Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Loses Backup Power Line: IAEA

VIENNA, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is disconnected from its backup power line, but continues to receive the electricity it needs for safety, from its sole operating reactor, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said, citing information from Ukraine. The IAEA said, the backup…

Brunei Recorded Daily Average Of 169 New COVID-19 Cases In Past Week

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 6 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei logged a daily average of 169 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, compared to 205 cases per day the week before, the country’s health ministry said, yesterday. According to the health ministry’s weekly briefing, 52,431 antigen rapid test (ART) results were…

Indonesia, Philippines Agree To Strengthen Maritime Security In Border Areas

JAKARTA, Sept 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia and the Philippines signed yesterday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU), on intensifying maritime security cooperation on the waters of their border areas. The MoU was signed during the state visit to Indonesia by Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, who met with Indonesian President, Joko…

Kenyan Apex Court Upholds Ruto’s Win In Presidential Elections

NAIROBI, Sept 6 (NNN-KBC) – Kenya’s Supreme Court, yesterday dismissed petitions challenging William Ruto as president-elect, citing a lack of tangible evidence produced by the petitioners, including veteran opposition leader, Raila Odinga. Chief Justice, Martha Koome, said, the seven-judge bench unanimously dismissed consolidated petitions, challenging Ruto’s victory, for lack of…

ADB, EBRD To Finance Central Asia’s Largest Wind Farm Project

TASHKENT, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), have both decided to finance Central Asia’s largest wind farm project, the Zarafshan Wind Farm. ADB said yesterday, it “signed a 52-million-U.S. dollar loan agreement” with Abu Dhabi-headquartered energy company, Masdar,…

Seventh Eastern Economic Forum Kicked Off In Russia’s Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Sept 6 (NNN-TASS) – The 7th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), kicked off in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok yesterday. Being held on the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University through Thursday, this year’s forum, themed “On the Path to a Multipolar World,” includes key events such as,…

Iran Says Answer To U.S. Nuclear Deal Responses “Constructive, Clear, Legal”

TEHRAN, Sept 6 (NNN-MEHR) – The Iranian foreign ministry, said yesterday that, Iran’s answer to the U.S. response to its viewpoints on the European Union’s proposed final draft of a potential nuclear agreement was “constructive, clear and legal.” If the other side has the reciprocal determination, Iran’s answer can prepare…

Truss Set To Take Over As UK’s Next PM

LONDON, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Liz Truss, foreign secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), has won the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership contest, and will replace Boris Johnson as the country’s new prime minister. In the runoff, Truss beat her rival, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, by winning approximately…

Chilean Gov’t Rules Out Water Rationing Amid Ongoing Drought

SANTIAGO, Sept 3 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile will not have to ration water in the immediate future, despite a prolonged 14-year drought, Minister of Public Works, Juan Carlos Garcia, said. “After analysing all the information on temperatures, rainfall, river flows and available snow, among other factors, we are in a…

Iran Briefly Seized Two U.S. “Surveillance Vessels” In Red Sea

TEHRAN, Sept 3 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Iranian Navy briefly seized two “surveillance vessels” of the U.S. Navy in the Red Sea on Thursday, Iran’s state TV reported yesterday. On Thursday, while carrying out a counter-terrorism mission in the Red Sea, the Iranian Navy’s destroyer, Jamaran, encountered U.S. unmanned surveillance vessels…