Iraqi PM Vows To Pursue Killers Of Well-Known Political, Security Expert

BAGHDAD, July 7 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi pledged to pursue the assassins of Hisham al-Hashimi, a well-known Iraqi political and security expert, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the capital Baghdad. A statement by the prime minister’s media office said, al-Kadhimi held an outlawed militant…

Woman Delivers Baby While Standing In Queue For Covid Test In Lucknow

LUCKNOW, July 7 (NNN-UNI) – A pregnant 22-year-old woman, who was refused admission to the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS), till she did the Coronavirus test, delivered her baby while standing in queue for the test on Monday. The woman was in labour when she arrived at…

Fatah, Hamas Agree To Resume Meetings To End Internal Palestinian Division

GAZA, July 7 (NNN-WAFA) – The two Palestinian rival groups, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party and Islamic Hamas movement, agreed, on Monday, to resume meetings to end the internal division. Ahmad Helles, a member of Fatah’s Central Committee, and Husam Badran, a member of Hamas politburo, made this announcement…

Jordan Says Holding China-Arab States Cooperation Forum Shows Keenness To Boost Mutual Ties

AMMAN, July 7 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said, holding the 9th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF), shows commitment of the Arab states and China to cooperate and achieving mutual interests. Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, made the remarks at the opening of the meeting Monday, where he…

Turkey Vows To Retaliate If EU Imposes New Sanctions

ANKARA, July 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey vowed to retaliate the European Union, if the bloc decides to impose new sanctions on Turkey, due to disagreement over the Eastern Mediterranean. “Taking decisions against Turkey will not resolve the existing problems, on the contrary, it will deepen them. If the EU takes…

Japan’s Football And Baseball Leagues To Allow Fans Into Stadiums This Week

TOKYO, July 7 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s professional baseball and football leagues will start to let fans attend games from July 10, although the country is facing a second wave threat of COVID-19 infections. The Japan Times said today that, both Nippon Professional Baseball and the J. League remain committed to…

Joint Efforts Needed To Address COVID-19 Mental Health Issues Among Asian New Zealanders, Says NZ Expert

AUCKLAND, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand needs further and joint efforts to address the increasingly mental health distress among the Asian population caused by COVID-19, a counsellor from a New Zealand mental health provider said today. The Asian Family Service, New Zealand’s only service provider for people of Asian…

Agreement Signed In Pakistan For Hydro-Power Project Under CPEC

ISLAMABAD, July 7 (NNN-APP) – The concessional agreement of the 700.7-MW Azad Pattan Hydro-power Project, under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has been signed, a breakthrough for the implementation of the project, according to China Gezhouba Group. The signing of the agreement between China Gezhouba Group, the investor of the…

DPRK Repeats Its Unwillingness For More Talks With U.S.

PYONGYANG, July 7 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is unwilling to talk face to face with the United States, and urged South Korea to stay away from meddling in Pyongyang’s affairs, a senior DPRK diplomat reaffirmed today. “Explicitly speaking once again, we have no intention to…

Seven Killed In Monsoon Rain In Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD, July 7 (NNN-APP) – At least seven people died and scores of others injured, in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, due to the first seasonal monsoon rain on Monday. After weeks of extremely hot weather, residents of Karachi found solace when the first monsoon rain…