Selective Breeding Could Produce Heat-Tolerant Corals: Australian Marine Researchers

SYDNEY, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Marine scientists saw a ray of hope for the world’s endangered coral reef systems, which are under an ever-increasing threat, due to rising ocean temperatures. An international team, led by researchers from Southern Cross University’s National Marine Science Centre (NMSC), in the Australian state of…

New Zealand Retail Sales Remain Buoyant In June Quarter

WELLINGTON, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand’s total retail sales volume rose 3.3 percent in the June, 2021 quarter, following a 2.8-percent rise in the Mar, 2021 quarter, the country’s statistics department Stats NZ said today. “Most retail industries saw increases in spending, with rises across all regions,” Stats NZ…

Australia Brings Back Another 650 People From Afghanistan In Biggest Evacuation

CANBERRA, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia brought back another 650 people from Afghanistan, in its biggest evacuation mission from the country, to date. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, said, four Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and one New Zealand Air Force flights, managed to land in Kabul and evacuated hundreds more…

One Killed, Several Wounded In Kabul Airport Shooting: Sources

KABUL, Aug 24 (NNN-ANA) – One Afghan citizen was killed and several others wounded yesterday, following a shooting, outside Kabul airport, where crowds still exist amid U.S. evacuation efforts, multiple sources said. The shooting occurred, when a former military officer holding a pistol, fired towards joint security forces, at the…

Indonesia Extends Public Mobility Restrictions For Another Week

JAKARTA, Aug 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government decided to extend its four-tiered restrictions on public activities (locally abbreviated as PPKM), on the country’s most populated island of Java, and the resort spot of Bali, as well as, a number of provinces outside the two islands for another week. The…

Pakistan Issues Visas To 4,000 People Leaving Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan issued visas over the last few days to 4,000 people, including the Afghan cricket team, foreigners and Afghan nationals, in the wake of Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, Pakistani Interior Minister, Sheikh Rasheed, told the media, yesterday. Applications of a total of 1,277 people, including…

EU should support countries close to Afghanistan: Greek PM

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ATHENS, Aug 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Union should support the countries close to Afghanistan to ensure that there will be no additional refugee and migration flows to Europe, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. The Greek PM spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

Iran Reports 38,657 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Over 4.7 Million

TEHRAN, Aug 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry, yesterday, reported 38,657 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 4,715,771. The pandemic has so far claimed 102,648 lives in the country, after 610 new deaths were registered in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Medical…

Canada’s PM Trudeau leaves door open to Taliban sanctions as G7 meet looms; maintains Taliban a terrorist entity

  MONTREAL, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left the door open to sanctions on the Taliban, noting that the Islamist group that now controls Afghanistan remains a “terrorist entity.” “Canada already recognizes, and has for long, that the Taliban are terrorists, and harbor terrorists. That’s why…

Jordan Approves Transit Of 2,500 Afghans To U.S.

AMMAN, Aug 24 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan said yesterday, it agreed on the transit of 2,500 Afghans through its territories, to the United States. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Deifallah Fayez, said in a statement that, the decision was made for “pure humanitarian reasons,” to contribute to addressing the repercussions of the…
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