UN Official Condemns Killing Of Five Health Workers In Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – A senior UN official yesterday condemned the killing of five health workers and the wounding of four others, carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Ramiz Alakbarov, said, he was “appalled by…

Covid-19: UNITAID signs deals to supply oxygen for poor countries

GENEVA, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– WHO-hosted International Drug Purchasing Facility (Unitaid) announced it had struck deals with two of the world’s main medical oxygen producers to boost access to badly-needed supplies in poor countries fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. The international organisation, which works on innovations to prevent, diagnose and treat…

18 militants killed, 9 injured in South Afghan province

A file photo of unidentified gunmen LASHKAR GAH (Afghanistan), June 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A total of 18 militants have been killed and nine others sustained injury as security forces stormed Taliban hideouts in parts of the restive Helmand province Tuesday, said a statement of provincial police. The security forces involving…

ICC prosecutor seeks full probe into Filipino president’s drug war killings

President Rodrigo Duterte THE HAGUE, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The outgoing prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has sought authorisation from The Hague tribunal to open a full investigation into Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s ongoing war on drugs that killed thousands of people, including innocent children.Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, whose term…

China ready to launch first crew to new space station

BEIJING, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first crew for China’s new space station prepared to blast off this week for the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious programme to establish itself as a space power. The mission is China’s first crewed spaceflight in nearly five years, and a matter of prestige…

Covid-19: India records 60,471 new cases

NEW DELHI, June 15 (NNN-PTI) — India saw a single day rise of 60,471 new coronavirus infections, the lowest after 75 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 29,570,881, while the daily positivity rate declined to 3.45 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on…

Covid-19: Chinese scientist at centre of virus controversy denies lab leak theory

WASHINGTON, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Chinese scientist at the centre of theories that the coronavirus pandemic originated with a leak from her specialised lab in the city of Wuhan has denied her institution was to blame for the health disaster. “How on earth can I offer up evidence for…

Japan’s opposition parties file no-confidence motion against Suga’s Cabinet

TOKYO, June 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and three other opposition parties on Tuesday jointly filed a vote of no confidence in Japanese Prime Minster Yoshihide Suga’s Cabinet. The motion was filed after the ruling coalition turned down the opposition camp’s request for…

Junta trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets underway

NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar), June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The trial of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi got underway Monday, more than four months after a military coup, with junta witnesses testifying the Nobel laureate flouted coronavirus restrictions and illegally imported walkie-talkies. Near daily protests have rocked Myanmar since the generals’…

Covid-19: Bangladesh resumes vaccine campaign on June 19 – Health Minister Maleque

DHAKA, June 15 (NNN-BSS) – Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said Bangladesh will resume the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19. “Those who completed registration will get priority to receive the jabs during the vaccination drive,” he told a religious programme at Bangladesh College of Physicians and…
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