Singapore: Mediacorp wins 39 awards at World Media Festivals 2023, including 22 golds

The Mediacorp campus at One-north. SINGAPORE, April 28 (NNN-CNA) — : Mediacorp won a total of 39 awards at this year’s World Media Festivals Television and Corporate Media Awards, including 22 golds.  The company also took home 16 silver awards, as well as a prestigious grand award – which is…

Israeli soldiers kill West Bank Palestinian: ministry

 RAMALLAH, April  28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man in the West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the army reporting the man had tried to carry out an attack.  The Israeli military said a “terrorist” had been “neutralised”, after reporting “an attempted car-ramming…

Army chiefs discuss strategic partnership between Bangladesh, India

DHAKA, April 28 (NNN-BSS) — The Army chiefs of Bangladesh and India discussed various issues pertaining to enhancing and strengthening interoperability, training, anti-terrorism collaboration and overall bilateral cooperation as part of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations.  The discussion took place in Delhi when Bangladesh Army Chief General…

Mexico: Pres AMLO sends message showing he is recovering well from Covid-19

MEXICO CITY, April 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) posted a video on social media saying he was recovering well from his bout of Covid-19. Interior Minister Adán López Hernández said the head of state would resume his duties before the weekend. “As president of Mexico,…

No Labor Day parade in Cuba due to fuel shortage

HAVANA, April 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Cuban authorities had to cancel the traditional May 1 Labor Day Revolution Square parade due to the shortage of fuel, it was announced Tuesday. Smaller events will be staged instead in “communities, labor, and student centers for several days and parades in the country’s municipalities,”…

Tanzania to host EA Philanthropy conference in June

DAR ES SALAAM, April 27 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA is set to host a three-day East Africa Philanthropy annual conference that will bring over 300 philanthropists and organisations. The conference that is jointly organised by The East Africa Philanthropy Network (EAPN) in collaboration with Legal Service Facility (LSF), will be held…

Tanzanian Government unveils 21tri/- Public-Private Partnership capital investments plan

DAR ES SALAAM, April 27 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — The Tanzanian government has unveiled a three-year grand plan to attract 9 billion US dollars (about 21tri/-) capital investments through Public Private Partnership (PPP) for the implementation of long-term strategic projects. To implement this, the government plans to organise a workshop that would…

Mexico, Cuba and Colombia formalize regional medicines agency

MEXICO CITY, April 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Mexico, Colombia and Cuba formalized the Latin American and Caribbean Medicines agency (Amlac) with the signing of the Acapulco Declaration that includes details and commitments of the common initiative.     In a ceremony chaired by the Secretary of Health of Mexico, Jorge Alcocer, and…

Kenya to deploy 72 vessels to ward off competition in deep-sea fishing

NAIROBI, April 27 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is planning to deploy 72 vessels in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) to ward off stiff competition for tuna fishing by foreign countries. Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya while appearing before the Senate to respond to questions said…

Iran, Kazakhstan sign 5 cooperation agreements

Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber (R) and Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov TEHRAN, April 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — Iran and Kazakhstan reached Wednesday five cooperation agreements in various fields. The memorandums of understanding cover cooperation in trade, tourism, sports and youths, as well as customs affairs, the Iranian official news…