Cambodia Recovers War-Left U.S. Massive Aerial Bomb From Riverbed In Capital

PHNOM PENH, May 6 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s bomb expert team, yesterday, safely removed a war-left unexploded AN-M66 aerial bomb, from the Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, a mine clearance chief, said. CMAC’s director-general, Heng Ratana said, the U.S.-made bomb, weighing 2,000 pounds…

835 Houses Flooded In Southern Kyrgyzstan, Over 1,000 People Evacuated

BISHKEK, May 6 (NNN-KNA) – Mudflows and landslides caused by heavy rains in southern Kyrgyzstan flooded 835 houses, and more than 1,000 people were evacuated, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the country said yesterday. Thus, 229 houses, one school, farm roads and a number of other social facilities were…

World Bank To Provide Laos With 395 Million USD Funding Support: Report

VIENTIANE, May 5 (NNN-KPL) – The World Bank expects to support 11 projects in Laos, at a cost of about 395 million U.S. dollars, from 2022 to 2026, the Vientiane Times said today. Collaboration between Laos and the World Bank will focus on three areas, including promoting green growth, investment…

Quakes In North Chile Show “Unusual” Activity, Expert Warns

SANTIAGO, May 5 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – A string of more than 40 earthquakes in north-central Chile in the past day points to “unusual” activity, the deputy director of the National Seismological Centrs at the University of Chile, Mario Pardo, said yesterday. Four quakes stronger than magnitude 5 on the Richter…

German Dependency On Russian Energy Significantly Reduced: President

BUCHAREST, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Germany’s dependency on Russian energy resources has been significantly reduced, German President, Frank Walter Steinmeier said, yesterday, during a visit to Bucharest. Germany’s dependency on Russian oil is currently 15 percent, Steinmeier told a joint press conference, with his Romanian counterpart, Klaus Iohannis. The Romanian…

Roundup: Iranian Lawmaker Reiterates Importance Of U.S. Guarantee In Nuclear Talks

TEHRAN, May 5 (NNN-IRNA) – An Iranian lawmaker reiterated yesterday, the importance of seeking a reliable guarantee from the United States, in the talks to salvage the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Zohreh Elahian, member of Iranian parliament’s national security and…

All Preparations For Lebanese Parliamentary Elections Completed: Minister

BEIRUT, May 5 (NNN-NNA) – All the preparations for Lebanon’s parliamentary elections “have been completed,” Lebanese Interior Minister, Bassam Mawlawi, announced yesterday. “The legislative elections will take place for sure. All the preparations have been completed. The security forces are fully ready and will not hesitate to play their role,”…

Dow Jumps Over 900 Points After Powell Rules Out Larger Rate Hike

NEW YORK, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. stocks rallied yesterday, after the Federal Reserve delivered a 50-basis-point interest rate hike, and Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell, downplayed the likelihood of a larger rate increase. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 932.27 points, or 2.81 percent, to 34,061.06. The S&P 500 increased…

85 Ancient Tombs Unearthed In Upper Egypt

CAIRO, May 5 (NNN-MENA) – A total of 85 tombs, dating back to the period from the Old Kingdom of Egypt, some 4,500 years ago, until the Ptolemaic dynasty, spanning from 305 BC to 30 BC, were unearthed in the southern Egyptian province of Sohag, the Ministry of Tourism and…

Zimbabwe’s Maize Production Declines 43 Percent Due To Poor Rainfall

HARARE, May 5 (NNN-IRIN) – Zimbabwe’s maize output is projected to decline 43 percent in the 2021/2022 agricultural season, due to poor distribution of rainfall, Information Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, said yesterday. Presenting a post-cabinet media statement, Mutsvangwa said, tobacco, one of Zimbabwe’s major foreign currency earners, is expected to decline…