India, Pakistan Troops Exchange Fire On Kashmir Loc

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Sept 6 (NNN-UNI) – Troops of India and Pakistan, yesterday exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other’s positions, on Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, Indian officials said. The two sides exchanged fire on LoC in Shahpur, Kirni and Degwar sectors of frontier Poonch district, about 180…

Students In Vietnam Begin New School Year Amid COVID-19

It is estimated that, there are nearly 5.4 million pre-school students, over 8.7 million elementary school students, over six million secondary school students and more than 2.8 million high school students, in the new school year. HANOI, Sept 6 (NNN-VNA) — Nearly 23 million students in Vietnam, began their new…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses Four Million, Deaths Near 70,000

by Pankaj Yadav NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed four million yesterday, reaching 4,023,179, while the number of deaths soared to 69,561, according to the federal health ministry’s data. According to the data, as many as 86,432 new COVID-19 cases and 1,089 deaths were recorded during…

Jakarta Sees Surge In COVID-19 Cases Despite Repeated Extension Of Partial Lock-Down

By Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Jakarta continues to see daily increases in the number of COVID-19 cases, although the Indonesian capital city administration has extended the transitional period of the large-scale social restrictions, also known as a lock-down for five times. The number of COVID-19 cases in…

Jordan To Reopen Airports For Int’l Flights On Sept 8

AMMAN, Sept 3 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said, it would open its airports for international flights on Sept 8, after months of closure. All travellers to Jordan are required to provide a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test document, proving negative for COVID-19, 72 hours before departure, and all arrivals in Jordan…

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…