Finland’s New President Stubb Takes Office

HELSINKI, Mac 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Alexander Stubb took office as the 13th president of Finland yesterday, during a session of the Finnish parliament. Stubb, 55, succeeds Sauli Niinisto, who served as Finland’s head of state for 12 years. In his inaugural address, Stubb promised to promote an open, safe and…

Russia Has No Plan To Station Nuclear Weapons In Space: Putin

MOSCOW, Mac 2 (NNN-TASS) – Russia does not plan to deploy nuclear weapons in space, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said, at a meeting with the country’s security council members yesterday. “We have already discussed false allegations that are currently being made by some Western officials, about our supposed plans to…

Nine Injured In Blast At Cafe In Southern India

NEW DELHI, Mac 2 (NNN-PTI) – At least nine people were injured yesterday, in a low-intensity blast, at a popular eatery in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, police said. The blast took place at Rameshwaram Cafe, during peak lunch hours, a time when the eatery was bustling with customers.…

Malaysia Records Rise In Dengue Cases, Two More Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Mac 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia has seen a rise in dengue cases over the past week, with a total of 3,572, the Health Ministry said, yesterday. The number is an increase over 3,483 cases recorded in the previous week, it said in a statement. Two more deaths were…

5.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Mac 2 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia’s eastern province of Highland Papua yesterday, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, said. The on-land quake occurred at 22 km south-east of Yahukimo regency, at 14:06 p.m. local time (0706 GMT), with a depth of 10 km, the…

Chinese Ambassador In Geneva Reiterated Call For Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza

GENEVA, Mac 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chen Xu, permanent representative of China to the United Nations Office in Geneva, and other international organisations in Switzerland, on Thursday reiterated China’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. As the Gaza Strip is facing an unparalleled humanitarian crisis, an immediate ceasefire is the…

Man Charged In Melbourne After Shooting Incident

SYDNEY, Mac 1 (NNN-AAP) – Australian police confirmed today that, a man was charged overnight, after a non-fatal shooting injured another male in Melbourne, earlier this week. According to police, officers found a 25-year-old man sustaining a gunshot wound in his upper body, early Monday morning, in a suburb of…

Malaysia’s Manufacturing PMI Rose Slightly To 49.5 In Feb

KUALA LUMPUR, Mac 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), was 49.5 in Feb, up from 49 in Jan, signalled a slight deterioration in business conditions, that was the softest since the current sequence of decline began in Sept, 2022. S&P Global Market…

Civilian, Soldiers Injured In Two-Vehicle Crash In Australia’s Queensland

SYDNEY, Mac 1 (NNN-AAP) – One civilian and two soldiers were injured, in a two-vehicle crash near a military training area, in the Australian state of Queensland, local authorities said. According to the Queensland Ambulance Service, paramedics were called to the crash site on Hervey Range Road, in Townsville, at…

Indonesia Warns Of Heavy Rains In Capital For Next Seven Days

JAKARTA, Mac 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), yesterday issued a warning for potential heavy rains across the capital, Jakarta and its satellite cities for the next seven days. Guswanto, BMKG’s meteorology deputy head, said in a statement that, heavy rains and strong winds could hit…