Feature: Climate Change Threatens Lebanon’s Cedar Forests
by Dana Halawi BEIRUT, Apr 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Lebanese have always taken pride in their cedar tree, or Cedrus…
Explosion Rocks Downtown Kabul, Afghanistan
KABUL, Apr 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – A powerful explosion shook Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, last night, an Afghan security official confirmed,…
Some 20 Crew Members Missing As Vessel Runs Aground In Waters Off Southern Philippines
MANILA, Apr 21 (NNN-PNA) – Search and rescue operations are underway for 20 missing crew members from a cargo vessel…
Three Killed, Three Wounded In Car Bomb Blast In Afghanistan’s Herat Province
HERAT, Apr 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three people, including an assailant, were killed and three others wounded, when a suicide car…
Iran Welcomes Talks With Saudi Arabia: Spokesman
TEHRAN, Apr 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran welcomes talks with Saudi Arabia, to settle mutual differences, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed…
Turkey confirms 55,149 new COVID-19 cases, 4,323,596 in total
ANKARA, Apr 20 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday reported 55,149 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,862 symptomatic patients, raising the total number…
Gov’t Forces Free 28 From Taliban Prison In S. Afghanistan
KABUL, Apr 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six armed militants were killed and 28 people were freed from a Taliban detention centre,…
India Records 259,170 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally At 15,321,089
NEW DELHI, Apr 20 (NNN-PTI) – A total of 259,170 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the past…
Cambodia Forecasts 70 Percent Drop In Int’l Tourist Arrivals In 2021 Due To Ongoing Pandemic
PHNOM PENH, Apr 20 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia yesterday predicted that, international tourist arrivals to the kingdom this year would decline…
Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 Cases Reach 9,952
SYDNEY, Apr 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Papua New Guinea (PNG) has recorded a total of 9,952 COVID-19 cases and 91 deaths,…