Workshop Collapse Kills Three, Injures Some 20 In Northern Vietnam

HANOI, June 11 (NNN-VNA) – Whirlwind has caused a wood workshop in Vietnam’s northern Vinh Phuc province to collapse, killing three people and injuring some 20 others, it was reported today. The whirlwind came right after the rain on Wednesday afternoon and was so strong that it collapsed the workshop…

DPRK Accuses U.S. Of Interference In Inter-Korean Relations

PYONGYANG, June 11 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), warned the United States today, not to interfere in the inter-Korean affairs, denouncing the U.S. double-dealing on such issues as “disgusting.” Kwon Jong Gun, director general of the Department of U.S. Affairs of the Foreign Ministry, said, it…

S.Korea’s Auto Export More Than Halves In May

SEOUL, June 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s automotive export, more than halved last month, as the COVID-19 outbreak weakened global demand, a government report showed today. The number of vehicles exported was 95,400 in May, down 57.6 percent from the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Trade,…

Laos Announces Initial Victory Over COVID-19

VIENTIANE, June 11 (NNN-KPL) — Lao government announced an initial victory in the battle against COVID-19, after all 19 patients infected by the virus were discharged from hospitals and no new cases were detected for 59 consecutive days. Lao Prime Minister, Thongloun Sisoulith, told a media conference in the Lao…

Bat Attack Damages Mango Crop In Pakistan’s Multan

ISLAMABAD, June 11 (NNN-APP) – A group of fruit-eating bats attacked mango orchards in several villages of Pakistan’s east Multan district, damaging the crop, spreading at a vast area, local media reported. Villages in Multan, which were already marred by locust attack, saw the fresh rare attack by the mega…

Australian Police Seize 15.3 Million USD Of Marijuana In Massive Bust

SYDNEY, June 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A massive marijuana bust, in the Australian State of New South Wales (NSW), has seen millions of dollars of illegal profit go up in smoke, along with the dismantling of a large, sophisticated grow operation, authorities revealed today. Drug and Firearms Squad detectives, seized nearly…

COVID-19 Recoveries Exceed Active Cases For First Time In India

NEW DELHI, June 11 (NNN-UNI) – The number of recovered COVID-19 patients has exceeded that of active cases in India for the first time Wednesday, India’s health ministry said. “As many as 5,991 patients were cured of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This takes the total number of patients…

All Brunei Contacts Of Two Malaysian COVID-19 Cases Test Negative: Health Ministry

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 11 (NNN-BBNEWS) – Laboratory tests for COVID-19 virus on all Bruneian contacts of the two Malaysian cases are found to be negative, Brunei’s Ministry of Health announced. Following reports from the Malaysian health ministry last Sunday, of two Malaysians testing positive for COVID-19, after their return…

Two Soldiers Killed, Four Injured In Blast In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, June 11 (NNN-APP) – Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others injured, when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device, in the country’s North Waziristan district, on Wednesday, a security official said. The security forces came under attack in the Tapi village of North Waziristan, a…

Turkey Starts COVID-19 Antibody Tests

ANKARA, June 11 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish authorities started COVID-19 antibody tests on 153,000 people across the country, Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said. “With this study, we will know the level of our immune status in society,” Koca said at a press conference. Turkey sees a partial increase in the number…