India’s Chandrayaan-2 Completes Second De-orbiting Manoeuvre

NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (NNN-PTI) – The second and final de-orbiting manoeuvre for India’s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, was performed successfully on Wednesday (today), according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ISRO in its statement said, “The second de-orbiting manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully today (Sept…

17 Afghan Civilians Injured In Accident Blast

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seventeen Afghan civilians have been wounded, in an accident blast, in Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province, a provincial government spokesman said. Afghan officials use the term ERW referring to un-exploded ordnance (UXO) and abandoned explosive ordnance (AXO). The injured were shifted to a…

Six Chinese Tourists Died In Traffic Accident In New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Sept 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese embassy in New Zealand confirmed today (Wednesday), that six Chinese tourists died, in a serious bus crash near New Zealand’s Rotorua. An official from the Chinese embassy in New Zealand told Xinhua that, the passengers on the bus belonged to a tour group…

Malaysian PM To Visit Russia To Boost Economic Cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, will make a three-day official visit to Russia, for the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF 2019), in Russia’s Vladivostok, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said today (Wednesday). Mahathir will be in the country between Wednesday and Friday, accompanied by…

Mumbai Shuts Schools As Heavy Rainfall Water-logs The City

MUMBAI, Sept 4 (NNN-PTI) – Incessant rains across Mumbai and adjoining areas have led to water-logging in the city and forecast of heavy rainfall by India Meteorological Department (IMD) has made the city’s civic body on Wednesday (today) issue an advisory to shut schools. “In the wake of IMD’s warning…

All Vietnamese Localities Hit By African Swine Fever

HANOI, Sept 4 (NNN-VNA) – All Vietnam’s localities have been stricken by the African swine fever (ASF), after Central Ninh Thuan province recorded cases of the animal disease. Specimens from pigs raised by a household in the province’s Ninh Son district have tested positive to the ASF virus, according to…

ASEAN Countries Urged To Work Collectively Against Terrorism

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 4 (NNN-BB NEWS) -Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), should work collectively, to combat terrorism, Brunei Police Commissioner, Mohammad Irwan said, on Tuesday. Speaking at the 28th Joint ASEAN Senior Police Officers’ Course, Irwan said, the ACCPCM aims to speed up the…

Qatar’s Central Bank Issues 164 Million USD Treasury Bills

DOHA, Qatar, Sept 4 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar Central Bank (QCB), on Tuesday, issued treasury bills for three, six and nine months, with a value of 600 million Qatari riyals (roughly 164 million U.S. dollars), the bank said in a statement. “The step is part of the QCB’s monetary policy initiatives…

Lebanese PM To Visit UAE To Discuss Trade Ties

BEIRUT, Sept 4 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Oct, to explore business opportunities in the country, UAE Ambassador to Lebanon, Hamad Bin Saeed Al Shamsi, said Tuesday. “The visit will aim at attracting Emirati investments to Lebanon,” Al Shamsi said…

Jordan Urges For Intensified Efforts To End Yemen Crisis

AMMAN, Sept 4 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Tuesday, called for intensified efforts to resolve the crisis in Yemen through a political solution. At a meeting with UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, in Amman, Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi, underlined the need for implementing the Stockholm Agreement…