UN Unveils Plan To Prevent Stricken Oil Tanker Disaster Off Yemen Coast

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Funding and timely action are critical, to prevent a major oil spill from a decaying tanker, anchored near Yemen’s coastline, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, David Gressly said, in New York yesterday. Gressly described the FSO Safer, off Yemen’s Red Sea coast,…

Turkish, Italian, British Defence Ministers Meet In Istanbul Over Ukraine Crisis

ISTANBUL, Apr 9 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The defence ministers of Turkey, Italy and Britain, yesterday, held a meeting over the Ukraine crisis, in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul. The ministers exchanged views on relations between their countries, in the fields of defence and security, and regional issues, the Turkish Defence Ministry said…

Head Of Yemen’s Newly-Formed Presidential Council Vows To End War

ADEN, Apr 9 (NNN-YPA) – Rashad Al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s newly formed Presidential Leadership Council, vowed yesterday, to work to end the country’s devastating conflict and achieve permanent peace. On Thursday, Yemeni President, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, issued a republican decree delegating all his executive powers to the eight-member Presidential Leadership…

Restoration Work On Takav Gate Of Cambodia’s Angkor Thom 70 Percent Completed

PHNOM PENH, Apr 9 (NNN-AKP) – Restoration work on the Takav Gate, in the western part of Angkor Thom temple, has been 70 percent completed, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) said, in a news release yesterday. Started in Dec, 2019, the project in the famed Angkor Archaeological Park, in north-west…

Japan’s March Consumer Confidence Logs Largest Plunge In Two Years

TOKYO, Apr 9 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s consumer confidence shed 2.4 points in March, compared to the previous month, posting the steepest fall in 23 months, due to increasing concerns over price hikes, amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the Japanese government said yesterday. The seasonally adjusted index of sentiment among households, consisting…

Fighting Erupts In Yemen’s Gov’t-Held Marib Despite Truce

SANAA, Apr 9 (NNN-YPA) – Fighting between Yemeni government troops and Houthi militia, erupted yesterday, in the government-held Marib province, despite a UN-backed truce, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The clashes broke out in the southern district of Al-Jubah, said the report. The Houthis said, pro-government forces were the first…

Japan To Impose Fresh Bans, Asset Freezes On Russia

TOKYO, Apr 9 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will impose additional sanctions on Russia, banning imports of coal and vodka, freezing assets held by major lenders, Sberbank and Alfa Bank, while halting new investments, Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, said yesterday. The five-point sanctions list is part of Japan’s latest measures, to…

Israeli Settlement Construction Undermines Chances Of Peace: Palestinian PM

RAMALLAH, Apr 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, yesterday warned that, accelerating Israeli settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories would undermine the chances for peace and the two-state solution. “The Israeli measures, mainly the acceleration of Israeli settlement and the seizure of Palestinian lands in the West…

S.Korea Reports 205,333 New COVID-19 Cases

SEOUL, Apr 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea recorded 205,333 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,983,694, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 224,820 recorded the previous day, hovering below 300,000 for the fourth…

New Zealand-China Business Awards Highlight Bilateral Economic Relations

AUCKLAND, Apr 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – A New Zealand-China business award, highlighted the strengthened bilateral economic relations, said the organiser, New Zealand China Trade Association (NZCTA). The biennial awards cover six categories, from which a Supreme Winner is chosen, as well as, special recognition awards for outstanding business practice and innovation…