Update: Palestinian Death Toll From Israeli Attacks On Gaza Since Dawn Rises To 140: Civil Defence

GAZA, May 19 (NNN-WAFA) – The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli marauding attacks across the Gaza Strip, since dawn yesterday, has risen to 140, according to the Civil Defence in Gaza. Local sources and eyewitnesses reported that, Israeli drones mercilessly targeted a gathering of Palestinians, as they were digging…

Egypt Retrieves 21 Smuggled Ancient Artefacts From Australia

CAIRO, May 19 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt has recovered 21 illegally smuggled ancient artefacts from Australia, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced, yesterday. Working with Australian authorities, Egypt’s diplomatic missions in Canberra and Sydney, managed to retrieve the 21 items displayed at an auction house, the ministry said in a statement. The…

China’s Ruili Airlines Resumed Flights To Cambodia’s Sihanoukville

PHNOM PENH, May 19 (NNN-AKP) – China’s Ruili Airlines, yesterday, resumed its direct flight from Wuxi in east China’s Jiangsu Province, to south-west Cambodia’s Sihanoukville, after a hiatus of years, according to the Cambodia Airports. The first flight, carrying 126 passengers, landed at the Sihanouk International Airport at noon, yesterday.…

Feature: Recycled Plastic Products Help Curb Environmental Degradation In Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 19 (NNN-BSS) – Recycled plastic products are playing a growing role in curbing environmental degradation in Bangladesh, particularly in parts of the capital, Dhaka. In Kamrangirchar, an area in old Dhaka, near the Buriganga River, factories are transforming discarded plastic waste into reusable materials, such as chips, granules,…

U.S. Launches “Endless War” To Plunder Others’ Resources: Iranian President

TEHRAN, May 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, said here yesterday that, the United States has begun an “endless war” across the world, to plunder other countries’ resources, and even human workforce. The West seeks to provoke conflicts in the Middle East, to own the regional countries’ resources at…

Fire Kills 17 In India’s Hyderabad

NEW DELHI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least 17 people were killed and many others injured, today, after a massive fire broke out inside a building, in the southern Indian state of Hyderabad, officials said.– NNN-PTI  

Arab Leaders Demand Ceasefire In Gaza, Reject Displacement Of Palestinians

BAGHDAD, May 18 (NNN-NINA) – Arab leaders yesterday, called for an immediate halt to the war in Gaza and voiced their rejection of forced displacement of Palestinians. In the final statement of the 34th Arab League Summit, which kicked off in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, earlier in the day, the…

Duterte’s Loyal Aides Top Senate Race In Philippines

MANILA, May 18 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec), yesterday officially proclaimed, the 12 senate race winners, including two loyal supporters of former Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, in last Monday’s midterm elections. Reelected Senator, Christopher Go, a close Duterte aide, topped the polls. Fellow Duterte ally, Senator Ronald…

Lightning Strikes Killed 14 In Eastern India

NEW DELHI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least 14 people were killed and several others injured, due to lightning strikes in India’s eastern state of Odisha on Friday, officials said yesterday. Heavy rains and thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning strikes, lashed the state Friday afternoon, affecting several districts, including Koraput, Jajpur,…

Mongolia’s Total Measles Cases Top 2,000

ULAN BATOR, May 18 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia’s measles tally surged to 2,076, after 112 new local infections were reported in the past 24 hours, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said, yesterday. Meanwhile, 69 more measles patients have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries…