Nine Hurt In Road Accident In Philippines

MANILA, Jun 25 (NNN-PNA) – At least nine motorists were injured in a car crash, due to a tire blowout in Quezon province, south-east of Manila, police said. Police said, one of the passenger van’s rear tires burst, while travelling on a highway in Atimonan town, before 5.00 p.m. local…

World Bank Approves 150 Million USD To Improve Primary Healthcare In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Jun 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved 150 million U.S. dollars in financing for Sri Lanka, to improve the quality and utilisation of its primary healthcare services, according to a statement, today. The World Bank said, the project will help improve quality of…

Number Of Australians Gambling On Sport Doubles In Four Years: Poll

CANBERRA, Jun 25 (NNN-AAP) – The number of Australians gambling on sport has more than doubled in four years, a new poll found. The poll of 16,000 Australians, which was published by market research company, Roy Morgan, today, found that, 15.5 percent of respondents said, they had placed a bet…

Pacific Regional National Security Conference Held In Fiji

SUVA, Jun 25 (NNN-PINA) – Representatives of the Pacific and security community gathered in Suva yesterday, for the inaugural Pacific Regional National Security Conference (PRNSC), to address the region’s pressing security challenges. Held at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFs), the conference seeks to map out the current and future…

Mongolia, Uzbekistan Signed Cooperation Documents

ULAN BATOR, Jun 25 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia and Uzbekistan signed several cooperation documents yesterday, to enhance bilateral ties, according to the Mongolian presidential office’s website. The documents, which include a 2024-2026 programme for developing trade, economic, and investment cooperation, as well as, agreements in the fields of tourism, agriculture, air…

Access, Security Challenge Gaza Aid Delivery, Block Medical Evacuations: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Humanitarians said yesterday that, access and security constraints, hinder food aid delivery to hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza, and the medical evacuation of 10,000 patients. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, the inability to transport aid…

Seven More Palestinians Murdered By Israeli Airstrike On S. Gaza Yesterday: Death Toll Has Risen To 37,626

GAZA, Jun 25 (NNN-WAFA) – At least seven more Palestinians were murdered, and 22 others wounded, in an Israeli airstrike in Bani Suhaila town, in the east of Khan Younis city, in southern Gaza, the health authorities said, yesterday. In a press statement, the authorities said, the casualties were transferred…

Pakistan Earned Over 2.5 Billion USD From IT Exports In First 10 Months Of FY 24

ISLAMABAD, Jun 25 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan earned 2.593 billion U.S. dollars, through IT exports in Jul-Apr, the first 10 months of the ongoing fiscal year 2023-24, officials from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said, yesterday. The country earned 2.135 billion dollars through the provision of IT services, in Jul-Apr…

262 People Killed In Bangladesh Road Accidents During Eid Al-Adha Festival Rush

DHAKA, Jun 25 (NNN-BSS) – As many as 262 people were killed and 543 others injured, in 251 road accidents within 13 days, from Jun 11 to Jun 23, during the Eid al-Adha festival rush in Bangladesh, said a report published here, yesterday. According to the Road Safety Foundation, a…

Cambodia Encourages Traders, Investors To Join 30th China Lanzhou Investment, Trade Fair

PHNOM PENH, Jun 25 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia has urged traders and investors, to attend the 30th China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair, to be held on Jul 6-10, in Lanzhou, capital of north-west China’s Gansu Province, according to a Ministry of Commerce’s announcement, yesterday. The five-day fair will feature forums,…