Three Civilians, 24 Taliban Militants Killed In E. Afghanistan: Gov’t

KABUL, Jul 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three civilians and 24 Taliban militants were killed and 30 civilians and 25 militants injured, in two eastern Afghan provinces, as fighting rages in the Asian country, the Afghan Ministry of Defence confirmed today. In Laghman province, nine militants were killed and 17 wounded, after…

Iran To Raise Oil Output To Pre-Sanctions Level “As Soon As Possible”: Minister

TEHRAN, Jul 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will increase its oil production to pre-sanctions level “as soon as possible,” the country’s Minister of Oil, Bijan Zanganeh said. “Whenever the sanctions are lifted, we will return to the market, in the shortest possible time, and take production at least to its pre-sanctions…

Daesh Militants Kill Four Fishermen In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jul 4 (NNN-NINA) – Four fishermen were killed and five others injured, yesterday, in an attack by militants of the extremist Daesh group, at a lake in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a local official said. The attack took place before dawn, when the Daesh militants opened fire on…

Two Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Give 98 Percent Protection From Death: Indian Gov’t

NEW DELHI, Jul 4 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government said yesterday, two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, provide around 98 percent protection from death, due to the disease, while one dose gives nearly 92 percent safety. The details were given by V K Paul, member (health) of the government think-tank National…

Thailand Registers 6,230 New COVID-19 Cases, 41 More Deaths

BANGKOK, Jul 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand yesterday reported its highest daily rise in new COVID-19 cases in 47 days, at 6,230, while deaths rose by 41. The country’s tally now stands at 277,151, and the death toll has reached 2,182, according to the country’s Centre for the COVID-19 Situation Administration…

Brunei Reports One Imported COVID-19 Case

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jul 4 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported an imported COVID-19 case yesterday, bringing the national tally to 262. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, Case 262 is a 48-year-old woman, who arrived in the country from Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jun 27. She started experiencing symptoms of cough, headache…

India’s Opposition Party Urges Joint Parliamentary Probe Into Rafale Aircraft Deal

NEW DELHI, Jul 4 (NNN-PTI) – India’s main opposition Congress party, yesterday, demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe, into the Rafale aircraft deal, saying, it was the only way forward, to find the truth about “corruption” in the purchase of the fighter jets. The party said, Prime Minister, Narendra…

Yemenis Struggle To Survive By Selling “Natural Toothbrushes”

HAJJAH, Yemen, Jul 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – In Yemen, Salvadora Persica, otherwise known as the toothbrush tree, spreads along the Red Sea’s hot and dry coastal plain, where many people use its roots to clean teeth, and thousands of families have tried to sell them as a source of income, even…

New Zealand Reports Seven New Cases Of COVID-19 In Managed Isolation

WELLINGTON, Jul 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported seven new cases of COVID-19 in two days, all recent returnees in managed isolation facilities, said the Ministry of Health in a statement today. There was no case in the wider New Zealand community, said the ministry. The number of active cases…

Iranian President Demands U.S. Apology For Downing Iranian Airliner In 1988

TEHRAN, Jul 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, criticised, yesterday, the lack of apology from the U.S. government, for more than three decades, for downing an Iranian airliner in 1988. “The U.S. government has to know that it committed a very big crime in the Gulf, in 1988,” Rouhani…