Update: China To Make COVID-19 Vaccine Global Public Good: Official

BEIJING, June 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – China will make its COVID-19 vaccine a global public good, when it is ready for application, after successful research and clinical trials, a senior Chinese official said, Sunday. Wang Zhigang, minister of science and technology, said in Beijing that, international cooperation should be strengthened in…

Palestine Slams Israel For Deportation Of Worshippers From Al-Aqsa Mosque

RAMALLAH, June 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine, on Sunday, slammed Israel, for issuing deportation orders for Palestinians, away from East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque. “Once again, Israel is bent on demonstrating its contempt for freedom of worship and religions, as demonstrably clear in its increased violations of the Palestinian people’s freedom of…

COVID-19 Cases Exceed 170,000 In Iran, Turkey; Saudi Arabia’s Tally Surpasses 100,000

CAIRO, June 8 (NNN-MENA) – As COVID-19 continues to spread in the Middle East, Iran and Turkey have both seen their confirmed cases surpassing 170,000, while Saudi Arabia’s total cases exceeded 100,000. Iran’s confirmed cases rose to 171,789 on Sunday, after an overnight registration of 2,364 new infections, IRNA news…

India Strives To Generate Employment For Migrant Labourers At Their Doorsteps

NEW DELHI, June 8 (NNN-UNI) – The government of India has chalked out a plan to provide livelihood to migrant labourers, who returned to their homes under difficult circumstances amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The future of these migrant labourers continues to remain uncertain, even as the country’s economy is slowly…

Gun Battle Kills Nine Militants In Afghan’s Eastern Kunar Province

ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nine militants have been confirmed dead, as clashes broke out in Ghazi Abad district, of the eastern Kunar province, on Saturday, provincial police chief, Mohammad Yusuf Mazlomyar, said. Taliban militants, according to the official, stormed security checkpoints, in parts of the restive district and…

New Zealand Has No New COVID-19 Case For The Past 16 Days

WELLINGTON, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported no new case of COVID-19 for 16 consecutive days, said a statement by the Ministry of Health today. The combined number of confirmed and probable cases stays at 1,504, of which 1,154 are confirmed, it said. New Zealand currently has 1,481 people…

Death Toll Of COVID-19 In Pakistan Crosses 2,000 Mark, With 98,943 Confirmed Cases

ISLAMABAD, June 7 (NNN-APP) – The death toll of COVID-19 rose to 2,002, with 98,943 confirmed cases in Pakistan, according to data updated by the country’s health ministry, Sunday morning. A total of 4,960 new cases and 67 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, the ministry said. Overall,…

Explosion Kills Eight In Northeast Syria

DAMASCUS, June 7 (NNN-SANA) – At least eight people were killed and seven others wounded, by the explosion of a car bomb, in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah on Saturday. The explosion took place near the silos of the Tal Halaf area, south of the city of Ras al-Ayn in…

Kuwait Records 31,131 COVID-19 Cases, 254 Deaths

KUWAIT, June 7 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait on Saturday reported 487 new cases of COVID-19, and 10 more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 31,131, and the death toll to 254, the Health Ministry said. Currently, 11,595 patients are receiving treatment, including 180 in ICU, according to the statement. The…

Palestine Exerts Effort In UNSC To Stop Israel’s Annexation Plan: Official

RAMALLAH, June 7 (NNN-WAFA) – A high-ranking Palestinian diplomat said, Palestine exerts efforts in the United Nations Security Council, to stop implementing Israel’s plans of annexing Palestinian lands. Palestine Envoy to the UN, Riyad Mansour told “Voice of Palestine” that, Palestine exerts intensive efforts to form a broader front in…