Policeman Guarding Anti-Polio Team Injured In Shooting In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 4 (NNN-APP) – Armed men attacked police officials, providing security for polio vaccination workers, in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, critically injuring a policeman, police said yesterday. The incident happened when unidentified miscreants opened fire on the polio team, in Tank district of the province, police sources in…

India’s Health Ministry Issues Advisory To States On Zika Virus Cases From Maharashtra

NEW DELHI, Jul 4 (NNN-PTI) – India’s federal health ministry, yesterday, issued an advisory to all states in the country, in view of Zika virus cases, being reported from Maharashtra. The ministry urged the states to keep constant vigilance through screening of pregnant women for the virus, and monitoring the…

Pakistan’s Exports Rise Over 10 Percent In FY 2023-24

ISLAMABAD, Jul 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan saw its exports increase by over 10 percent for fiscal year 2023-24, officials from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said yesterday. The exports for fiscal year 2023-24, running from Jul 1, 2023, to Jun 30, 2024, were recorded at 30.645 billion U.S. dollars,…

New Australian AI Tool Capable Of Improving Patient Response To Cancer Therapy

CANBERRA, Jul 4 (NNN-AAP) – Australian researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model, that can help select the most suitable treatment for cancer patients. In a new study, a team from the Australian National University (ANU), reported that, the AI model – called DeepPT – was found to successfully…

Three Killed In IED Blast In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 4 (NNN-APP) – At least three people were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast, in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said yesterday. According to police officials in the area, the blast occurred in Bajaur district of the province, killing the three people on the spot,…

Feature: Japanese Citizens Protest Gov’t Silence On U.S. Base Sexual Assaults

TOKYO, Jul 4 (NNN-NHK) – Hundreds of Japanese citizens gathered here in Tokyo, to strongly protest against the Japanese government, for concealing the alleged sexual assault cases, involving U.S. military personnel in Japan, from the public. Over 350 protesters gathered in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the…

Unexploded Ordnance Poses Big Threat To People In Gaza: UN Body

GAZA, Jul 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Unexploded ordnance poses a massive threat to people in the Gaza Strip, as more people return to areas that have been bombarded or seen heavy fighting, a UN refugee agency said. “Children rummaging through rubble face terrible risks every day. Nowhere is safe in Gaza,”…

Hamas Consults With Mediators To End Israeli War In Gaza

GAZA, Jul 4 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas said yesterday that, it has consulted with the Qatari and Egyptian mediators, to end the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip. “We exchanged some ideas with the mediator brothers, to stop the aggression against our Palestinian people,” Hamas said in a press statement. Israeli…

Key Partner Quits Nepali Government

KATHMANDU, Jul 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Eight ministers from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) (CPN-UML), resigned last night, from the coalition government, headed by Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, as the key ruling partner has joined hands with the main opposition for a new coalition. “We have submitted…

Egypt’s New Gov’t Takes Oath

CAIRO, Jul 4 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s new cabinet has been sworn in, before Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in the Egyptian capital, Cairo yesterday, the state-run Nile TV reported. Before the swearing-in ceremony, Sisi promoted Abdel-Maguid Sakr, to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed him as…