At Least 12 Killed In Floods In Western Afghanistan

HERAT, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 12 people were killed, as heavy rains and flash floods hit parts of Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, the local government said yesterday. “Flash floods engulfed vast areas in Adraskan district, and neighbouring districts in Herat province on Monday,” it said in a…

Moderate Quake Jolts Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, May 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7 magnitude quake, struck off North Maluku province, in eastern Indonesia earlier today, the meteorology and geophysics agency, said. The quake hit at 05:59 a.m. this morning, Jakarta Time (2259 GMT Tuesday), with the epicentre at 48 km north-west Halmahera Barat district, and the…

Allegations of Low Vaccination Rate In Malaysia Not True – Minister Khairy

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), May 4 (NNN-Bernama) — The allegations that the vaccination rate in Malaysia is slow and low are not true as the vaccination jabs are done according to the supply delivery schedule, said National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said that the country had, so far,…

Singapore Hospital Staff Disciplined For Incident That Led To Unnecessary Patient Treatment

SINGAPORE, May 4 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), has taken disciplinary action against five of its staff members, for an incident at its laboratory, that resulted in some breast cancer patients receiving unnecessary treatment. In its statement yesterday, KTPH said, the incident was caused by human error,…

Majority Of Australians Worried About Retirement Funds: Poll

CANBERRA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A majority of working-age Australians said, they will not have enough savings to last their retirement, according to a recent survey. The survey of approximately 3,500 people, published by Australian National University (ANU) today, showed that 55.7 percent of Australians were worried they will not…

UN Chief Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement Between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

UNITED NATIONS, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, welcomes the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan ceasefire and urges efforts to ensure it holds, a UN spokesman said yesterday. “The secretary-general has been following developments along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border with concern,” said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for the top UN official. “He extends…

Iran Concerned About Recent Developments In Afghanistan: Spokesman

TEHRAN, May 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran is concerned about the recent developments in Afghanistan, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh said, yesterday. “For the sake of peace, stability and security of Afghanistan, we will use all our good offices to make that country’s future stable,” said Khatibzadeh. Iran…

Heavy Rain Kills At Least Five People In Yemen: Source

ADEN, May 4 (NNN-SABA) – Torrential rain killed at least five Yemeni people, in the country’s south-eastern province of Hadramout, and left some others missing yesterday, according to a government official. Five people drowned, a few others went missing, and a number of residential houses collapsed, after heavy rain and…

13 Killed In Bus Crash In Pakistan’s Punjab

ISLAMABAD, May 4 (NNN-APP) – At least 13 people were killed and 25 others injured, in a road accident in Attock district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, last night, rescue officials and local media said. Officials from the Rescue 1122 told media that, a passenger bus overturned near the Burhan…

Malaysia Airlines Flights From India Did Not Carry Any Passenger

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia Airlines Berhad on Monday stressed that its flights mounted between May 1 and 3 from India did not carry any passengers other than the flight crew who remained on board during transit. As a further precaution, the airline also did not allow any…
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