Pakistan Conducts Successful Flight Test Of Shaheen-III Ballistic Missile: Army

ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday conducted successful flight test of Shaheen-III, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, the Pakistani military said. “The test flight was aimed at re-validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system,” a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The flight test was witnessed…

Hamas, Fatah Reject Israeli Threats To Storm Palestinian Cities In Northern West Bank

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Apr 9 (NNN-WAFA) – The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party, yesterday rejected Israeli threats, to storm Palestinian cities and towns, in the northern West Bank. The two groups’ rejection came, after the Chief of General Staff of the Israeli army, Aviv Kochavi gave…

Singapore Starts Offering Fourth COVID-19 Dose For Seniors

SINGAPORE, Apr 9 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore has started offering the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines, to senior citizens aged 80 and above, from yesterday. Apart from the 80-plus elders, people who live in aged care facilities, and those at risk of severe disease, due to weakened immune systems or have…

Indian Teenager Electrocuted After Climbing Train Engine For Selfie

NEW DELHI, Apr 9 (NNN-PTI) – A teenager was electrocuted to death, atop a train engine, after he came in contact with a high-tension electricity wire, while attempting to take a selfie in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police said yesterday. The 16-year-old boy climbed on a stationary…

Singapore Reports 4,014 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Apr 9 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 4,014 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,132,169. Of the new cases, 449 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 3,565 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.…

Manila International Auto Show Held In Pasay City, The Philippines

PASAY CITY, Apr 9 (NNN-PNA) – After a year of being held as a digital event, the Manila International Auto Show (MIAS), makes its ACTUAL return as an on-ground spectacle from Apr 7 until tomorrow, at the World Trade Centre in Pasay City. Visitors are offered new and different car…

Vietnam Reports 39,334 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Apr 9 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam logged 39,334 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down 6,552 from Thursday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 39,333 domestically transmitted and one imported. Localities reporting the highest number of COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours…

Fresh Batch Of Food Aid From China Distributed In Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A fifth batch of food aid from China has been distributed yesterday in Afghanistan, amid a humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country, which is suffering from an economic meltdown. A distribution ceremony was held in the Afghan capital, Kabul, attended by Afghan acting deputy minister…

Malaysia Reports 14,944 New COVID-19 Infections, 31 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 14,944 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to 4,307,529, according to the health ministry. Of the new infections, there are 104 imported cases and the rest, 14,840 are local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A…

Sri Lanka Tightens Monetary Policy With Significant Increase Of Interest Rates

COLOMBO, Apr 9 (NNN-SLN) – Sri Lanka’s central bank, yesterday, tightened its monetary policy, with a significant increase of interest rates, amid inflationary pressure. Issuing a press release, the central bank announced the increase of the deposit facility rate and the standing lending facility rate by 700 basis points, to…