Emperor Naruhito declares succession to throne in ceremony

Photo courtesy of Kyodo TOKYO, May 1 (NNN-KYODO) – Emperor Naruhito declared his succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne in a ceremony Wednesday and pledged to fulfill the symbolic, nonpolitical role in accordance with the postwar Constitution. His enthronement after Tuesday’s abdication by his 85-year-old father former Emperor Akihito — the…

Bangladesh take step to stable market price

DHAKA, May 1 (NNN-BSS) – Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said the government has taken necessary measures to ensure stable prices of essential commodities. “We’ve stood strongly against the extortion in goods transportation as it is commonly alleged that price goes up due to extortion on special occasions,” he said…

1,800 mine workers trapped underground in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, May 1 (NNN-ANADOLU) – At least 1,800 mine workers have been trapped underground after some rails that were being transported underground became loose and collapsed a shaft at a platinum mine in the North West province of South Africa. “There have been no serious injuries reported and all employees…

Listing of Azhar as global terrorist by UN will be ‘properly resolved’: China

BEIJING, May 1 (NNN-PTI) China said that the vexed issue of designating Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN will be “properly resolved” but it did not give any timeline, days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan here. China put a technical…

Zimbabwe begins exhuming victims of Mugabe-era massacre

Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe.  HARARE, May 1 (NNN-NEWS VISION) – A Zimbabwean organisation has started exhuming the remains of victims of a government massacre during former president Robert Mugabe’s rule, which claimed some 20,000 lives. Mugabe’s regime deployed a North Korean-trained crack military unit to fight alleged dissidents in…

Emperor Naruhito ascends throne, marking start of new era in Japan

TOKYO, May 1 (NNN-KYODO) – Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday to mark the start of a new imperial era in Japan. He succeeded his father, the former Emperor Akihito, who on Tuesday became the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in 202 years. The 59-year-old, the first emperor…

Argentine Court Begins Joint Process of 322 ‘Dirty War’ Cases

Protesters hold a banner denouncing the deaths and disappearances of victims from the Dirty War, a militarized dictatorship carried out from 1976 to 1983. Photo courtesy of Agencies BUENOS AIRES, May 1 (NNN-TELESUR) – The cases include the disappearance or murder of over 300 victims, the judicial court said. A…

Venezuelan Govt Says Guaido Coup Failed, Lopez Hides in Chile’s Embassy

CARACAS, May 1 (NNN-TELESUR) – The Venezuelan opposition lawmaker has once again called on the military to overthrow the legitimate government of President Nicolas Maduro.  Juan Guaido, the opposition lawmaker who illegally proclaimed himself “interim president” of Venezuela Tuesday morning made a call on social media asking the military and people to begin…

Emperor Akihito to give final farewell to public ahead of abdication

TOKYO, April 30 (NNN-KYODO) – Japanese Emperor Akihito will give a final farewell to the public later Tuesday in a ceremony to mark his abdication, the first by a Japanese monarch in about 200 years. The 85-year-old emperor will make a final speech to the public at the state room…

Malaysia a fine example how a country can develop when properly run – Polish envoy

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia is a fine example of how a country can develop when it is properly administered, said Polish Ambassador to Malaysia Krzysztof Debnicki. He noted that Malaysia, once considered a poor country post-Second World War, had developed in leaps and bounds to what it…