Seven Terrorists Infiltrating Pakistan From Afghanistan Killed In Clash: Military

ISLAMABAD, Apr 18 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani security forces, last night, claimed to have killed seven terrorists, who were trying to infiltrate Pakistan from Afghanistan. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said that, the terrorists were trying to infiltrate the Afghan-Pakistan border, in the North…

Iran Reiterates Commitment To IAEA Cooperation

TEHRAN, Apr 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s nuclear chief, Mohammad Eslami, reaffirmed yesterday, the country’s commitment to nuclear activities that align with its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Addressing the IAEA’s concerns over “ambiguities” in Iran’s nuclear programme, Eslami underscored Iran’s adherence to the safeguards agreement, and the…

Pakistani, Indian Experts Call For Transboundary Cooperation To Counter Air Pollution Crisis

ISLAMABAD, Apr 18 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani and Indian experts are of the view that, enhanced transboundary cooperation, scientific knowledge and data sharing, are the need of the hour, to counter the air pollution crisis faced by the two countries. The scientific and civil communities of both countries need to join…

Update: 71 Killed, 67 Injured In Rain-Related Accidents In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 18 (NNN-APP) – Heavy rains and lightning caused havoc in different areas of Pakistan, causing 71 deaths and injuries to 67, since last Saturday, an official said, yesterday. An official from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), said that, the north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was the worst-hit region,…

Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway Marked 6-Month Operation With 2.56 Million Passengers

JAKARTA, Apr 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway marked its six months of operation yesterday, with a total of 2.56 million passengers transported, said PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture consortium between Indonesian and Chinese state-owned firms that constructs and runs the HSR. According to the KCIC,…

New Zealand’s Central Bank Explores “Digital Cash”

WELLINGTON, Apr 17 (NNN-RNZ) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is exploring a central bank digital currency, which will help enable a money and payments system that is innovative, competitive and contributes to the development of the country’s digital economy. The “digital cash” would be a new type…

Bears Designated As Animal Subject To Subsidised Culling In Japan

TOKYO, Apr 17 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government has added bears, to the list of animals that can be culled with the help of state subsidies, after a record number of bear attacks on humans was reported in the country. The Environment Ministry announced yesterday that, bears would be added…

Australian PM Announces Loans For Critical Minerals Projects

CANBERRA, Apr 17 (NNN-AAP) – The Australian government to provide loans of over half a billion Australian dollars, to minerals projects, in a bid to boost local manufacturing industry. Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, Trade Minister, Don Farrell and Resources Minister, Madeleine King, today announced 585 million Australian dollars (375.6 million…

Two Burnt Bodies Found On Riverside North Of Tokyo

TOKYO, Apr 17 (NNN-NHK) – Two burned human corpses were found yesterday, near a river, in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, and police are probing the case as suspected incident of corpse abandonment, local media reported. The bodies were found in a mountainous area dotted with houses, some 10 km…

29 Naxals Killed In Gunfight With Govt Forces In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Apr 17 (NNN-PTI) – At least 29 Naxals, including a top commander, were killed, and three members of government forces wounded yesterday, in a fierce gunfight in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said. The gunfight between Naxals and joint contingents of the police’s District Reserve Guard…