Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Exceeds 33,000: Ministry

GAZA, Apr 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced yesterday that, the death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks has exceeded 33,000. The ministry said in a statement that, the Israeli army killed 62 Palestinians and wounded 91 others, during the past 24 hours, bringing the…

UNRWA Says Access To Northern Gaza Remains Blocked By Israel

GAZA, Apr 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has accused Israel of continuing to prevent its teams from accessing the northern Gaza Strip, to provide humanitarian assistance. In a statement on social media platform X on Wednesday night, UNRWA said, Israel “continues…

Landmines Continue To Exact Deadly Toll On Civilians In Yemen

ADEN, Apr 5 (NNN-SABA) – Landmines and unexploded ordnance have caused 105 civilian casualties in Yemen so far this year, the Yemen Landmine Observatory Centre said, yesterday, when marking the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. The non-governmental organisation, which documents victims of mines and unexploded…

Voting Begins In Kuwait’s National Assembly Elections

KUWAIT CITY, Apr 5 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwaiti voters began casting their ballots yesterday, to elect members of the National Assembly, in the first parliamentary elections held after Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah assumed power in the country. Polling stations opened at 12:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT), prepared to accommodate…

Aid Organisation Demands Independent Probe Into Killing Of Seven Employees In Israeli Airstrike

GAZA, Apr 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit aid organisation, yesterday called for an independent investigation, into the killing of seven of its members in an Israeli aerial strike in central Gaza. In a statement on its website, WCK said, the aid workers killed on Monday were…

Indonesia’s Juniansyah Crowned At IWF World Cup With New World Record

PHUKET, Apr 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian lifter, Rizki Juniansyah, set a new world record for the men’s 73kg category, at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup here yesterday. The 20-year-old lifted 164kg in the snatch and 201kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 365kg, beating the…

Iran, Türkiye Voice Willingness To Expand Energy Cooperation

TEHRAN, Apr 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Türkiye yesterday expressed willingness to enhance cooperation in the energy sector, particularly in the gas industry, the Shana News Agency affiliated with the Iranian Oil Ministry reported. During a meeting in the Iranian capital, Tehran, Iranian Oil Minister, Javad Owji and Turkish Minister…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Jolted Off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture

TOKYO, Apr 4 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0, struck off Japan’s north-eastern prefecture of Fukushima today, according to the country’s weather agency. The temblor occurred at 12:16 p.m. local time (0316 GMT), at a depth of 40 km, measuring 4 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale,…

48.3 Kg Heroin Seized In Southern Myanmar

YANGON, Apr 4 (NNN-MNA) – Authorities have seized 48.3 kg of heroin worth over 1.93 billion kyats (about 920,000 U.S. dollars) in Mon state, southern Myanmar, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) reported late yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotic police intercepted a vehicle in Kyaikhto township of…

Vietnam targets 44 billion USD of textiles, garments export in 2024

HANOI, Apr 4 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s 44-billion-U.S. dollar-target, in textiles and garments export this year, is feasible to achieve, Vu Duc Giang, chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association was cited as saying, yesterday. The statement was made based on the fact that many retail corporations from Free Trade…