Australian PM Announces New Fund For Outback Housing

CANBERRA, Mac 12 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, unveiled a new multi-billion dollar fund, to build new homes in outback Indigenous communities. Albanese today announced a joint four-billion Australian dollar (2.6-billion U.S. dollar) investment, from the federal and Northern Territory (NT) governments, over the next 10 years for…

More Australians In Favour Of Becoming Independent Middle Power Than U.S. Ally: Poll

CANBERRA, Mac 12 (NNN-AAP) – More Australians believe the nation should aim to become an independent middle power than primarily an ally of the United States, a poll found. Published by the online Australian edition of British newspaper, The Guardian, today, the poll found that 38 percent of Australians said,…

Iraq Inaugurates New Oil Tanker

BAGHDAD, Mac 12 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi oil tanker “Akkad,” was inaugurated yesterday, at Khor al-Zubair port, in Iraq’s southern oil hub of Basra, the oil ministry said in a statement. “We stand here today at Khor al-Zubair Port, to celebrate the inauguration of the oil tanker, Akkad, following the earlier…

Egypt’s Currency Floatation Targets Lower Inflation, Stable Exchange Rate: Egyptian Economist

by Mahmoud Fouly CAIRO, Mac 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The recent decisions by Egypt’s central bank, to float the country’s local currency and raise the interest rates by six percent seek to curb the rising inflation, and stabilise the currency exchange market, said Egyptian economist, Fakhri al-Fiqi, in a recent interview…

Five Million Stimulant Tablets Seized In Central Myanmar

YANGON, Mac 12 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s authorities seized five million stimulant tablets, in central Myanmar’s Mandalay region, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), late yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotic police searched two boats, at an irrigation canal in Madaya township of Mandalay region, on Mac…

Ramadan Starts In Bangladesh Today

DHAKA, Mac 12 (NNN-BSS) – Muslims in Bangladesh start Ramadan from today, as officials saw the crescent moon yesterday, marking the start of the holy fasting month in the country. Bangladesh’s National Moon Sighting Committee, took the decision at a meeting last night, after the new moon was sighted in…

Al-Qaeda’s Yemen Branch Appoints New Chief After Leader’s Death

ADEN, Mac 12 (NNN-SABA) – Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Yemen-based branch of the global terrorist network, confirmed the death of its leader, Khaled Batarfi, and named Saad bin Atef Al Awlaki as his successor. The announcement came through a video statement, released yesterday, though the circumstances of…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 31,112: Ministry

GAZA, Mac 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Gaza’s health ministry reported yesterday that, the Palestinian death toll due to ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 31,112. Within the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 67 Palestinians and injured 106 others, pushing the total death toll to 31,112,…

Bangladesh Announces Int’l Exploration Bid For 24 Oil, Gas Blocks

DHAKA, Mac 11 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh, yesterday, announced an international bid round, for the exploration of oil and natural gas in 24 blocks, in the Bay of Bengal, under a new Production Sharing Contract (PSC), to enhance energy production. A notice was published on the website of the state-owned Oil,…

Harsh Winter Kills Over 3.9 Million Head Of Livestock In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mac 11 (NNN-APA) – The number of livestock killed by this winter’s extreme cold weather has risen to 3,925,734 in Mongolia, the State Emergency Commission (SEC) said, today. Among the country’s 21 provinces, eastern Sukhbaatar has been the most affected by the severe cold, called “dzud,” with over…