14

TOKYO, Sept 3 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), decided to hold a presidential election on Sept 14, to pick Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s successor. The race for the party’s top position will officially start at 10.00 a.m. local time, on Sept 8, party officials said. The party’s…

DPRK Premier Inspects Recovery Work From Flood Damage In Kangwon Province

PYONGYANG, Sept 3 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Tok Hun, premier of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korean (DPRK), made a field survey on the recovery from flood damage, in Kimhwa and Phyonggang counties of Kangwon Province, today. Kim, also a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central…

Singapore Reports 49 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 56,901. Of the new cases, three are imported cases, three are community cases and the rest are linked with the dormitories of foreign workers.…

Nearly 7,000 Candidates To Contest In Myanmar’s General Election

NAY PYI TAW, Sept 3 (NNN-MNA) – Nearly 7,000 candidates will compete in Myanmar’s upcoming general election, scheduled for Nov 8, an official from the Union Election Commission told a press briefing. “A total of 6,689 candidates from political parties and 280 individuals, totalling 6,969, will run in the upcoming…

Freighter With 43 Crew Missing Off South-Western Japan

TOKYO, Sept 3 (NNN-NHK) – Japan Coast Guard, launched a search operation on Wednesday, after a freighter with 43 foreign crew and about 5,800 cattle aboard went missing, while travelling west of Amami-Oshima Island, in Kagoshima Prefecture, south-western Japan. The 11,947-tonne Gulf Livestock 1, sent a distress call around 1:45…