Israel’s War On Gaza Among Most Horrific Of 20th, 21st Centuries: Abbas; 65,419 Palestinians Murdered

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday accused Israel of committing “a war of genocide” on Gaza, saying, these crimes will be recorded in “the pages of international conscience as one of the most horrific chapters of humanitarian tragedy in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.” “I…

Gaza’s Children Trapped In A Graveyard: UN Relief Chief

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – In Gaza, one child has been killed on average every hour, for almost two years, leaving children trapped in a graveyard, the UN humanitarian chief said, yesterday. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said, children have been bombed, maimed,…

Brazil Says U.S. Blocks Health Minister From Attending Regional Health Meeting In Washington

SAO PAULO, Sept 22 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil said that, the United States barred Brazilian Health Minister, Alexandre Padilha, from attending a Pan American Health Organisation meeting in Washington by restricting his visa. Padilha received a visa to join Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the UN General Assembly…

Civilians Flee Gaza City Attacks By All Means Possible – UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Gaza City ground assault and bombardment continue, forcing thousands of civilians to flee the attacks by cars, trucks, tuk-tuks, donkey carts and on foot, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said the Zionist Israeli military attack…

Zionist Israeli Army Conducted Airstrikes On 100 Targets Across Gaza Overnight; Death Toll: 65,208

JERUSALEM, Sept 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Brutal Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), said in a statement yesterday that, its air force struck around 100 targets throughout the Gaza Strip over the past day. It alleged that, among the targets were “underground infrastructure sites, weapons storage facilities, and militant cells.” At the…

Roundup: Civilian Lifelines Collapsing In Gaza City, UN Humanitarians Say

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The last remaining civilian lifelines are collapsing in Gaza City, as unrelenting Israel’s military onslaught triggers more casualties, mass displacement, destruction, and tighter restrictions on humanitarian work, UN humanitarians said, yesterday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that, in…

Five Killed, Seven Injured In Fire At Police Station In Colombia

BOGOTA, Sept 18 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – At least five people were killed, and seven others injured, in a fire at a police station, in the Colombian town of Funza, in the central Cundinamarca department, Jorge Emilio Rey, governor of Cundinamarca, said yesterday. “People in detention, apparently, burned mattresses and started…

ASEAN Moves To Strengthen Regional Biosafety, Biosecurity

VIENTIANE, Sept 18 (NNN-KPL) – Officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and partner countries, convened here, to discuss and develop the plan of action for the ASEAN leaders’ declaration on strengthening regional biosafety and biosecurity. They gathered for the second meeting on the establishment…

Roundup: Northern Gaza Offensive Causes “Appalling Impact” On Civilians – UN

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The latest Israeli attacks in northern Gaza, reportedly killing or injuring dozens, are having “an appalling impact on civilians, enduring suffering and starvation,” a UN spokesman said, yesterday. “We condemn the deadly escalation of the Israeli military offensive, which we saw over the weekend…

17 children, Two staff Members reported gastroenteritis symptoms at pre-school in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Sept 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seventeen children and two staff members at a pre-school in Singapore, developed symptoms of gastroenteritis from Sept 9, authorities said, yesterday. No one was hospitalised, however, the case is under investigation, according to a joint statement by the Communicable Diseases Agency, the Early Childhood Development…
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