American “Sabotage And Psychological Operations” Delay Vienna Talks: Iranian Source

TEHRAN, Mar 12 (NNN-IRNA) – The sabotage and psychological operations of the U.S., in lifting its anti-Iran sanctions, delayed the Vienna talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, to yield an agreement, Tasnim news agency reported yesterday, citing an Iranian source. “The main issue in the Vienna talks is the…

India’s Ruling Party BJP Wins Four States, Credit Given To Modi’s Pro-Poor Policies

NEW DELHI, Mar 12 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, got a shot in the arm when his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won four states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, in the election results that came in till late Thursday night. One state, Punjab, went to the…

Cambodia’s Exports Of Famed Kampot Pepper Up 63 Percent Last Year

PHNOM PENH, Mar 11 (NNN-AKP) – The exports of renowned Kampot pepper, one of Cambodia’s only two products to be registered as a Geographical Indication in the European Union, had increased sharply in 2021, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a farmers’ representative said today. Ngoun Lay, president of the Kampot Pepper…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 42,984,261

NEW DELHI, Mar 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,984,261 today, as 4,194 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 255 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the total…

Vietnam Records 160,676 New COVID-19 Cases

HANOI, Mar 11 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 160,676 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, down 3,920 from Wednesday, according to its Ministry of Health. The new infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 160,661 domestically transmitted and 15 imported cases. Vietnamese capital Hanoi, remained the pandemic hotspot with 30,157 cases yesterday, followed…

Indonesia Reports 21,311 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 278 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Mar 11 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 21,311 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,847,900, the country’s health ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 278 to 151,413, while 38,399 more people recovered from the disease during…

Cambodia Recovers War-Left Aerial Bomb From Riverbed

PHNOM PENH, Mar 11 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian explosive ordnance disposal diving team, safely removed a war-left unexploded U.S. Mark 82 (Mk 82) bomb, from the Stung Sen river, in the central Kampong Thom province, a mine clearance chief said, yesterday. Heng Ratana, head of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre…

Vietnam’s Auto Sales Up 34 Percent In Two Months

HANOI, Mar 11 (NNN-VNA) – A total of 53,544 units of automobile were sold in the Vietnamese market, in the first two months of this year, up 34 percent year on year, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said, yesterday. Sales of domestically assembled automobiles surged 41 percent to 32,310 units,…

Lebanese Judge Bans Five Bank Board Chiefs From Travel

BEIRUT, Mar 11 (NNN-NNA) – A Lebanese judge, yesterday issued travel bans, against the heads of the boards of five big Lebanese banks. Ghada Aoun issued the bans against Salim Sfeir of the Bank of Beirut, Samir Hanna of Bank Audi, Antoun Sehnaoui of SGBL, Saad Azhari of BLOM Bank,…

Two More Polio Cases Detected In Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Mar 11 (NNN-PNA) – Two new polio infections were detected in Jerusalem, said the Israeli Ministry of Health yesterday, four days after it reported the first case since 1989. One of the new cases was a close contact of the first infected 4-year-old child, who had not been vaccinated…