India Reports 2,380 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Apr 21 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,049,974 today, with 2,380 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 56 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning took the total death toll to 522,062.…

Solar Project Planned In Northern Australia To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

CANBERRA, Apr 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A massive solar farm, proposed for northern Australia, would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 480 million tonnes, an environmental assessment found. The renewable energy company, Sun Cable, recently lodged its environmental impact statement (EIS), for the Australia-Asia PowerLink, with authorities in the Northern Territory…

Cambodia Reduces Quarantine Period For Unvaccinated Inbound Travellers To Seven Days

PHNOM PENH, Apr 21 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia decided today, to reduce the quarantine period for unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated travellers from 14 to seven days, Health Minister, Mam Bunheng said, in a statement. “Travellers entering Cambodia by land borders must undergo two rapid tests – one on the first…

Ramos-Horta Garners 62.09 Percent Of Votes In Timor Leste’s Presidential Run-Off

JAKARTA, Apr 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – Nobel Prize laureate, Jose Ramos-Horta, garnered 62.09 percent of the total votes, in Timor Leste’s presidential run-off, as all the votes have been counted, according to the country’s election administration body yesterday. Ramos-Horta’s rival, Francisco Guterres got 37.91 percent of the total votes. The presidential…

UN Security Council Condemns Terrorist Attack Against School, Education Centre In Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 (NNN-ANA) – The UN Security Council yesterday strongly condemned, Tuesday’s terrorist attack on a school and an education centre in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. According to the statement, issued by council president for the month of Apr, Barbara Woodward, council members condemned “in the strongest terms”…

Turkey To Provide Incentives For Gas Field Development In Black Sea

ANKARA, Apr 21 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The Turkish government announced yesterday that, it will provide incentives for the project to develop a natural gas field in the Black Sea, according to a presidential decree, published in Turkey’s official gazette. The government will provide exemptions from customs duty, and value-added tax, along…

Jordan, U.S. Discuss Efforts To Prevent Further Escalation At Al-Aqsa Mosque

AMMAN, Apr 21 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, yesterday discussed efforts to prevent further escalation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, with a visiting U.S. delegation, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said. Safadi stressed the importance for Israel to respect the historical and legal status quo at the Al-Aqsa Mosque…

Egypt Signs Deals To Boost Production Of Green Energy

CAIRO, Apr 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt signed yesterday, two major commercial agreements, to boost the country’s production of green ammonia, in the Ain Sokhna region of Suez province, east of the capital Cairo, as the country aspires to upgrade its environment-friendly industry. The Egyptian cabinet said in a statement that,…

Uzbekistan’s Economy Grows 5.8 Percent In Q1 2022

TASHKENT, Apr 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased 5.8 percent in the first quarter of 2022 than the same period of 2021, Uzbek State Statistics Committee said, yesterday. According to the committee, Uzbekistan’s GDP amounted to 162.8 trillion soums (one U.S. dollar is about 11,281.80 soums). For…

5.9-Magnitude Quake Hits 51 Km ESE Of Mati, Philippines

DAVAO, Apr 21 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9, jolted 51 km ESE of Mati, the Philippines, at 5:57 a.m. this morning (21:57:46 GMT on Wednesday), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. The epicentre, with a depth of 51.33 km, was initially determined to be…