Philippines’ Duterte Names New National Police Chief

MANILA, May 6 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, appointed Police Lieutenant General, Guillermo Eleazar, as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), presidential spokesperson, Harry Roque, said. Eleazar, currently the PNP deputy chief of administration, will replace PNP chief, General Debold Sinas, who will retire on May…

First Day of AstraZeneca Vaccine Administration in Malaysia Goes Smoothly

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (NNN-Bernama) — The first day of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine administration went smoothly despite public concerns over the vaccine (picture). In fact, Malaysians and foreigners who are among the earliest to receive the vaccine today expressed their excitement and gratefulness. The AstraZeneca vaccine is being administered…

Egyptian Ministers, U.S. Envoy Hold Talks On Ethiopia’s Nile Dam

CAIRO, May 6 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Aty, held talks yesterday with U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), built on the Nile River, said the Egyptian Foreign…

Sri Lankan PM Elected Chair Of ADB’s Board Of Governors

COLOMBO, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who also serves as minister of finance, was yesterday elected chair of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Governors for the year 2021/2022, during the bank’s 54th annual meeting held virtually. During the meeting, Rajapaksa informed fellow governors…

Afghan Conflict Intensified Amid U.S. Forces Drawdown

KABUL, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fighting in Afghanistan has gotten momentum since the start of the withdrawal of the U.S.-led forces from the conflict-battered country on May 1, as the Taliban militants have stepped up activities, officials said yesterday. According to officials, the Talibans intensified activities in Helmand, Zabul, Baghlan,…

Taliban Militants Capture District In Northern Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Taliban militants have captured Burka district, in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, provincial police spokesman, Jawed Basharat, said today. “Taliban rebels launched multi-pronged offensive on Burka district and entered the district headquarters last night,” Basharat told Xinhua. However, the official asserted that the security forces…

One Killed, Three Injured As Blast Hits Health Workers Vehicle Outside Afghan Capital

KABUL, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One person was killed and three others injured, as a bomb struck a mini-bus, carrying health workers in Kalakan, outside Kabul today, Kabul police spokesman, Ferdaus Faramarz, said. “The gruesome incident took place at 6:40 a.m. local time, in Kalakan, on the road linking Kabul…

5.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, May 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude, jolted Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra early today, the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics said. The quake rocked at 08:24 a.m. Jakarta time (0124 GMT), with the epicentre located at three km south-east Tuapejat village of Mentawai…

Indigenous Owners Closing Sacred Australian Tourist Site Over “Lack Of Respect”

CANBERRA, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A popular part of Australia’s iconic Kakadu National Park will be closed to the public, by indigenous owners over a “lack of respect” for sacred sites. The Gunlom Aboriginal Land Trust (GALT) announced that, the area of Gunlom is closed, as a result of “Parks…

Two Rockets Hit Air Base Housing U.S.-Led Forces In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 5 (NNN-NINA) – Two Katyusha rockets, yesterday landed on a military air base, housing U.S.-led coalition forces, in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said. The two rockets landed in an empty area, inside the Ayn al-Asad Air Base, without causing casualties, according to a brief…
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