Israeli Closure Of Rafah Crossing Leads To Over 1,000 Deaths In Gaza; Total Death Toll: 40,000

GAZA, Aug 15 (NNN-WAFA) – At least 1,000 deaths have been reported in the Gaza Strip, due to the Israeli regime’s ongoing closure of the Rafah crossing, for over 100 days, the Gaza government media office said, yesterday. Ismail Thawabteh, head of the office, told a press conference at Al-Aqsa…

Afghan Deputy PM Calls For Investment, Reconstruction

KABUL, Aug 15 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker government’s Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, called on national and international companies to invest in the reconstruction process of the war-torn country. “Let’s work together and reconstruct our country,” Kabir said in his speech, at a gathering,…

Kiribati Voters Went To Polls For Parliamentary Election

SYDNEY, Aug 15 (NNN-AAP) – Voters in Kiribati, yesterday, went to cast their ballots for the first round of voting, in the parliamentary election of the Pacific island country. A total of 114 candidates compete in the first round of voting for 44 parliamentary seats, with a second round on…

One-Third Of Australian Students Fail To Meet Literacy, Numeracy Expectations

CANBERRA, Aug 14 (NNN-AAP) – One-third of Australian school students are not meeting basic literacy and numeracy expectations, national standardised testing found. The federal government today released the results of the 2024 National Assessment Programme – Literacy and Numeracy tests, revealing that one in three students failed to meet baseline…

UN Calls For Action Over Indonesia’s High Maternal Mortality Rates

JAKARTA, Aug 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), raised concerns about Indonesia’s alarming postpartum maternal mortality rate, which reached 189 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020. This figure is notably higher than those of other Southeast Asian countries, such as Singapore with seven deaths, Thailand with…

Judgment Day For Thailand PM Srettha Thavisin As Court To Rule On Dismissal Case

BANGKOK, Aug 14 (NNN-REUTERS) – Thailand’s constitutional court is set to decide the fate of prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, in a ruling that could see him dismissed, after less than a year in office and plunge the country into deeper political uncertainty. Srettha, a real estate tycoon with no background…

Japan PM Kishida To Step Down, Not Running In Ruling Party Presidential Election

TOKYO, Aug 14 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, has decided that he will not run in the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month, according to local media reports today. The move means Kishida, faced with mounting criticism over LDP slush fund scandals and…

Indonesia’s President Had Trial Ride On Chinese ART System In New Capital

NUSANTARA, Aug 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, yesterday, had a trial ride on the Chinese-developed Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) system, in the new capital of the country. The ART system in Nusantara, a collaboration project between China’s CRRC Group and NORINCO International, is currently on a trial…

Seven More Palestinians Killed In Israeli Airstrike In Central Gaza

GAZA, Aug 14 (NNN-WAFA) – At least seven more Palestinians, including three children, were killed last night, in an Israeli airstrike on a home, in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said. Palestinian security sources said that, the airstrike targeted at least one residential home…

Hezbollah Launched Rockets Towards N. Israel

BEIRUT, Aug 14 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah attacked the Mount Neria base, a battalion leadership headquarters of Israel’s Golani Brigade forces, with volleys of Katyusha rockets, late last night, according to Lebanese TV channel al-Manar. Earlier, Hezbollah launched over 20 rockets from southern Lebanon, at the Meron base in northern Israel.…