Australia Reversed Recognition Of West Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital

CANBERRA, Oct 19 (NNN-AAP) – Australia has reversed the former government’s decision of recognising west Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “Australia’s embassy has always been, and remains, in Tel Aviv,” said Penny Wong, the Australian minister for foreign affairs, yesterday. “I regret that Mr. Morrison’s decision to play politics…

Australia, Singapore Signed Green Economy Agreement

CANBERRA, Oct 18 (NNN-AAP) – Australia and Singapore signed a green economy agreement here today. Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, hosted his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong, for talks in Canberra where the pair signed the agreement. Speaking after their meeting, Albanese said, the deal would support clean energy innovation…

S.Korea Reported 33,248 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Oct 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 33,248 new COVID-19 cases, as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 25,164,695, the health authorities said, today. The daily caseload was up from 11,040 in the previous day and higher than 15,466 tallied a…

Four Missing In S.Korea’s Fishing Boat Overturn Accident

SEOUL, Oct 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – Four sailors went missing, after a fishing boat overturned, in waters near South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju, the country’s coast guard was quoted as saying. The 29-tonne fishing vessel, carrying two South Korean and two foreign crew members, went out of contact at…

UN Envoy Appeals For Political Progress Towards Resolving Syrian Crisis

DAMASCUS, Oct 18 (NNN-SANA) – The visiting UN special envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, yesterday, called for progress on the political front to resolve the Syrian crisis. Speaking to reporters, following his meeting with Syria’s Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, Pedersen recounted the difficulties facing the Syrian people, saying that, despite…

U.S. Forces Steal 92 Tankers Of Oil, Wheat From Syria To Iraq

DAMASCUS, Oct 18 (NNN-SANA) – The U.S. forces smuggled 92 tankers and trucks of stolen Syrian oil and wheat, from north-eastern Syria to U.S. bases in neighbouring Iraq, yesterday. The oil tankers and wheat trucks were sent to Iraq through illegal border crossings, set up by the U.S.-led Syrian Democratic…

Dengue Fever Cases Kept Growing In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (NNN-APP) – The number of dengue fever cases kept growing in Pakistan, amid an outbreak due to floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains. The southern Sindh province reported 295 new infections, said the provincial health department, last night. The worst-hit area was Karachi, the provincial capital, which…

Malaysia Reported 1,210 New COVID-19 Infections, Six More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 1,210 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,868,402, according to the health ministry. There is one new imported case, with 1,209 cases being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Six new deaths have been…

Thailand Issued Heavy Rain, Flood Warnings In Southern Region

BANGKOK, Oct 18 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Meteorological Department, yesterday issued a warning of heavy rainfall and potential flash floods, in the country’s southern region. Due to the strengthening of the south-westerly winds over the Andaman Sea, the authorities reminded residents of southern provinces, to prepare for severe to very heavy…

Myanmar Exports Over 811,812 Tonnes Of Beans, Pulses In First Half Of 2022-23 Fiscal Year

YANGON, Oct 18 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar exported more than 811,812 tonnes of beans and pulses, worth over 637 million U.S. dollars, in the first half of the 2022-23 fiscal year, showed the Ministry of Commerce’s figures yesterday. From Apr 1 to Sept 30, this year, Myanmar shipped over 668,092 tonnes…