Four People Killed In New Delhi Fire

NEW DELHI, Jun 30 (NNN-PTI) – As many as four people were killed in a fire, in India’s capital, New Delhi late last night, a local fire department official confirmed, today. The mishap occurred in the capital’s eastern Shahdara area, following a cooking gas cylinder blast, said Delhi Fire Service…

Singapore Updates Border Measures For Travellers From China’s Guangdong, Australia

SINGAPORE, Jun 30 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), said today that, the city-state will allow travellers from China’s southern Guangdong province to go about their activities in Singapore, without serving Stay-Home Notice (SHN), if the result of their on-arrival COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is negative. Meanwhile,…

Six Killed, Six Missing As Passenger Ship Sinks In Waters Off Indonesia’s Bali

JAKARTA, Jun 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Six people were killed, as a passenger ship, with dozens of people on board, went down in waters off Bali Island yesterday, and the evacuation has been under way, a rescuer and a senior police officer said. The ship, Yunicee, with 41 passengers and 15…

Bicycle Bomb Wounds Four In Afghanistan’s Eastern Jalalabad City

JALALABAD, Jun 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four people were injured, as a bicycle bomb rocked Jalalabad city, the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, yesterday, provincial government spokesman, Attaullah Khogiani, said. According to Khogiani, militants planted the explosive device in the cavities of a bicycle and detonated it. The blast occurred…

Indonesia Begins Vaccinating Pregnant Women, Breastfeeding Mothers, Children

JAKARTA, Jun 30 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia launched COVID-19 vaccination programme for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children aged 12 to 18, Vice President, Ma’ruf Amin, said yesterday. Amin said, he welcomes the vaccine rollout for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children aged 12 to 18, who are all categorised as…

Australia On “High Alert” Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks: Health Minister

CANBERRA, Jun 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Health Minister, Greg Hunt, declared that, the country is on “high alert” with coronavirus spreading in the community. As of yesterday afternoon, there had been 30,562 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Australia, and the number of locally and overseas acquired cases in the…

Bangladesh Extends Closure Of Education Institutions As COVID-19 Cases Surpass 900,000

DHAKA, Jun 30 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government extended the ongoing closure of educational institutions for another month, in light of the current COVID-19 situation in the country, which goes into nationwide lockdown from tomorrow. The country’s Ministry of Education announced the decision yesterday, saying, “All secondary and higher secondary…

Syrian Refugees In Jordan Worry As WFP To Cut Food Aid

AMMAN, Jun 30 (NNN-PETRA) – Mohammad Harkal, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan with his wife and five children, voiced concern that he would not be able to put bread on the table for his family, if there is no aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). His…

Iran Not In A Hurry To Revive Nuclear Deal Under Current Administration

TEHRAN, Jun 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s current administration is not in a rush to push for negotiations, to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, before the new government takes power in Aug, spokesman for the outgoing Rouhani administration declared yesterday. “If what we have in mind is ensured, there will be…

Two More Egyptian Airports Receive Health Accreditation From Int’l Body

CAIRO, Jun 30 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s Taba and Marsa Matrouh international airports, received certificates of health accreditation by the Airports Council International (ACI), raising the number of Egyptian airports recognised as safe to 11, said the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation yesterday. The certificate recognises each airport’s “commitment to prioritising…