Australian Scientists Use AI To Save Great Barrier Reef

CANBERRA, Feb 14 (NNN-AAP) – Australian scientists have designed a real-time artificial intelligence (AI) monitoring system, to save the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) from the harm of global warming. The global monitoring system is to hopefully stall the damage to the coral reefs from bleaching, mainly caused by climate change,…

Vietnam’s Automobile Sales Dropped Sharply In January

HANOI, Feb 14 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s automobile sales in January fell 40 percent, compared to the previous month, to 18,893 units, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. The sales of passenger cars declined by 42 percent, commercial vehicles by 33 percent, and special-purpose ones by 40 percent, it was…

Fewer New Zealanders Getting Married, Or Do It Later

WELLINGTON, Feb 14 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand saw fewer marriages registered last year, compared to a decade ago, and more Kiwi couples waited longer to get married, a senior official said today. There were 20,383 couples who registered marriages last year in New Zealand, down from 23,043 a decade prior,…

Cambodia Discovers War-Left U.S. Aerial Bomb MK-82 In Kandal Province: Official

PHNOM PENH, Feb 14 (NNN-AKP) – An expert team of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), has found and safely removed a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb, in southern Kandal province, a mine clearance chief said, yesterday. The CMAC’s Director-General, Heng Ratana, said, the bomb had been spotted in a…

Over 825,000 Displaced Syrians Return To Their Homes: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 825,000 displaced people in Syria have returned to their homes since Dec, leaving just under two million homeless in the country, the United Nations said, yesterday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said, most of the displaced people…

Lantern Festival In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 14 (NNN-ANN) – The Spring Festival is the oldest, grandest and most important traditional festival in China, carrying the longing for homeland and reunion of family of all Chinese, reflecting the eternal pursuit of peace, harmony and concord in Chinese civilisation, said Chinese Ambassador to Brunei…

Kazakh President Signs Decree For New Draft Of Compulsory Military Service

ALMATY, Feb 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, signed a decree, on the dismissal of conscripted servicemen to the reserve, and the drafting of Kazakh citizens for compulsory military service in 2025, a statement from the Kazakh presidential press service said. The decree stipulates that conscripted servicemen, who have…

Netanyahu’s Office Denies Reports Of Breakthrough In Gaza Ceasefire Crisis

JERUSALEM, Feb 14 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli regime’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, yesterday denied media reports that, the crisis between Israel and Hamas, which threatened to collapse the Gaza ceasefire, had been resolved. Reports in Arab and Israeli media suggested that mediators had facilitated understandings between Israel and Hamas, to…

Honda, Nissan End Merger Talks, Promise To Continue Cooperation

TOKYO, Feb 14 (NNN-NHK) – Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co., yesterday, announced the decision to terminate discussions on a potential merger, bringing an end to the restructuring attempt, that could have created one of the world’s largest automotive group. Both companies held board meetings yesterday, where they agreed…

Iranian President Slams U.S. Policy Of Pressure-Cum-Negotiation

TEHRAN, Feb 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, yesterday, strongly criticised the United States for its contradictory policies towards Tehran. He made the remarks in the southern province of Bushehr, responding to U.S. calls for negotiations with Iran, while simultaneously increasing pressure on the country, according to a statement…