Militant Commander, Two Associates Killed In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, May 7 (NNN-PTI) – Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said yesterday that, they killed three militants, including a commander, in a gunfight in the restive region. The gunfight broke out inside a forest area, near the village of Batkoot-Pahalgam in Anantnag district, about 80 km south of Srinagar…

Int’l Medical Expo To Be Held In Hanoi

HANOI, May 7 (NNN-VNA) – The 29th Vietnam International Medical, Hospital and Pharmaceutical Exhibition, will be held in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, on May 11, it was reported yesterday. The four-day event will draw over 150 Vietnamese participants and foreign exhibitors from Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, the United States,…

Sri Lanka’s Parliament Adjourns Till May 17 As Protesters Gather Outside

COLOMBO, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament, yesterday suspended parliamentary sessions till May 17, as protesters gathered outside the building, calling on lawmakers to find a solution to the ongoing economic crisis. Police tried to disperse the crowds using tear gas and water cannons. The speaker then…

Hepatitis: US probes five child deaths, 109 cases linked to mystery liver disease; 3 deaths in Indonesia

The US CDC is investigating a growing number of severe hepatitis cases in children WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 childhood cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis, including five reported deaths, the agency said. It is part of an…

China’s Sinosteel Cam S.A. Inks Iron Ore Deal In Cameroon

YAOUNDE, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Cameroon and Sinosteel Cam S.A., a subsidiary of China’s multinational Sinosteel Corporation Ltd., yesterday, signed a convention that will enable the company to invest more than 700 million U.S. dollars, at an iron ore project in Cameroon. Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development, Gabriel…

Three Kyrgyz Citizens Killed At Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border By Uzbek Guards

BISHKEK/TASHKENT, May 7 (NNN-KNA) – Three people were killed at Kyrgyz-Uzbek border, after the border guards of Uzbekistan fired guns at them, the Kyrgyz border service said yesterday. The incident occurred on Thursday, on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek section of the state border, in Dobo-Korgon area of Jalal-Abad Oblast’s Ala-Buka region, the…

Brunei Reports 153 New COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 7 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 153 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 142,465. Of these, 137 were results of antigen rapid tests (ART), while 16 were from RT-PCR laboratory tests, performed in the past 24 hours. As a country of 420,000 people, Brunei…

Death Toll In Afghanistan’s Floods Rises To Nine: Authorities

KABUL, May 6 (NNN-ANA) – At least nine people were killed, 10 others injured and three went missing, in recent floods triggered by heavy rains in Afghanistan, authorities said today. In addition, some 300 houses were destroyed and 2,000 houses were partially destroyed by the floods, on Tuesday and Wednesday,…

Bangladesh Sends Emergency Medical Supplies To Sri Lanka

DHAKA, May 6 (NNN-BSS) – In a spirit of friendship and good neighbourly relations, Bangladesh yesterday sent emergency medical supplies to Sri Lanka. At a token handover ceremony, held at the State Guest House Padma here, yesterday, Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister, Zahid Maleque, handed over…

UK and Japan agree defence deal as London welcomes PM Kishida

 LONDON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK and Japan leaders Boris Johnson and Fumio Kishida agreed to deepen defence ties during talks in London where they also snacked on Fukushima popcorn to celebrate an easing of trade restrictions. Kishida was welcomed by a Royal Air Force flypast over central London and…
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