Australia’s East Coast Braces For Renewed Flood Warnings

SYDNEY, Mar 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Just as flood waters from record rainfall in Australia’s eastern states began to recede, a return of extreme weather renewed warnings for recovering residents. Flash flooding hit parts of Sydney overnight yesterday, as the State Emergency Service (SES) rushed to warn people in low-lying areas…

Egypt Counts On France To Secure Wheat Supplies Amid Ukrainian Crisis: PM

CAIRO, Mar 29 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, said yesterday that, Egypt counts on “its strategic relations with France” to secure some supplies of basic commodities like wheat, in case the Ukrainian crisis continues for a long time. Madbouly’s remarks came, during his meeting with visiting French Economy…

Nepal Issues First Climbing Permit For Mt. Qomolangma

KATHMANDU, Mar 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s Department of Tourism, issued the first climbing permit for the expedition of the world’s tallest Mt. Qomolangma, in the spring season, the department said yesterday. A nine-member team, comprising of U.S., Australian and Canadian climbers, received the permit on Sunday, for climbing the 8,848.86-metre-high…

Israel Needs To Adapt To New Threats After Daesh Shooting Attack: PM

JERUSALEM, Mar 29 (NNN-PNA) – Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, said yesterday that, Israel requires its security forces to adapt to new threats, after a fatal shooting attack perpetrated Sunday night by the extremist Daesh group. In the attack, two gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in Israeli northern…

FMs Of Four Asian Countries, Panama To Visit China

BEIJING, Mar 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – At the invitation of Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, Philippine Foreign Secretary, Teodoro Locsin, and Myanmar’s Foreign Minister, U Wunna Maung Lwin will pay visits to China separately…

Bangladeshi PM Blasts U.S. Sanctions On Elite Force As “Condemnable Act”

DHAKA, Mar 29 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, yesterday, slammed the U.S. sanctions on officials of Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), over alleged rights abuse, saying, the move was a “very condemnable act.” She said, the elite force has immensely contributed to the country’s efforts in containing militancy…

Afghan Police Arrest 37 Alleged Drug Smugglers In Northern Balkh Province

KABUL, Mar 28 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan police have apprehended 37 persons, on the charges of drug smuggling, in the northern Balkh province, the state-run news agency Bakhtar reported, today. Quoting a senior police officer, Qari Ramadan Zakiri, the news agency said, the arrested men were involved in smuggling and selling…

Philippines, U.S. Kicked Off Large-Scale Joint Military Drills

MANILA, Mar 28 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines and the United States today kicked off their large-scale annual joint military drills, in the South-east Asian country. The participants in the exercise, codenamed ‘Balikatan 2022,’ include 3,800 Filipino and 5,100 U.S. military personnel, as well as, observers from various armed forces in…

Australian PM Announces 13.4 Billion USD Infrastructure Boost Ahead Of Election

CANBERRA, Mar 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, committed to a major boost in infrastructure spending, if re-elected in May. Morrison today announced that, his Coalition will spend an extra 17.9 billion Australian dollars (13.4 billion U.S. dollars) on road and rail projects over the next 10 years,…

Malaysia Reports 16,863 New COVID-19 Cases, 37 New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia recorded 16,863 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight, bringing the total tally to 4,138,867, according to the health ministry. The newly reported infections included 238 imported cases and 16,625 local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 37 deaths have…