Chinese Envoy Urged Parties Not To Exaggerate Safeguards Issues In Iran Nuke Talks

VIENNA, Sept 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy, yesterday called on all parties in the Iran nuclear talks, to create necessary conditions for reaching a deal, instead of exaggerating the outstanding Iran’s nuclear safeguards issues. Wang Chang, deputy head of China’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Vienna, made…

Update: Death Toll In Residential Building Collapse In Jordan Rose To Eight

AMMAN, Sept 15 (NNN-PETRA) – The death toll in a residential building collapse in Jordan’s capital, Amman, on Tuesday, rose to eight, the Public Security Department (PSD) said, in a statement yesterday. Rescue work is still going on, the PSD added, noting that, an infant and an injured person in…

Lebanese University Signed Deal With Chinese Institute On Nuclear Energy Research

BEIRUT, Sept 15 (NNN-NNA) – A Lebanese university and a Chinese institute, signed here yesterday, a cooperation agreement, regarding the scientific research on the peaceful development and use of nuclear energy. The agreement was signed by the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Institute of Plasma Physics, at the…

Egypt, Qatar Signed Deals To Boost Cooperation

CAIRO, Sept 15 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt and Qatar signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in Doha, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement, yesterday. Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and visiting Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, witnessed the signing of the MoU between the Sovereign Fund of Egypt,…

Giant Panda Celebrated 30th Birthday In Western Japan Zoo

TOKYO, Sept 15 (NNN-NHK) – A male giant panda, Eimei, at a zoo in western Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture, celebrated his 30th birthday yesterday, local media reported. The Adventure World theme park, in the town of Shirahama, marked Eimei’s landmark birthday by presenting him ice blocks that spelled out “Happy Birthday”…

Bangladesh Eyes Market-Based Floating Exchange Rate To Rein In Foreign-Exchange Volatility

DHAKA, Sept 15 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh is going to adopt the market-based floating exchange rate of the U.S. dollar, against the Bangladeshi taka soon, said Bangladeshi Finance Minister, AHM Mustafa Kamal, yesterday. After a virtual meeting of a cabinet committee, he told journalists in Dhaka, “We’re all set to introduce…

12 Killed, Many Injured In Bus Crash In Myanmar

YANGON, Sept 15 (NNN-MNA) – At least 12 people were killed and many others injured, in a crash involving three vehicles in Kyaukpadaung township of central Myanmar’s Mandalay Region, last night, local police said. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. An investigation into the cause of the accident…

Sri Lanka To Start Agricultural Modernisation In 2023: President

COLOMBO, Sept 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe said, Sri Lanka must start agricultural modernisation in 2023, to feed its growing population and become a net exporter of food, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said, yesterday. Wickremesinghe made the statement, at a meeting of the Multi-Sector Combined Committee,…

54th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting, Related Meetings Kicked Off In Cambodia

SIEM REAP, Sept 14 (NNN-AKP) – The 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ meeting (54th AEM) and related meetings, kicked off here today, discussing the progress of economic community integration, post-COVID-19 economic recovery, and rising global inflation, among others. Addressing the opening ceremony, Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said, as…

India Reported 5,108 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (NNN-PTI) – India recorded 5,108 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 44,510,057, showed the federal health ministry’s data, released today. With the reporting of fresh cases, India’s active caseload currently stands at 45,749. The country also logged 31…