S. Korea Reports 127,190 New Covid-19 Cases

SEOUL, Apr 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea reported 127,190 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight, compared to 24 hours ago, taking the total number of infections to 14,001,406, the health authorities said today. The daily caseload was down from 234,301 in the previous day, due to fewer virus tests over…

S. Korean President-Elect Nominates Ex-PM As PM

SEOUL, Apr 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President-elect, Yoon Suk-yeol, nominated former Prime Minister, Han Duck-soo, as the prime minister of his incoming government, the presidential transition team said today. Yoon, who will be sworn in as the country’s 20th president on May 10, told a press conference yesterday that,…

Australia Post Issues Stamps To Mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th Year On Throne

SYDNEY, Apr 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s national postal service, Australia Post, released two postage stamps to mark the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, as the nation commemorates her 70th year as Head of the Commonwealth. The two stamps, unveiled to the public today, depict portraits of Queen Elizabeth II…

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet Ministers Offer To Resign En Masse Amid Protests

COLOMBO, Apr 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet ministers offered to resign from their positions last night, in response to calls from increasing protests amid economic instability and a severe fuel shortage in the country. Government officials confirmed to Xinhua that, all cabinet ministers have handed in their resignation letters,…

Brunei Reports 544 New COVID-19 Cases

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Apr 4 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported 544 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the national tally to 135,974. As a country of 420,000 people, Brunei has recorded less than 1,000 new cases for 11 straight days, since Mar 24, since the daily increase during the third wave of…

India’s Exports Rise To Record High Of 417.8 Billion USD In FY22

NEW DELHI, Apr 4 (NNN-PTI) – India’s merchandise exports increased to a record high of 417.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2021-22 fiscal year ending Mar, on higher shipments of petroleum products, engineering goods, gem and jewellery and chemicals, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement yesterday. “This figure…

Iran Says U.S. Has No Compassion For Muslim Nations

TEHRAN, Apr 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, said yesterday that, the United States has, by no means, any compassion towards Muslim nations, according to the president’s official website. Making the remarks in a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart, Barham Salih, Raisi said, it has become evident that…

Egypt Urges Israel To Avoid Escalation In Palestinian Territories

CAIRO, Apr 4 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt called yesterday, for a halt to the ongoing escalation in the Palestinian territories, during the holy month of Ramadan and the Christian and Jewish feasts, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Cairo also condemned the continued incursions of Israeli settlers into Al-Aqsa…

Singapore Reports 3,743 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Apr 4 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 3,743 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,109,744, official data showed. Of the new cases, 3,674 were local transmissions and 69 were imported cases. A total of 507 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 21 cases in…

Nepali PM Concludes India Visit

NEW DELHI, Apr 4 (NNN-PTI) – Nepali Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, concluded his three-day visit to India yesterday, during which various agreements were signed. Deuba held a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in Delhi. Besides signing a series of agreements, the two sides also launched newly-developed projects,…