Indonesia’s Most Active Volcano Erupts, Flight Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Mar 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – One of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, Mount Merapi, erupted earlier today (Tuesday), spewing a column of thick ash by up to six km high and posing as a potential to disturb flights, a senior official said. The eruption of Mount Merapi in the…

Australian Associated Press To Shut After 85 Years In Operation

SYDNEY, Mar 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian Associated Press (AAP) said, they will close their entire media operations, announcing today (Tuesday), their newswire service, which supplies every major news outlet in the country, is no longer viable. Founded in 1935 and owned in partnership by News Corp, Nine Entertainment and…

Vietnam Airlines To Suspend Flights Between Vietnam, S. Korea

HANOI, Mar 3 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam Airlines will suspend all flights between Vietnam and South Korea starting from Thursday, following complicated developments of the COVID-19 outbreak. Flights run by the national flag carrier on Tuesday and Wednesday, scheduled from South Korea’s Incheon International Airport and Gimhae International Airport to Vietnam’s…

Palestine Slams Israeli Elections As Being Defined By “Settlement, Annexation, Apartheid”

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Mar 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), slammed the Israeli elections as being defined by “settlement, annexation, and apartheid.” Erekat made his comment, after the initial results showed the Israeli right-wing party, led by Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, won a majority…

Oman, UK Vow To Support Peace Efforts In Region, World

MUSCAT, Mar 3 (NNN-ONA) – Oman and the United Kingdom (UK) pledged to support any effort that would enhance security, stability and peace in the region and the world. This came during a meeting between Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yousuf bin Alawi and his British counterpart, Dominic Raab.…

Iraq Confirms Five More Cases Of COVID-19

BAGHDAD, Mar 3 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Health Ministry announced five more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 26. Three of the five cases were detected in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, and one each in the provinces of Maysan and Najaf, the ministry said. The…

Former Nissan Chief Must Stand Trial In Japan: Japanese Official

BEIRUT, Mar 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Japanese Deputy Justice Minister, Hiroyuki Yoshiie, said here, former Nissan chief, Carlos Ghosn, must stand trial in Japan. “We told the Lebanese government, it is natural for Ghosn to stand trial in Japan,” the Japanese official said, at a news conference held in Beirut. Yoshiie…

Cambodia’s Famed Angkor Sees 37 Percent Drop In Foreign Tourists In First Two Months

PHNOM PENH, Mar 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park received 341,494 foreign tourists, in the first two months of 2020, down 37 percent over the same period last year. The ancient park made gross revenue of 16.2 million U.S. dollars from ticket sales, during the Jan-Feb period this…

125 New Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 Infection Reported On Chinese Mainland

BEIJING, Mar 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese health authority said today, it received reports of 125 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection and 31 deaths on Monday, on the Chinese mainland. All the deaths were in Hubei Province, according to the National Health Commission. Meanwhile, 129 new suspected cases were reported,…

Putin To Meet Erdogan In Moscow On Thursday: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Mar 3 (NNN-TASS) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will pay a working visit to Moscow on Thursday, to discuss the situation in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said Monday. Over the last two weeks, Erdogan at least twice publicly suggested…