Lightning Strikes Kill 20 In India

NEW DELHI, Jun 8 (NNN-PTI) – At least 20 people were killed and three others injured, in lightning strikes yesterday, in different parts of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, officials said. The deaths were reported from three different districts of the state. “Nine persons were killed in Murshidabad,…

Blaze Sweeps Large Slum In Bangladesh Capital

DHAKA, Jun 8 (NNN-BSS) – A devastating fire swept through one of the largest slums in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, destroying at least 100 shanties early yesterday. A total of 18 fire units battled hard for hours, to extinguish the blaze at about 9:15 a.m. local time, Fire Service Headquarters…

Maldives FM Elected New President Of UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 8 (NNN-PSM) – Foreign minister of the Maldives, Abdulla Shahid, was yesterday elected president of the upcoming 76th session of the UN General Assembly. He was elected by secret ballot, in which he defeated his challenger, former Afghan Foreign Minister, Zalmai Rassoul. Shahid won the support of…

Uzbekistan Exempts 676 Types Of Technological Equipment From Customs Duties, VAT

TASHKENT, Jun 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan has exempted from customs duties and value-added tax (VAT), on the import of 676 types of technological equipment, of which analogies are not produced in the country, Uzbek Justice Ministry said yesterday. According to the Uzbek government resolution, to be eligible for import exemptions,…

One Dead, 17 Missing As Passenger Van Plunges Into River In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jun 8 (NNN-APP) – One person was killed and 17 others remained missing, after a passenger van plunged into a river, in Pakistan’s Upper Kohistan district of north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday, a rescue official said. The body of a woman has been recovered, Muhamad Hamza, an official of…

Death Toll Rises To 18 In India’s Maharashtra Fire

NEW DELHI, Jun 8 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in the fire incident in India’s Maharashtra state rose to 18, confirmed a fire department official yesterday. The fire occurred in the state’s Pune city, at a factory manufacturing hand-sanitizers and water-purifiers. There were nearly 38 people inside the factory when…

Two Drones Shot Down Over Air Base In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jun 7 (NNN-NINA) – Two drones were shot down yesterday, over a military airbase, housing U.S.-led coalition forces, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said. The attack took place at 12:30 a.m. local time (2130 GMT Saturday), and the air defence system at Ayn al-Asad Air…

Japanese Olympic Committee Official Dies In Tokyo Subway Suicide

TOKYO, Jun 7 (NNN-NHK) – A staff member of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), has reportedly died in a suicide, in Tokyo’s subway, local broadcaster, Nippon Television, said today. Yasushi Moriya, 52, who worked as an accounting manager with JOC, jumped in front of an approaching train, from a subway…

Kuwait Launches Free PCR Tests For Grade 12 Students Before School Exams

KUWAIT CITY, Jun 7 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait launched yesterday, free PCR tests for unvaccinated students of Grade 12, to ensure their safety during the upcoming school exams next week. Kuwait’s Ministry of Education said, in a press statement that, this measure comes in cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MoH)…

Egypt Slams Houthi Attack On Yemen’s Marib

CAIRO, Jun 7 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt condemned “in the strongest terms” the recent deadly missile attack launched by the Houthi rebels, against Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry yesterday. “Egypt also affirmed its support for the Yemeni government, reiterating its call for ceasing these reprehensible attacks,…
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