S.Korea Reported 87,559 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Dec 20 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 87,559 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 28,302,474, the health authorities said today. It marked the highest daily cases in 97 days since Sept 14, amid rising worry about the…

High-Tech Surveillance Cameras Installed In Pakistan’s Capital To Beef Up Security

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (NNN-APP) – Nearly 200 high-tech surveillance cameras have been installed, at the entry and exit points of Pakistan’s Islamabad, to further beef up security and make surveillance more potent, an official said yesterday. The purpose of the newly installed AI-enabled cameras was to ensure broader online monitoring…

Iran Ready To Return To 2015 Nuke Deal Commitments: Senior Advisor

TEHRAN, Dec 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran is ready to return to its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, the senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, said yesterday. “Today, we have the necessary nuclear capability, but we do not intend to produce a bomb … (as) we consider the production of…

Iran Busted Israeli Spy Network Planning To Sabotage Defence Industry: Media

TEHRAN, Dec 20 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, has identified and arrested members of an Israeli spy network, planning to sabotage the country’s defence industry, it was reported yesterday. The espionage network, linked to Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel, was seeking to collect information from Iranian companies, that…

14 Injured In SW Pakistan’s Twin Blast

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (NNN-APP) – Fourteen people were injured, in a twin blast in the Khuzdar district of Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, last night, hospital and rescue sources said. “The injured people have been shifted to Civil Hospital, Khuzdar, where several of them are in critical condition,” Balochistan Health Department…

At Least 200 Fell Ill In Australia’s Food Safety Incident

SYDNEY, Dec 20 (NNN-AAP) – Over 200 people have fallen ill, with many hospitalised in a widespread food safety incident, across multiple Australian states. At least 200 people, believed to have suffered symptoms, after eating baby spinach, and four major supermarket chains across Australia have taken down the contaminated products…

31 Sailors Missing After Thai Warship Sank In Storm

BANGKOK, Dec 19 (NNN-TNA) – Thai warships and helicopters work, to rescue 31 missing sailors, after a navy ship sank in the Gulf of Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) said, today. A total of 106 crew were on board the corvette HTMS Sukhothai, which sank during a storm. By…

Second Baghdad Conference To Take Place In Jordan Tomorrow

BAGHDAD, Dec 19 (NNN-NINA) – Mohammed Al-Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, will travel to Jordan tomorrow, to take part in the second Baghdad Conference. The meeting is supported by Iraq and France and is dubbed the “Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership.” Leaders and officials from Arab and international…

DPRK Conducted “Final-Stage” Test For First Military Reconnaissance Satellite

SEOUL, Dec 19 (NNN-YONHAP) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has conducted a final-stage test for developing its first military reconnaissance satellite, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, today. The test, conducted by the National Aerospace Development Administration, at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground yesterday, was…

International Migrants Day: UN Chief urges protection of migrants

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for the protection and respect of migrants, who he described as powerful drivers of “economic growth, dynamism, and understanding.” “They must be respected without discrimination — and irrespective of whether their movement is forced, voluntary, or formally…
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