New Zealand’s Grassland Reduction Results In Declining Livestock Number

WELLINGTON, May 3 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand’s number of livestock has been decreasing, which is linked to a long-term drop in the total area of grassland. The national sheep flock is continuing to decline, with the number of total sheep falling by three percent to 24.4 million for the year…

Three Terrorists Killed In Military Operation In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 3 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistani military said yesterday that, three terrorists were killed, in an operation in the country’s northwest Tank district. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the military, said in a statement that, security forces conducted a joint intelligence-based operation yesterday, in the…

Educational Institutions In India’s Kerala Closed Amid Heat Wave

NEW DELHI, May 3 (NNN-PTI) – The local government of southern Indian state of Kerala, yesterday, ordered the closure of educational institutions until May 6, amid sweltering heat, officials said. Officials have directed people to minimise exposure to the direct sun and urged authorities to monitor situations to avoid fires.…

Bangladesh’s Jul-Apr Remittances Totalled 19 Billion USD

DHAKA, May 3 (NNN-BSS) – Remittances from millions of non-resident Bangladeshis in Jul-Apr period of the current fiscal year 2023-2024, totalled 19 billion U.S. dollars, a central bank official said, yesterday. Quoting provisional Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, the official, who asked not to be named, said, “Expatriate Bangladeshis remitted home…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 34,596: Ministry

GAZA, May 3 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing assaults by the Zionist regime on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,596, the Gaza Health Authority announced, yesterday. During the past 24 hours the regime’s army killed 28 Palestinians, including women and children, and injured 51 others,…

Vietnam’s National Assembly Announces Tran Thanh Man In Charge Of Work Of National Assembly

HANOI, May 3 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA), announced yesterday, NA permanent vice chairman, Tran Thanh Man, will be in charge of the work of the NA, a few days after former chairman, Vuong Dinh Hue, resigned, local media reported. During the NA extraordinary session yesterday, the legislators assigned…

Urgent: Hamas Threatens To Halt Negotiations If Israel Attacks Rafah

GAZA, May 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Osama Hamdan, a Hamas politburo member, said in an interview with Lebanon-based al-Manar TV, yesterday that, negotiations will be halted, if Israel launches an operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah.– NNN-WAFA  

Jeremiah Manele Elected As Solomon Islands’ New PM

HONIARA, Solomon Islands, May 2 (NNN-PINA) – Foreign minister, Jeremiah Manele, was elected as the Solomon Islands’ new prime minister, by members of parliament today, Governor General of the Solomon Islands, David Vunagi, announced. Manele defeated opposition leader, Matthew Wale, in a 31-to-18 vote, in the newly elected 50-seat parliament,…

Heatwave Engulfs Bangladesh With Record Temperature Since 1989

DHAKA, May 2 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has set its extreme temperature record this year, as heatwave sweeps large parts of the country. Mercury rose to 43.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, in the country’s south-western district of Jessore, a record since 1989, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The temperature…

Huge Explosion Killed At Least Five At Vietnam’s Wood Company

HANOI, May 2 (NNN-VNA) – At least five people died yesterday morning, after a huge explosion, at a wood manufacturing company in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai, said a media report. The incident occurred at 8:30 a.m. local time, in the province’s Vinh Cuu district, and was suspected caused…