75 Afghan Prisoners Set Free From Pakistan

KABUL, Aug 30 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 75 Afghan inmates, imprisoned in Pakistan, have been set free and returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, through the Torkham border yesterday, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported today. So far, Pakistan has handed over around 2,516 Afghans, jailed in Pakistani prisons to…

800,000 Stimulant Tablets Seized In Myanmar

YANGON, Aug 30 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 800,000 stimulant tablets, in Myanmar’s eastern Shan State, a statement from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said, yesterday. Acting on a tipoff, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Loilem town, in Shan State on Saturday and confiscated the 800,000…

Four Teams Move Into Round Of 16 With Perfect Records In FIBA World Cup

MANILA, Aug 30 (NNN-PNA) – Lithuania won Group D in FIBA World Cup with a 91-71 triumph over Montenegro, here yesterday, joining Germany, the Dominican Republic and Canada, to move into the round of 16 with perfect records. Both Lithuania and Montenegro had secured the spots in round of 16…

Australia’s Indigenous Voice Referendum Set For Oct 14

CANBERRA, Aug 30 (NNN-AAP) – Australians will vote on whether the constitution will be changed to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, in Oct, Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese announced today. In a speech in South Australia (SA), Albanese set Oct 14, as the date for the landmark referendum, the country’s…

Bodies Of U.S. Marines Killed In Plane Crash In Australia Recovered

CANBERRA, Aug 30 (NNN-AAP) – The remains of three U.S. Marines killed in a plane crash on an island off Australia’s north coast have been recovered. The U.S. Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) said in a statement last night that, the bodies of the three Marines have been transported to…

India’s Chandrayaan-3 Detects Presence Of Oxygen On Moon

NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (NNN-PTI) – The rover of India’s Chandrayaan-3, has detected signs of the presence of oxygen and several minerals on the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said, yesterday. The moon probe landed on the moon’s south pole on Aug 23. The presence of minerals,…

Two Giant Panda Cubs Born In Malaysia Return To China

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Giant panda cubs, Yi Yi and Sheng Yi, returned to China late yesterday, bringing their stay in Malaysia to a close as they reach maturity. At a brief ceremony held at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre at Zoo Negara, Deputy Natural Resources, Environment and…

U.S. Dollar Falls Amid Cooling Labour Market

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. dollar lost in late trading yesterday, as the U.S. labour market was cooling and consumer confidence retreated. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.50 percent to 103.5332 in late trading. The number of job openings in…

Egypt Plans To Drill 35 New Gas Wells To Increase Production

CAIRO, Aug 30 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt is planning to drill 35 new natural gas wells in the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile Delta, in the next two fiscal years, to boost its natural gas production, the Egyptian Cabinet said in a statement yesterday. The country already drilled ten natural gas…

U.S. Provides Another 250 Million USD Worth Of Military Assistance To Ukraine

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States announced yesterday, an additional package of military assistance to Ukraine, worth 250 million U.S. dollars. U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said in a statement that, the new package includes AIM-9M missiles for air defence, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems,…