UNICEF Delivers Medical Supplies Amid Escalating Dengue Outbreak Among Bangladesh’s Children

DHAKA, Aug 28 (NNN-BSS) – With more than 21,000 cases of dengue reported among children under the age of 15 in Bangladesh, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), yesterday said, it is intensifying its support for the Bangladeshi government to contain the dengue outbreak. UNICEF said, it is delivering 2.25…

Iraq, China Celebrated 65th Anniversary Of Ties

BAGHDAD, Aug 28 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Foreign Ministry, yesterday, held a ceremony in Baghdad, to mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Iraq and China. Iraqi Deputy Minister for bilateral relations, Mohammed Hussein Bahr Al-Uloom, said in his speech that, “the Iraqi-Chinese friendship is historical and rooted through…

ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest Held In Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Aug 28 (NNN-AKP) – The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 (ABU Robocon), was held in Cambodia yesterday, with the participation of 14 university teams from more than 10 countries. Held at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in the country’s capital, Phnom Penh, the event attracted teams…

Egyptian, Italian FMs Discussed Bilateral, Regional Issues

CAIRO, Aug 28 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and his Italian counterpart, Antonio Tajani, discussed yesterday, bilateral and regional issues, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. During a phone conversation, Tajani listened to Shoukry’s assessment of the developments in Niger, and ways to solve the crisis through diplomatic means,…

Egypt Inaugurates Mega Strategic Food Warehouse Project

CAIRO, Aug 28 (NNN-MENA) – A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday, for building a strategic food warehouse project in southern Egypt’s Luxor Governorate. Egyptian Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Ali al-Moselhy, attended the ceremony, witnessing the warehouse’s foundation stone being laid, the ministry said in a statement. This was…

Myanmar Police Seized 6.6 Kg Of Heroin In Northern State

YANGON, Aug 28 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar police have seized 6.6 kg of heroin worth over 160 million kyats (about 76,100 U.S. dollars), in the country’s northern state of Kachin, said a release by the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), yesterday. The seizure was made in the state’s Mohnyin…

Bangladesh, WB Signed Financing Agreement To Help Rural Youths Get Jobs

DHAKA, Aug 28 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government and the World Bank (WB), yesterday, signed a 300-million U.S. dollar-financing agreement, to equip about 900,000 economically disengaged rural youths with skills and alternative education, needed for employment and entrepreneurship. About 60 percent of the project’s beneficiaries will be female, according to…

India’s Moon Mission Sends Back Temperature Profile Data Of Lunar South Pole

NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (NNN-PTI) – A payload onboard the Lander of India’s Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, has sent back its first observations about the temperature profile of the south pole of the lunar surface, said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), yesterday. The payload, called ChaSTE (Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical…

Syria Denounces French, U.S. Chemical Weapons Accusations

DAMASCUS, Aug 28 (NNN-SANA) – Syria, on Saturday, denied U.S. and French allegations that the country used chemical weapons near Damascus in 2013. The Syrian Foreign Ministry, vehemently condemned recent statements from the French Foreign Ministry and the spokesperson of the U.S. National Security Council, about Syrian government forces’ involvement…

Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa Re-Elected

HARARE, Aug 27 (NNN-IRIN) – Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa has been re-elected for a second five-year term, after garnering 52.6 percent of the total votes cast, in the Aug 23-24 elections, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced, yesterday. Mnangagwa beat 10 other presidential contestants after polling 2,350,711 votes, ZEC chairperson,…