Moderate Earthquake Hits Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Apr 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake, jolted Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua, early this morning, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency, said. The quake rocked at 06:50 Jakarta time, with the epicentre at 43 km south-west of Keerom district, and the depth at 87 km under-earth, the agency…

Gardeners Eye Robust Year For Mango Harvest In Bangladesh

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Bangladesh, Apr 25 (NNN-BSS) – Gardeners are now eyeing a robust year, as trees are full of green mangoes in every orchard, in Bangladesh’s north-western Rajshahi. As the country’s important producing hub of the juicy fruit, Chapainawabganj has been famous for high-quality mangoes nationwide, during the mango season, from…

UN Calls For Continuous Support For Lebanon In Hosting Refugees After Deadly Boat Crash

BEIRUT, Apr 25 (NNN-NNA) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), yesterday called for continuous international support for Lebanon and the refugees and migrants hosted in the country, according to a joint press release. The appeal by the two UN agencies came, a day…

Four Rockets Fired At Turkish Military Base In N. Iraq: Official

BAGHDAD, Apr 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Four Katyusha rockets landed near a Turkish military base, in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh yesterday without causing casualties, a local official said. The rockets, fired by unknown militants in the evening, targeted the Bashiqa base, housing Turkish forces in the Zlikan area, some 400…

Singapore Reports 2,044 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Apr 25 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 2,044 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,182,168. Of the new cases, 259 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 1,785 through ART (antigen rapid test), according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among…

10 Confirmed Dead After Tourist Boat Goes Missing Off Japan’s Hokkaido

TOKYO, Apr 25 (NNN-NHK) – Ten people were confirmed dead yesterday, after a tourist boat with a total of 26 passengers and crew aboard, went missing, off eastern Hokkaido in north Japan on Saturday, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) said. The boat, named Kazu I, reported it took in water,…

At Least Eight Killed, 45 Rescued After Boat Sunk Off Lebanon

BEIRUT, Apr 25 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese army, yesterday, rescued 45 people and recovered eight bodies, after a migrant boat sunk in the waters off the northern city of Tripoli. The Lebanese army said at a press conference that, high waves submerged the overloaded boat, which carried more than 50…

Afghan Economic Commission Meets On Private Sector, Prioritises Power Supply

KABUL, Apr 24 (NNN-ANA) – Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Afghan caretaker government, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, chaired a meeting yesterday, to review issues related to the private sector, amid continued increase in poverty and unemployment, Baradar’s office said today. The Economic Commission, headed by Baradar, “after a detailed…

Sri Lanka To Appoint Advisers On Debt Restructuring In Next 20 Days

COLOMBO, Apr 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka will appoint advisers to help with its debt restructuring in the next 20 days, Finance Minister, Ali Sabry said. The minister told local media yesterday from Washington, via video link that, restructuring the country’s unsustainable external debt is a major condition, to obtain…

Malaysia Reports 5,624 New COVID-19 Infections, Nine New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 5,624 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the total tally to 4,427,067. Among the new infections were 17 imported cases and 5,607 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further nine deaths have been reported from the pandemic…