Kabul Rejects Washington’s Report On Religious Freedom Restriction

KABUL, Jun 6 (NNN-ANA) – The Taliban-run caretaker administration, said, Washington’s report on deteriorating religious freedom in Afghanistan was utterly incorrect. “The religious and civil rights of all minorities in Afghanistan are protected. In this regard, the State Department’s report is incomplete and based on false information. All our Sunnis,…

Philippines Raises Alert Level At Volcano Southeast Of Manila

MANILA, Jun 6 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, yesterday raised the alert level for Bulusan volcano, from zero to one, after the volcano in Sorsogon province, south-east of Manila, spewed grey plume about a kilometre high into the sky. The institute said, the “phreatic eruption” occurred…

WHO: 780 monkeypox outbreak cases

GENEVA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to it from 27 non-endemic countries, while maintaining that the global risk level was moderate. The WHO said the 780 figure, for cases from May 13 to Thursday, was probably an underestimate…

Nepali Teams Collect Over 33 Tonnes Of Wastes On Four Mountains

KATHMANDU, Jun 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Teams led by Nepal Army, collected over 33 tonnes of wastes, including human skeletons, from the world’s tallest Mt. Qomolangma, and three other mountains, in a two-month-long cleaning campaign that concluded yesterday. The cleaning teams, involving a total of 92 individuals, started their work on…

India Records 4,270 New COVID-19 Cases, 15 More Deaths

NEW DELHI, Jun 5 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,176,817 today, as 4,270 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 15 deaths from the pandemic registered across the country since yesterday morning took the total…

Afghan Ministry Puts Five Small-Scale Mines For Bidding

KABUL, Jun 5 (NNN-ANA) – The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of the Afghan caretaker government, announced bidding on five small-scale mines, in the country’s southern Kandahar province, the ministry confirmed today. The ministry’s General Directorate of Mineral Management, invites tenders for five talcium stone, fluoride, and pink quartz mines…

Four Killed In NW Pakistan’s Forest Fire

ISLAMABAD, Jun 5 (NNN-APP) – Four of a family were killed, when a fire erupted in a forest, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local reports and officials said. The fatalities occurred after a fire that started some days ago in the hills, overtook several houses yesterday, including the one…

14 Confirmed Dead In Bangladeshi Container Depot Fire: Official

DHAKA, Jun 5 (NNN-BSS) – At least 14 people were killed and 187 others injured, after a private container depot caught fire last night, in Bangladesh’s Chattogram district, some 242 km south-east of the capital, Dhaka, the district’s administration chief told the media this morning.– NNN-BSS

Australian PM Confirms Indonesia Visit

CANBERRA, Jun 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, confirmed he will travel to Indonesia today, in a bid to boost relationship between the two nations. Albanese, whose Labour Party won power in the general election on May 21, will today travel to Indonesia with Foreign Minister, Penny Wong,…

New Philippine Administration Vows To Push For RCEP Ratification

MANILA, Jun 5 (NNN-PNA) – The economic team of the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, vowed to push for the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the world’s largest free trade area, representing 30 percent of the global gross domestic product (GDP). Bangko Sentral ng…
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