Population Of Endangered Mongolian Saiga Antelopes Increases To Over 23,200

ULAN BATOR, Apr 24 (NNN-APA) – The total population of Mongolian Saiga antelopes, a critically endangered species, has increased to 23,215, local media reported today, citing the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Mongolia. “Recent conservation efforts to mitigate impacts of environmental and human influences, such as, law enforcement, habitat management,…

Bangladesh’s First Renewable Energy Festival Kicked Off

DHAKA, Apr 24 (NNN-BSS) – The Renewable Energy Fest 2025, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, was inaugurated here yesterday, aiming to chart a roadmap for a just and green energy transition. The two-day festival is jointly organised by ActionAid Bangladesh, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, and the…

Over 6,500 Afghan Refugees Returned Home From Pakistan, Iran In One Day

KABUL, Apr 24 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 1,127 Afghan families with 6,774 people, returned to their homeland from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan yesterday, Afghanistan’s High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said in a statement, today. According to the statement, the refugees have repatriated home via the Torkham border crossing…

Two U.S. Marines Accused Of Rape In Okinawa

TOKYO, Apr 24 (NNN-NHK) – Police in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa, have referred two U.S. Marines to prosecutors, on suspicion of committing separate sexual assaults against local women, it was reported. The Okinawa prefectural police referred the cases of the Marines, each in his 20s, to prosecutors on…

Israeli Hostage Calls For Prisoner Swap In New Hamas Video, Warns Of Rising Death Risk

GAZA, Apr 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hamas’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, yesterday, published a video showing an Israeli hostage, calling for an immediate prisoner exchange, marking a fresh attempt to push for negotiations amid ongoing hostilities. In the footage, the hostage identified himself as Omri Miran, saying, he had been…

Palestinian Boy Murdered By Zionist Israeli Army In N. West Bank

RAMALLAH, Apr 24 (NNN-WAFA) – A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was murdered yesterday, during clashes with the Barbaric Israeli army, in the town of Yamoun, south-west of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. In a press statement, the ministry identified the boy as, 12-year-old Mahmoud Abu…

Egyptian, Djibouti Presidents Back Gaza Peace, Red Sea Stability

CAIRO, Apr 24 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Djiboutian counterpart, Ismail Omar Guelleh, voiced joint support for efforts to end the war in Gaza and safeguard maritime security in the Red Sea, said a joint statement, following their talks in Djibouti yesterday. “The two presidents condemned the…

Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan Ready To Further Deepen Cooperation

BISHKEK, Apr 24 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyz President, Sadyr Japarov, held talks with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan, yesterday, during his working visit to Kyrgyzstan in the resort town of Cholpon-Ata. According to the press service of the Kyrgyz president, the two sides discussed a wide range…

Pre-Owned Condo Prices Hit Record High In Tokyo

TOKYO, Apr 24 (NNN-NHK) – The average asking price for pre-owned condominium in Tokyo’s 23 wards rose 4.0 percent from the previous month to 95.01 million yen (about 670,676 U.S. dollars) per 70 square metres in March, setting a record high since data began in 2004, according to data from…

Kazakhstan Produced 17.2 Billion Cubic Metres Of Gas In Q1

ALMATY, Apr 24 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakhstan produced 17.2 billion cubic metres of gas, in the first quarter of this year, Kazinformation news agency reported, citing a statement by Energy Minister, Yerlan Akkenzhenov, yesterday. According to Akkenzhenov, gas production last year totalled 59 billion cubic metres. The gas production target for…