Saudi Arabia Inked Deal To Build Multi-Mission Combat Ships

RIYADH, Dec 2 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to acquire and build multi-mission combat ships for the kingdom’s navy. The MoU was signed between the Saudi defence ministry, the Saudi General Authority for Military Industries, and Spain’s state-owned shipbuilding company, Navantia. “The MoU aims to…

India Assumes G20 Presidency: PM

NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (NNN-PTI) – India yesterday formally took over the presidency of the Group of 20 (G20), according to the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. He said, India’s G20 presidency will work to promote universal sense of oneness. Last month, Modi unveiled the logo and the theme for…

Huge Pile Of Toxic Pesticide DDT Cleared From Bangladesh After Nearly Four Decades

DHAKA, Dec 1 (NNN-BSS) – What is thought to be the world’s largest remaining stockpile of the now-banned pesticide, Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), left in Bangladesh’s seaport city of Chattogram for 37 years, has finally been removed. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), said here yesterday, that, it…

Malaysia’s Petronas registered higher profit in Q3 on higher oil prices

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s state-owned energy firm, Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), announced yesterday, the firm posted higher profit in the third quarter that ended Sept 30, due to favourable price impact for major products, and the favourable impact of the exchange rate. The group said in a…

Seven Labourers Killed In NW Pakistan’s Coalmine Explosion

ISLAMABAD, Dec 1 (NNN-APP) – Seven labourers were killed and four others injured, in a coal mine explosion, in the Orakzai district of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, police said. The incident happened due to the accumulation of toxic gas in the mine, when about 13 labourers were working…

Over 37.53 Million People Vaccinated For COVID-19 In Myanmar

YANGON, Dec 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar has vaccinated more than 37.53 million people for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, the Ministry of Health’s data showed. The figures comprised over 30.77 million people aged 18 and above, and more than 6.76 million people aged under 18 years old, the ministry said. The…

New Zealand’s Food, Fibre Exports To Reach New Record High

WELLINGTON, Dec 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand’s food and fibre export revenue, is projected to reach a new record high, which provides the cornerstone for the country’s economic recovery, and helps protect it from the sharp edges of the global downturn, an official report said today. The Situation and Outlook…

Hydrogen Power System Put On Trial Use In Australia’s Heritage Cottage

SYDNEY, Dec 1 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), started an 18-month trial of hydrogen power, in a national park heritage cottage. The NSW Department of Planning and Environment, said in a statement today that, the cottage is the first in Australia to switch to a…

Malaysia Reported 1,737 New COVID-19 Infections, 17 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 1,737 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,992,168, according to the health ministry. There is one new imported case, with 1,736 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 17 new deaths have…

S.Korea’s Export Fell 14 Percent In Nov

SEOUL, Dec 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s export, recorded a double-digit fall last month, leading to trade deficits for the eighth consecutive month, government data showed, today. Export, which takes up about half of South Korea’s export-driven economy, plunged 14.0 percent from a year earlier, to 51.91 billion U.S. dollars…