Myanmar Extends COVID-19 Preventive Measures For One More Month

YANGON, Apr 1 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment, yesterday issued an order to extend the period for preventive measures against the pandemic, until the end of Apr. The extension will be applied to all orders, announcements and directives previously issued by the respective union level…

Russian FM Lavrov Arrives In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Apr 1 (NNN-PTI) – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, arrived in New Delhi last night, for a brief visit. According to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Lavrov is scheduled to hold talks with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar this afternoon, and leave for Moscow thereafter.– NNN-PTI  

China-OIC Strengthened Relations To Promote Peace, Development: Experts

ISLAMABAD, Apr 1 (NNN-APP) – Experts from different countries at an online seminar, yesterday said, the strengthened relations between China and members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will promote peace, harmony and development in the region and beyond. The seminar, convened by Pakistani think tank Asian Institute of…

Uzbekistan, India Hold Joint Military Drill

TASHKENT, Apr 1 (NNN-PTI) – Armed forces of Uzbekistan and India held a joint military drill “Friendship-2022,” at the Yangiaryk combined training ground, in the north-western Khorezm region, the Uzbek Defence Ministry press service said yesterday. During the joint tactical drill “the military personnel of the two countries liquidated a…

Iran Says New Sanctions Embodiment Of “Failed” U.S. Policy

TEHRAN, Mar 31 (NNN-IRNA) – The new U.S. sanctions are an embodiment of Washington’s failed policy against Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said. The United States continues to violate the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, while claiming that it is ready to restore the full implementation of…

Glaciers Continue To Shrink This Year: New Zealand Scientists

WELLINGTON, Mar 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The annual end-of-summer snowline survey of more than 50 New Zealand South Island glaciers, revealed continued loss of snow and ice. Last week, scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Victoria University of Wellington, and Department of Conservation, took thousands of…

India To Launch Seven Satellites This Year

NEW DELHI, Mar 31 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is likely to launch seven satellites this year, Junior Minister at Indian Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh, said yesterday. “Seven satellites are likely to be launched by ISRO during the current year,” Singh said, in a reply to…

Major Water Canal Project Inaugurated In Northern Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Mar 31 (NNN-ANA) – Taliban-run administration, yesterday inaugurated the first-ever major water canal project, to irrigate thousands of hectares of land in the northern region. “This is a matter of happiness today that we inaugurate the Qushtipa water canal project. With the completion of this essential project, our…

OPEC Chief Urges Global Leaders To Ensure Unhindered Energy Flow

VIENNA, Mar 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The head of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), yesterday called on global leaders, to uphold multilateralism to ensure “unhindered, stable and secure” energy flow to the global market. OPEC Secretary-General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, made the remarks at a virtual meeting of the joint…

Thousands Of Palestinians Rally In West Bank, Gaza To Mark Land Day Anniversary

GAZA/RAMALLAH, Mar 31 (NNN-WAFA) – Thousands of Palestinians marked yesterday, the 46th anniversary of Palestinian Land Day, in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Local Palestinian media outlets reported that, the Palestinians commemorate the Land Day anniversary through rallies, demonstrations, general strikes, and a series of events…