Uzbek Economy Grew 5.8 Percent In First Nine Months

TASHKENT, Oct 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan’s gross domestic product (GDP), increased 5.8 percent, year on year, in the first nine months of 2022, the Uzbek State Statistics Committee said, yesterday. The country’s GDP in the nine-month period amounted to 627 trillion soums (about 56.2 billion U.S. dollars), according to the…

Six Missing In Malaysian Helicopter Accident

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Six people are missing, following a helicopter accident, in Malaysia’s Pahang state, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, said today. The helicopter, carrying one pilot and five passengers, was flying from Perak state to Pahang state, when the accident occurred, it said in a…

Pakistani PM To Visit China

BEIJING, Oct 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – At the invitation of Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, will pay an official visit to China from Nov 1, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, announced today.– NNN-XINHUA

Cambodia, Singapore Signed MoU On Clean Energy Cooperation

PHNOM PENH, Oct 26 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia and Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday, on clean energy cooperation, said a statement from Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy. The deal was inked via video link, between Cambodian Minister for Mines and Energy, Suy Sem and Singapore’s Minister for…

Death Toll Of Indonesia’s Ship Fire Rose To 17, At Least Five Missing

JAKARTA, Oct 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Rescuers retrieved three more bodies yesterday, after a ship caught fire in the waters, off Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, a day earlier, bringing the casualties of the incident to 17 people, with at least five others still missing. “Today we recovered the bodies of…

Romania To Increase Defence Spending To 2.5 Percent Of GDP: President

BUCHAREST, Oct 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis, reiterated yesterday, his country’s intention to increase defence spending by 0.5 percentage point, to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023. The aim is “to increase the Army’s ability to carry out its entrusted missions, and thus give Romania…

Australian Solar Scientist Wins Million-Euro Technology Prize In Finland

HELSINKI, Oct 26 (NNN-AAP) – A one-million-euro-technology prize, has been awarded to an Australian professor, for an invention that has transformed the production of solar energy. Technology Academy Finland (TAF), announced yesterday that, the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to Professor Martin Green, from the University of New…

Partial Solar Eclipse Witnessed In India

NEW DELHI, Oct 26 (NNN-PTI) – Many places in India witnessed a partial solar eclipse yesterday, officials said. The Indian Institute of Astrophysics, live-streamed the celestial phenomenon. The celestial event was viewed across multiple Indian cities, including New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Ludhiana, Agra, Chandigarh and Gandhinagar. However, it lasted…

6.7-Magnitude Quake Hit Northern Philippines

MANILA, Oct 26 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7, jolted northern Philippines last night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said, adding that, it might cause damage. The institute said, the quake, which occurred at 22:59 local time (1459 GMT), hit at a depth of 28…

Russia Bans More EU Figures From Entry

MOSCOW, Oct 26 (NNN-TASS) – The Russian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, barred more persons of the European Union member states, from entering Russia, in response to their anti-Russian actions. Among the newly blacklisted are representatives of European manufacturers of weapons and military equipment, supplied to Ukraine, and some lawmakers of the…